| | Top level | Event type
Middleweight (≤75 kilograms), Men – Clean & Jerk, Lift #3
| Date | 24 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Location | Dvorets sporta Izmaylovo, Moskva |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | K | =,= | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Burrowes |  GBR | 172.5 | o | ||||
| Asen Zlatev |  BUL | 205.0 | x | ||||
| Aleksandr Pervy |  URS | 205.0 | x | ||||
| Nedelcho Kolev | BUL | 197.5 | x | ||||
| Dragomir Cioroslan |  ROU | 190.0 | x | ||||
| Julio Echenique |  CUB | 187.5 | x | ||||
| Günter Schliwka |  GDR | 187.5 | x | ||||
| Tapio Kinnunen |  FIN | 180.0 | x | ||||
| Bertil Sollevi |  SWE | 177.5 | x | ||||
| Vincenzo Pedicone |  ITA | 170.0 | x | ||||
| Dušan Mirković |  YUG | 170.0 | x | ||||
| Rogelio Weatherbee |  MEX | 167.5 | x | ||||
| Kevin Welch-Kennedy | GBR | 165.0 | x | ||||
| Damdinsürengiin Boldbayar |  MGL | 162.5 | x | ||||
| Sampson Cosmas |  NGR | 145.0 | x |