| Date | 24 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Messzi | HUN | 170.0 | |||
| 2 | Israil Arsamakov | URS | 167.5 | |||
| 3 | Dave Morgan | GBR | 165.0 | |||
| =4 | Krzysztof Siemion | POL | 162.5 | |||
| =4 | László Barsi | HUN | 162.5 | |||
| 6 | Lee Hyeong-Geun | KOR | 160.0 | |||
| =7 | Ryoji Isaoka | JPN | 155.0 | |||
| =7 | Fausto Tosi | ITA | 155.0 | |||
| 9 | Muyiwa Odusanya | NGR | 150.0 | |||
| =10 | Ali Eroğlu | TUR | 145.0 | |||
| =10 | Frank Pérez | DOM | 145.0 | |||
| =10 | Charalampos Sfakianakis | GRE | 145.0 | |||
| 13 | William Letriz | PUR | 142.5 | |||
| =14 | Derrick Crass | USA | 140.0 | |||
| =14 | Cheng Chia-Tso | TPE | 140.0 | |||
| =14 | Curt White | USA | 140.0 | |||
| 17 | Jhon Sichel | ECU | 125.0 | |||
| 18 | Rafael Elizondo | CRC | 117.5 | |||
| 19 | José Moirt | MRI | 110.0 | |||
| 20 | Lopesi Faagu | ASA | 90.0 | |||
| 21 | Percy Doherty | SLE | 65.0 | |||
| Absalom Shabangu | SWZ | – |