Competitors for 1982 World Junior Weightlifting Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israil Arsamakov |  URS |
WLT | 8 February 1962 |
| László Barsi |  HUN |
WLT | 16 July 1962 |
| Nikola Boev |  BUL |
WLT | 1964 |
| János Bökfi | HUN |
WLT | 2 June 1963 |
| Francisco Coelho |  POR |
WLT | 16 January 1962 |
| Nikolay Dimitrov | BUL |
WLT | 1962 |
| Veselin Galabarov | BUL |
WLT | 11 June 1963 |
| Jouni Grönman |  FIN |
WLT | 17 May 1962 |
| Toru Hara |  JPN |
WLT | 5 January 1962 |
| Ryoji Isaoka | JPN |
WLT | 18 February 1962 |
| József Jacsó | HUN |
WLT | 1 June 1962 |
| István Kerek | HUN |
WLT | 12 December 1964 |
| Aleksey Kolokoltsev | URS |
WLT | 3 December 1962 |
| István Kovács | HUN |
WLT | |
| Vladimir Kuznetsov |  CIS URS |
WLT | 5 November 1963 |
| Lai Runming |  CHN |
WLT | 5 May 1963 |
| Sergey Li | URS |
WLT | 5 August 1962 |
| Azar Majidi |  IRI |
WLT | 1962 |
| Serhiy Martynenko | URS |
WLT | 1963 |
| Vladimir Maslov | URS |
WLT | 1962 |
| Aleksandr Medoyev | URS |
WLT | 1962 |
| Dave Morgan |  GBR WAL |
WLT | 30 September 1964 |
| Veselin Osikovski | BUL |
WLT | 1962 |
| Vladimir Penev | BUL |
WLT | 1962 |
| Detelin Petrov | BUL |
WLT | 1963 |
| Radi Radev | BUL |
WLT | 1962 |
| Viktor Sokolovski | URS |
WLT | 1963 |
| Viktor Solodov | URS |
WLT | 15 June 1962 |
| Naim Süleymanoğlu | BUL TUR |
WLT | 23 January 1967 |
| Maman Suryaman |  INA |
WLT | 2 November 1962 |
| Mohammed Jiwad Tahir |  IRQ |
WLT | 1964 |
| Neno Terziyski | BUL |
WLT | 23 March 1964 |
| Stefan Topurov | BUL |
WLT | 11 August 1964 |
| Dean Willey |  ENG GBR |
WLT | 9 June 1962 |
| Yury Yurchenko | URS |
WLT | 1963 |
| Zou Zhigang | CHN |
WLT | 1962 |