The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul took place on 24 September at the Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium. It was the sixteenth appearance of the light heavyweight class.

Results Rank Name Country kg 1 Israil Arsamakov 377.5 2 István Messzi 370.0 3 Lee Hyeong-geun 367.5 4 Dave Morgan 365.0 5 Krzysztof Siemion 357.5 6 Ryoji Isaoka 350.0 7 Fausto Tosi 340.0 8 Ali Eroğlu 330.0 9 Muyiwa Odusanya 320.0 10 Frank Pérez 317.5 11 Derrick Crass 315.0 12 Cheng Chia-tso 310.0 13 William Letriz 307.5 14 Curt White 305.0 15 Jhon Sichel 282.5 16 Rafael Elizondo 265.0 17 José Moirt 240.0 18 Lopesi Faagu 220.0 19 Percy Doherty 165.0 AC Charalambos Sfakianakis 145.0 AC László Barsi 162.5 AC Absalom Shabangu DNF

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