Men's Weightlifting World Championships 1979, Saloniki, Greece
52 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | OSMONALIEV Kanybek | URS | 51.50 | 105.0 | 137.5 | 242.5 |
| 2 | VORONIN Alexander | URS | 52.00 | 110.0 | 132.5 | 242.5 |
| 3 | HORNYAK Ferenc | HUN | 52.00 | 107.5 | 135.0 | 242.5 |
| 4 | CAI Juncheng | CHN | 51.60 | 107.5 | 130.0 | 237.5 |
| 5 | WU Shude | CHN | 52.00 | 110.0 | 127.5 | 237.5 |
| 6 | CASAMAYOR Francisco | CUB | 51.40 | 102.5 | 130.0 | 232.5 |
| 7 | IWASAKI Kenji | JPN | 51.60 | 100.0 | 130.0 | 230.0 |
| 8 | ICHIBA Takashi | JPN | 52.00 | 105.0 | 125.0 | 230.0 |
56 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | KODZHABASHEV Anton | BUL | 56.00 | 117.5 | 150.0 | 267.5 |
| 2 | VERETENNIKOV Viktor | URS | 55.00 | 112.5 | 150.0 | 262.5 |
| 3 | DEMBONCZYK Tadeusz | POL | 55.50 | 117.5 | 142.5 | 260.0 |
| 4 | NUNEZ Daniel | CUB | 55.55 | 115.0 | 145.0 | 260.0 |
| 5 | LETZ Andreas | GDR | 55.55 | 110.0 | 147.5 | 257.5 |
| 6 | SKORUPA Leszek | POL | 55.75 | 115.0 | 142.5 | 257.5 |
| 7 | CHEN Weiqiang | CHN | 55.85 | 110.0 | 147.5 | 257.5 |
| 8 | MAVIUS Frank | GDR | 55.45 | 112.5 | 142.5 | 255.0 |
60 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | SEWERYN Marek | POL | 59.50 | 127.5 | 155.0 | 282.5 |
| 2 | TODOROV Georgi | BUL | 59.60 | 120.0 | 155.0 | 275.0 |
| 3 | GOTO Setsuya | JPN | 59.40 | 120.0 | 150.0 | 270.0 |
| 4 | PEREZ Victor | CUB | 59.70 | 122.5 | 147.5 | 270.0 |
| 5 | SZARAZ Laszlo | HUN | 59.50 | 122.5 | 145.0 | 267.5 |
| 6 | PAWLUK Wieslaw | POL | 59.80 | 120.0 | 147.5 | 267.5 |
| 7 | NEDVED Frantisek | TCH | 59.90 | 115.0 | 150.0 | 265.0 |
| 8 | CHAVIGNY Jean-Claude | FRA | 59.20 | 115.0 | 147.5 | 262.5 |
67.5 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | RUSEV Yanko | BUL | 66.50 | 145.0 | 187.5 | 332.5 |
| 2 | KUNZ Joachim | GDR | 67.00 | 145.0 | 180.0 | 325.0 |
| 3 | SENET Daniel | FRA | 67.40 | 142.5 | 170.0 | 312.5 |
| 4 | SHIMAYA Yatsuo | JPN | 66.60 | 135.0 | 170.0 | 305.0 |
| 5 | GONZALEZ Raul | CUB | 67.50 | 140.0 | 165.0 | 305.0 |
| 6 | RADSCHINSKY Karl-Heinz | FRG | 67.40 | 132.5 | 167.5 | 300.0 |
| 7 | YAO Jingyuan | CHN | 67.30 | 122.5 | 172.5 | 295.0 |
| 8 | TAKADA Kunihiko | JPN | 67.50 | 132.5 | 160.0 | 292.5 |
75 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | URRUTIA Roberto | CUB | 74.20 | 155.0 | 190.0 | 345.0 |
| 2 | KOLEV Nedelcho | BUL | 74.80 | 155.0 | 187.5 | 342.5 |
| 3 | WENZEL Peter | GDR | 74.50 | 147.5 | 190.0 | 337.5 |
| 4 | HÜBNER Wolfgang | GDR | 74.50 | 150.0 | 180.0 | 330.0 |
| 5 | ECHENIQUE Julio | CUB | 74.90 | 145.0 | 185.0 | 330.0 |
| 6 | NEGWER Jürgen | FRG | 74.20 | 140.0 | 187.5 | 327.5 |
| 7 | SUNAMI Tamotsu | JPN | 74.60 | 140.0 | 175.0 | 315.0 |
| 8 | LI Shunzhu | CHN | 73.80 | 142.5 | 170.0 | 312.5 |
82.5 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | VARFANYAN Yurik | URS | 81.20 | 170.0 | 200.0 | 370.0 |
| 2 | BLAGOEV Blagoi | BUL | 82.20 | 170.0 | 192.5 | 362.5 |
| 3 | POLIACIK Dusan | TCH | 82.10 | 155.0 | 195.0 | 350.0 |
| 4 | MANDZAK Bertalan | HUN | 81.40 | 155.0 | 190.0 | 345.0 |
| 5 | APPEL Horst | GER | 81.40 | 152.5 | 190.0 | 342.5 |
| 6 | BERGMANN Norbert | GER | 81.40 | 145.0 | 195.0 | 340.0 |
| 7 | STOICHEV Trendafil | BUL | 81.30 | 152.5 | 185.0 | 337.5 |
| 8 | SRSEN Lubomir | TCH | 82.10 | 150.0 | 185.0 | 335.0 |
90 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | BESSONOV Gennadi | URS | 88.70 | 170.0 | 210.0 | 380.0 |
| 2 | MILSER Rolf | FRG | 89.00 | 165.0 | 212.5 | 377.5 |
| 3 | WALO Witold | POL | 87.90 | 160.0 | 202.5 | 362.5 |
| 4 | BACZAKO Peter | HUN | 88.00 | 160.0 | 202.5 | 362.5 |
| 5 | KORUSIEWICZ Pawel | POL | 89.10 | 160.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 |
| 6 | KENNEL Gerd | GER | 87.70 | 155.0 | 190.0 | 345.0 |
| 7 | SATO Mitsumasa | JPN | 86.80 | 145.0 | 177.5 | 322.5 |
| 8 | DE GRAUWE Hugo | BEL | 89.20 | 140.0 | 180.0 | 320.0 |
100 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | SYRCHIN Pavel | URS | 99.00 | 167.5 | 217.5 | 385.0 |
| 2 | SOLYOMVARI Janos | HUN | 99.10 | 175.0 | 210.0 | 385.0 |
| 3 | BLANCO Fernandez Alberto | CUB | 98.60 | 165.0 | 207.5 | 372.5 |
| 4 | ZAREMBA Ota | TCH | 97.60 | 172.5 | 197.5 | 370.0 |
| 5 | ASPARUKHOV Plamen | BUL | 98.10 | 167.5 | 200.0 | 367.5 |
| 6 | BARANIAK Anton | TCH | 98.30 | 157.5 | 210.0 | 367.5 |
| 7 | FUNKE Manfred | GDR | 99.00 | 160.0 | 202.5 | 362.5 |
| 8 | NEYSES Wolfgang | FRG | 99.30 | 157.5 | 192.5 | 350.0 |
110 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | ARAKELOV Sergei | URS | 103.70 | 185.0 | 225.0 | 410.0 |
| 2 | KHRISTOV Valentin | BUL | 109.00 | 177.5 | 225.0 | 402.5 |
| 3 | TARANENKO Leonid | URS | 109.50 | 182.5 | 220.0 | 402.5 |
| 4 | NILSSON Rickard | SWE | 109.30 | 172.5 | 220.0 | 392.5 |
| 5 | SZALAI György | HUN | 109.40 | 167.5 | 220.0 | 387.5 |
| 6 | CAMERON Mark | USA | 109.80 | 165.0 | 220.0 | 385.0 |
| 7 | RUTKOWSKI Tadeusz | POL | 109.60 | 170.0 | 210.0 | 380.0 |
| 8 | HÖRTNAGL Vinzenz | AUT | 109.00 | 167.5 | 205.0 | 372.5 |
+110 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | RAKHMANOV Sultan | URS | 142.00 | 192.5 | 237.5 | 430.0 |
| 2 | HEUSER Jürgen | GDR | 134.00 | 187.5 | 232.5 | 420.0 |
| 3 | BONK Gerd | GDR | 143.50 | 182.5 | 230.0 | 412.5 |
| 4 | STREJCEK Rudolf | TCH | 133.50 | 185.0 | 215.0 | 400.0 |
| 5 | SKOLIMOWSKI Robert | POL | 148.00 | 177.5 | 215.0 | 392.5 |
| 6 | MENDEZ Francisco | CUB | 130.00 | 172.5 | 205.0 | 377.5 |
| 7 | LEPP Jouko | FIN | 148.40 | 155.0 | 202.5 | 357.5 |
| 8 | ZARZAVATSIDIS Dimitrios | GRE | 112.00 | 155.0 | 195.0 | 350.0 |
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