55th Men's Weightlifting World Championships 1981, Lille, France
52 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | OSMONALIEV Kanybek | URS | 51.70 | 110.0 | 137.5 | 247.5 |
| 2 | GUTOWSKI Jacek | POL | 51.85 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 240.0 |
| 3 | MANABE Kazushito | JPN | 51.95 | 107.5 | 132.5 | 240.0 |
| 4 | OLAH Bela | HUN | 51.85 | 105.0 | 130.0 | 235.0 |
| 5 | TAN Weixiong | CHN | 51.85 | 105.0 | 127.5 | 232.5 |
| 6 | CAI Juncheng | CHN | 51.85 | 105.0 | 125.0 | 230.0 |
| 7 | PATROVICS Geza | HUN | 51.95 | 95.0 | 130.0 | 225.0 |
| 8 | DALOYA Meir | ISR | 51.95 | 92.5 | 120.0 | 212.5 |
56 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | KODZHABASHEV Anton | BUL | 55.50 | 117.5 | 155.0 | 272.5 |
| 2 | LETZ Andreas | GDR | 56.00 | 120.0 | 152.5 | 272.5 |
| 3 | ZAKHAROV Nikolai | URS | 55.80 | 117.5 | 147.5 | 265.0 |
| 4 | STEFANOVICS Imre | HUN | 55.70 | 112.5 | 145.0 | 257.5 |
| 5 | WU Shude | CHN | 55.95 | 117.5 | 140.0 | 257.5 |
| 6 | HORNYAK Ferenc | HUN | 55.65 | 115.0 | 140.0 | 255.0 |
| 7 | YANG Eui-Yong | PRK | 55.90 | 110.0 | 145.0 | 255.0 |
| 8 | SOLER Aristoteles | CUB | 55.90 | 110.0 | 140.0 | 250.0 |
60 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | MANOLOV Beloslav | BUL | 59.55 | 132.5 | 170.0 | 302.5 |
| 2 | NUNEZ Daniel | CUB | 59.65 | 135.0 | 167.5 | 302.5 |
| 3 | SARKISYAN Yurik | URS | 59.70 | 130.0 | 165.0 | 295.0 |
| 4 | BEHM Andreas | GDR | 59.75 | 125.0 | 157.5 | 282.5 |
| 5 | PAWLUK Wieslaw | POL | 59.60 | 127.5 | 152.5 | 280.0 |
| 6 | TAN Hanyong | CHN | 59.85 | 122.5 | 155.0 | 277.5 |
| 7 | ZAJDEL Stanislaw | POL | 59.85 | 125.0 | 152.5 | 277.5 |
| 8 | ZHANG Zhifang | CHN | 59.80 | 127.5 | 140.0 | 267.5 |
67.5 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | KUNZ Joachim | GDR | 67.40 | 150.0 | 190.0 | 340.0 |
| 2 | PASHOV Mincho | BUL | 67.15 | 147.5 | 182.5 | 330.0 |
| 3 | SENET Daniel | FRA | 67.20 | 150.0 | 170.0 | 320.0 |
| 4 | RADSCHINSKY Karl-Heinz | FRG | 66.60 | 137.5 | 175.0 | 312.5 |
| 5 | DOCIU Virgil | ROM | 67.35 | 140.0 | 172.5 | 312.5 |
| 6 | ZHAO Xinming | CHN | 67.05 | 132.5 | 165.0 | 297.5 |
| 7 | BIALOWAS Gregor | AUT | 66.95 | 130.0 | 157.5 | 287.5 |
| 8 | LESPOURIDIS Pavlos | GRE | 67.15 | 127.5 | 160.0 | 287.5 |
75 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | RUSEV Yanko | BUL | 73.90 | 157.5 | 202.5 | 360.0 |
| 2 | PERVY Alexander | URS | 74.65 | 155.0 | 202.5 | 357.5 |
| 3 | ECHENIQUE Julio | CUB | 74.35 | 152.5 | 187.5 | 340.0 |
| 4 | NEGWER Jürgen | FRG | 74.80 | 150.0 | 190.0 | 340.0 |
| 5 | KUBENKA Hermann | GDR | 74.70 | 145.0 | 190.0 | 335.0 |
| 6 | KLUCZEK Anddrzej | POL | 74.45 | 145.0 | 185.0 | 330.0 |
| 7 | CIOROSLAN Dragomir | ROM | 74.65 | 145.0 | 180.0 | 325.0 |
| 8 | BARANYAI Janos | HUN | 74.40 | 145.0 | 175.0 | 320.0 |
82.5 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | VARFANYAN Yurik | URS | 81.85 | 170.0 | 222.5 | 392.5 |
| 2 | ZLATEV Asen | BUL | 81.90 | 170.0 | 202.5 | 372.5 |
| 3 | POLIACIK Dusan | TCH | 82.35 | 157.5 | 210.0 | 367.5 |
| 4 | LISOWSKI Jan | POL | 82.40 | 157.5 | 200.0 | 357.5 |
| 5 | ALCHIMOWICZ Janusz | POL | 82.00 | 160.0 | 190.0 | 350.0 |
| 6 | MANDZAK Bertalan | HUN | 82.30 | 155.0 | 187.5 | 342.5 |
| 7 | SOLLEVI Bertil | SWE | 81.95 | 145.0 | 187.5 | 332.5 |
| 8 | COHEN Michael | USA | 81.10 | 147.5 | 182.5 | 330.0 |
90 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | BLAGOEV Blagoi | BUL | 89.30 | 185.0 | 220.0 | 405.0 |
| 2 | ZAKHAREVICH Yuri | URS | 89.95 | 180.0 | 217.5 | 397.5 |
| 3 | USHEROW Lubomir | BUL | 89.55 | 167.5 | 212.5 | 380.0 |
| 4 | PIOTROWSKI Andrzej | POL | 89.25 | 167.5 | 207.5 | 375.0 |
| 5 | BACZAKO Peter | HUN | 89.60 | 167.5 | 205.0 | 372.5 |
| 6 | SRSEN Lubomir | TCH | 89.10 | 160.0 | 205.0 | 365.0 |
| 7 | REHUS-UZOR György | HUN | 89.75 | 157.5 | 197.5 | 355.0 |
| 8 | ILIADIS Nikolaos | GRE | 88.95 | 145.0 | 195.0 | 340.0 |
100 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | SOTS Viktor | URS | 98.45 | 182.5 | 225.0 | 407.5 |
| 2 | MATYKIEWICZ Bruno | TCH | 99.85 | 175.0 | 217.5 | 392.5 |
| 3 | OSIKOVSKI Veselin | BUL | 99.50 | 170.0 | 217.5 | 387.5 |
| 4 | KOMAR Andrzej | POL | 96.50 | 170.0 | 215.0 | 385.0 |
| 5 | HENNIG Michael | GDR | 99.10 | 170.0 | 215.0 | 385.0 |
| 6 | HLAVATI Andras | HUN | 98.90 | 177.5 | 205.0 | 382.5 |
| 7 | MICHELS Jeffrey | USA | 99.25 | 167.5 | 190.0 | 357.5 |
| 8 | LANGFORD Gary | GBR | 97.95 | 160.0 | 195.0 | 355.0 |
110 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | KRAVCHUK Valeri | URS | 108.75 | 180.0 | 235.0 | 415.0 |
| 2 | KLOKOV Viacheslav | URS | 109.65 | 185.0 | 225.0 | 410.0 |
| 3 | ASPARUKHOV Plamen | BUL | 109.50 | 180.0 | 225.0 | 405.0 |
| 4 | BARANIAK Anton | TCH | 106.50 | 175.0 | 227.5 | 402.5 |
| 5 | SOLAR Petr | TCH | 108.65 | 177.5 | 217.5 | 395.0 |
| 6 | WYSSUWA Rene | GDR | 107.95 | 170.0 | 215.0 | 385.0 |
| 7 | TASNADI Stefan | ROM | 109.55 | 170.0 | 210.0 | 380.0 |
| 8 | MESZAROS Janos | HUN | 109.55 | 167.5 | 212.5 | 380.0 |
+110 kg Men
| Rk | Name | Nation | B.weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Result |
| 1 | PISARENKO Anatoli | URS | 122.10 | 187.5 | 237.5 | 425.0 |
| 2 | SALZWEDEL Senno | GDR | 135.20 | 180.0 | 237.5 | 417.5 |
| 3 | RUTKOWSKI Tadeusz | POL | 123.95 | 182.5 | 232.5 | 415.0 |
| 4 | KEMPE Gerd | GDR | 131.60 | 172.5 | 217.5 | 390.0 |
| 5 | MENDEZ Francisco | CUB | 130.65 | 172.5 | 200.0 | 372.5 |
| 6 | HANNANJerome | USA | 144.80 | 170.0 | 180.0 | 350.0 |
| 7 | MOSBAH Mosad | EGY | 113.75 | 147.5 | 187.5 | 335.0 |
| 8 | TSINTSARIS Ioannis | GRE | 126.50 | 155.0 | 180.0 | 335.0 |
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