The 1984 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Los Angeles, United States from July 29 to August 8, 1984. There were 187 men in action from 48 nations.
This tournament was a part of 1984 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships. The Soviet-led boycott meant that the most dominant forces in weightlifting at the time, the USSR, Bulgaria and East Germany did not take part.
Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 107.5 kg 107.5 kg 105.0 kgClean & Jerk 130.0 kg 130.0 kg 127.5 kgTotal 235.0 kg 235.0 kg 232.5 kg56 kgSnatch 125.0 kg 120.0 kg 112.5 kgClean & Jerk 147.5 kg 140.0 kg 140.0 kgTotal 267.5 kg 265.0 kg 252.5 kg60 kgSnatch 125.0 kg 125.0 kg 125.0 kgClean & Jerk 157.5 kg 155.0 kg 155.0 kgTotal 282.5 kg 280.0 kg 272.5 kg67.5 kgSnatch 142.5 kg 142.5 kg 140.0 kgClean & Jerk 177.5 kg 172.5 kg 172.5 kgTotal 320.0 kg 312.5 kg 312.5 kg75 kgSnatch 150.0 kg 147.5 kg 147.5 kgClean & Jerk 190.0 kg 187.5 kg 185.0 kgTotal 340.0 kg 335.0 kg 332.5 kg82.5 kgSnatch 155.0 kg 150.0 kg 150.0 kgClean & Jerk 200.0 kg 192.5 kg 190.0 kgTotal 355.0 kg 342.5 kg 340.0 kg90 kgSnatch 172.5 kg 165.0 kg 157.5 kgClean & Jerk 220.0 kg 197.5 kg 195.0 kgTotal 392.5 kg 360.0 kg 352.5 kg100 kgSnatch 172.5 kg 167.5 kg 165.0 kgClean & Jerk 217.5 kg 217.5 kg 207.5 kgTotal 385.0 kg 382.5 kg 367.5 kg110 kgSnatch 175.0 kg 170.0 kg 167.5 kgClean & Jerk 215.0 kg 212.5 kg 210.0 kgTotal 390.0 kg 380.0 kg 377.5 kg+110 kgSnatch 185.0 kg 177.5 kg 172.5 kgClean & Jerk 240.0 kg 225.0 kg 220.0 kgTotal 412.5 kg 410.0 kg 397.5 kg
Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
See also Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics
References Results (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics