The Weightlifting at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held between 07 December to 09 December at Nichols Air Base Gymnasium, Pasay, Philippines.

Medal table

Medal summary

52 kg Snatch Maman Suryaman105 kg (rec) Aung Gyi95 Salvador del Rosario9552 kg Clean & Jerk Maman Suryaman122.5 Aung Gyi Salvador del Rosario120 52 kg Total Maman Suryaman227.5 (rec) Aung Gyi215 Salvador del Rosario21058 kg Snatch Hadi Wihardja105 kg (rec) Conny Theo102.5 Samuel Alegada92.558 kg Clean & Jerk Hadi Wihardja127.5 Conny Theo125 Samuel Alegada117.558 kg Total Hadi Wihardja232.5 Conny Theo227.5 Samuel Alegada21060 kg Snatch Sorie Enda Nasution120 kg (rec) Chua Koon Siong112.5 Khin Myint11060 kg Clean & Jerk Sorie Enda Nasution142.5 (rec) Chua Koon Siong Khin Myint135 60 kg Total Sorie Enda Nasution262.5 (rec) Chua Koon Siong247.5 Khin Myint24567,5 kg Snatch Warino Lestanto122.5 kg (rec) Chan Hon Choong90 67,5 kg Clean & Jerk Warino Lestanto165 Chan Hon Choong115 67,5 kg Total Warino Lestanto287.5 (rec) Chan Hon Choong205 75 kg Snatch Ramon Solis120 kg Hendrik Effendi120 Renato Dio117.575 kg Clean & Jerk Ramon Solis155 Hendrik Effendi 152.5 Kyaw Htet 14575 kg Total Ramon Solis275 Hendrik Effendi272.5 Renato Dio26082,5 kg Snatch Chui Banroongras122.5 San Si Aye110 Luis Bayanin10582,5 kg Clean & Jerk Chui Banroongras155 Halimana Sindharta155 San Si Aye13082,5 kg Total Chui Banroongras277.5 San Si Aye250 Luis Bayanin23590 kg Snatch Joko Buntoro125 Sann Myint120 Syahril Noer11590 kg Clean & Jerk Syahril Noer160 Sann Myint155 Joko Buntoro152.590 kg Total Joko Buntoro277.5 Syahril Noer 275 Sann Myint275100 kg Snatch Condro Adi122.5 Peter Moran115 Yosto Udom115100 kg Clean & Jerk Condro Adi160 Yosto Udom160 Peter Moran135100 kg Total Condro Adi282.5 Peter Moran275 Yosto Udom250110 kg Snatch Kyaw Mint110 Sarvindar Singh Chopra110 Yoke Teck Chong105110 kg Clean & Jerk Sarvindar Singh Chopra142.5 Kyaw Mint140 Rogelio Alimbullo137.5110 kg Total Sarvindar Singh Chopra252.5 Kyaw Mint250 Rogelio Alimbullo242.5>110 kg Snatch Jaime Sebastian125 (rec) Pornpoj Premtoon115 Pein Aung110>110 kg Clean & Jerk Jaime Sebastian175 (rec) Pornpoj Premtoon150 Pein Aung140>110 kg Total Jaime Sebastian300 (rec) Pornpoj Premtoon265 Pein Aung250

References https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19811208-1.2.144 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19811209-1.2.133.6 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19811210-1.2.115.4