Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of ten weight classes. The 1984 Summer Olympics boycott meant that the most dominant forces in weightlifting at the time, the USSR and Bulgaria, did not take part. This left the field wide open for others.[1]
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Gersten Pavilion |
| Dates | 29 July – 8 August 1984 |
| Competitors | 186 from 48 nations |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight –52 kg |
Zeng Guoqiang China |
Zhou Peishun China |
Kazushito Manabe Japan |
| Bantamweight 52–56 kg |
Wu Shude China |
Lai Runming China |
Masahiro Kotaka Japan |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
Chen Weiqiang China |
Gelu Radu Romania |
Tsai Wen-yee Chinese Taipei |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Yao Jingyuan China |
Andrei Socaci Romania |
Jouni Grönman Finland |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany |
Jacques Demers Canada |
Dragomir Cioroslan Romania |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Petre Becheru Romania |
Robert Kabbas Australia |
Ryoji Isaoka Japan |
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
Nicu Vlad Romania |
Petre Dumitru Romania |
Peter Mercer Great Britain |
| First-heavyweight 90–100 kg |
Rolf Milser West Germany |
Vasile Groapa Romania |
Pekka Niemi Finland |
| Heavyweight 100–110 kg |
Norberto Oberburger Italy |
Stefan Tasnadi Romania |
Guy Carlton United States |
| Super heavyweight +110 kg |
Dean Lukin Australia |
Mario Martinez United States |
Manfred Nerlinger West Germany |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |