The 1981 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lille, France, from September 13 to September 20, 1981. There were 194 men in action from 35 nations.

Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 110.0 kg 110.0 kg 107.5 kgClean & Jerk 137.5 kg 132.5 kg 132.5 kgTotal 247.5 kg 240.0 kg 240.0 kg56 kgSnatch 120.0 kg 117.5 kg 117.5 kgClean & Jerk 155.0 kg 152.5 kg 147.5 kgTotal 272.5 kg 272.5 kg 265.0 kg60 kgSnatch 135.0 kg 132.5 kg 130.0 kgClean & Jerk 170.0 kg 167.5 kg 165.0 kgTotal 302.5 kg 302.5 kg 295.0 kg67.5 kgSnatch 150.0 kg 150.0 kg 147.5 kgClean & Jerk 190.0 kg 182.5 kg 175.0 kgTotal 340.0 kg 330.0 kg 320.0 kg75 kgSnatch 157.5 kg 155.0 kg 152.5 kgClean & Jerk 202.5 kg 202.5 kg 190.0 kgTotal 360.0 kg 357.5 kg 340.0 kg82.5 kgSnatch 170.0 kg 170.0 kg 160.0 kgClean & Jerk 222.5 kg 210.0 kg 202.5 kgTotal 392.5 kg 372.5 kg 367.5 kg90 kgSnatch 185.0 kg 180.0 kg 167.5 kgClean & Jerk 220.0 kg 217.5 kg 212.5 kgTotal 405.0 kg 397.5 kg 380.0 kg100 kgSnatch 182.5 kg 177.5 kg 175.0 kgClean & Jerk 225.0 kg 217.5 kg 217.5 kgTotal 407.5 kg 392.5 kg 387.5 kg110 kgSnatch 185.0 kg 180.0 kg 180.0 kgClean & Jerk 235.0 kg 227.5 kg 225.0 kgTotal 415.0 kg 410.0 kg 405.0 kg+110 kgSnatch 187.5 kg 187.5 kg 185.0 kgClean & Jerk 237.5 kg 237.5 kg 232.5 kgTotal 425.0 kg 417.5 kg 415.0 kg

Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

References Results (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics

External links International Weightlifting Federation