1980 World Weightlifting Championships
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The 1980 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from July 20 to July 30, 1980. There were 173 men in action from 40 nations.
This tournament was a part of 1980 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.
Medal summary
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Cuba |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Hungary |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  East Germany |
0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  North Korea |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Cuba |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | East Germany |
1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | North Korea |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Poland |
0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 |  France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
