| -52 kg Snatch, Men | 
Hafiz Suleymanov bodyweight: 52.00 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
José Andrés Ibáñez bodyweight: 51.60 kg
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Tibor Karczag bodyweight: 51.90 kg
 | 
  HUN
 | 
| -52 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Aurel Sîrbu bodyweight: 51.55 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
Hafiz Suleymanov bodyweight: 52.00 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Tibor Karczag bodyweight: 51.90 kg
 | 
  HUN
 | 
| -52 kg Total, Men | 
Aurel Sîrbu bodyweight: 51.55 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
Tibor Karczag bodyweight: 51.90 kg
 | 
  HUN
 | 
Torsten Bergk bodyweight: 51.60 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -56 kg Snatch, Men | 
Zsolt Lukács bodyweight: 55.80 kg
 | 
  HUN
 | 
Imrich Rusnyák bodyweight: 55.55 kg
 | 
  TCH
 | 
Jan Rosenberger bodyweight: 55.95 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -56 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Jan Rosenberger bodyweight: 55.95 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
Imrich Rusnyák bodyweight: 55.55 kg
 | 
  TCH
 | 
Zsolt Lukács bodyweight: 55.80 kg
 | 
  HUN
 | 
| -56 kg Total, Men | 
Jan Rosenberger bodyweight: 55.95 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
Imrich Rusnyák bodyweight: 55.55 kg
 | 
  TCH
 | 
Zsolt Lukács bodyweight: 55.80 kg
 | 
  HUN
 | 
| -60 kg Snatch, Men | 
Ivan Doychev bodyweight: 59.75 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Valery Leonov bodyweight: 59.70 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Attila Czanka bodyweight: 59.70 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
| -60 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Attila Czanka bodyweight: 59.70 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
Valery Leonov bodyweight: 59.70 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Angel Genchev bodyweight: 67.30 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
| -60 kg Total, Men | 
Ivan Doychev bodyweight: 59.75 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Attila Czanka bodyweight: 59.70 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
Valery Leonov bodyweight: 59.70 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
| -67.5 kg Snatch, Men | 
Angel Genchev bodyweight: 67.30 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Leonid Lobachev bodyweight: 67.25 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Ingo Steinhöfel bodyweight: 66.90 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -67.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Angel Genchev bodyweight: 67.30 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Dragomir Marinov bodyweight: 67.35 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Ingo Steinhöfel bodyweight: 66.90 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -67.5 kg Total, Men | 
Angel Genchev bodyweight: 67.30 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Leonid Lobachev bodyweight: 67.25 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Dragomir Marinov bodyweight: 67.35 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
| -75 kg Snatch, Men | 
Andrei Socaci bodyweight: 74.60 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
Oleg Sadikov bodyweight: 74.40 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Marek Zielonka bodyweight: 74.50 kg
 | 
  POL
 | 
| -75 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Andrei Socaci bodyweight: 74.60 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
Oleg Sadikov bodyweight: 74.40 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Andreas Soja bodyweight: 74.75 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -75 kg Total, Men | 
Andrei Socaci bodyweight: 74.60 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
Oleg Sadikov bodyweight: 74.40 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Andreas Soja bodyweight: 74.75 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -82.5 kg Snatch, Men | 
Sergey Syrtsov bodyweight: 81.75 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Ivan Chakarov bodyweight: 81.50 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Mario Schult bodyweight: 81.50 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -82.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Ivan Chakarov bodyweight: 81.50 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Mario Schult bodyweight: 81.50 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
Sergey Syrtsov bodyweight: 81.75 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
| -82.5 kg Total, Men | 
Ivan Chakarov bodyweight: 81.50 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Sergey Syrtsov bodyweight: 81.75 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Mario Schult bodyweight: 81.50 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -90 kg Snatch, Men | 
Yordan Vladimirov bodyweight: 89.40 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Igor Sadykov bodyweight: 88.95 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Roman Polom bodyweight: 84.95 kg
 | 
  TCH
 | 
| -90 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Yordan Vladimirov bodyweight: 89.40 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Igor Sadykov bodyweight: 88.95 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Włodzimierz Ostapski bodyweight: 89.30 kg
 | 
  POL
 | 
| -90 kg Total, Men | 
Yordan Vladimirov bodyweight: 89.40 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Igor Sadykov bodyweight: 88.95 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Roman Polom bodyweight: 84.95 kg
 | 
  TCH
 | 
| -100 kg Snatch, Men | 
Petar Stefanov bodyweight: 97.75 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Nikolay Petrov bodyweight: 99.90 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Alexandru Kereki bodyweight: 97.60 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
| -100 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Petar Stefanov bodyweight: 97.75 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Nikolay Petrov bodyweight: 99.90 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Michael Schubert bodyweight: 97.80 kg
 | 
  GDR
 | 
| -100 kg Total, Men | 
Petar Stefanov bodyweight: 97.75 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Nikolay Petrov bodyweight: 99.90 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Alexandru Kereki bodyweight: 97.60 kg
 | 
  ROU
 | 
| -110 kg Snatch, Men | 
Artur Akoyev bodyweight: 104.55 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Yuriy Zhuk bodyweight: 106.30 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Vladimír Bolom bodyweight: 100.25 kg
 | 
  TCH
 | 
| -110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Artur Akoyev bodyweight: 104.55 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Yuriy Zhuk bodyweight: 106.30 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Stefan Botev Hristov bodyweight: 101.15 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
| -110 kg Total, Men | 
Artur Akoyev bodyweight: 104.55 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Yuriy Zhuk bodyweight: 106.30 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Vladimír Bolom bodyweight: 100.25 kg
 | 
  TCH
 | 
| +110 kg Snatch, Men | 
Oleksandr Levandovsky bodyweight: 110.60 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Lev Boyarchuk bodyweight: 128.90 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Dimitar Shterev bodyweight: 110.55 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
| +110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men | 
Dimitar Shterev bodyweight: 110.55 kg
 | 
  BUL
 | 
Oleksandr Levandovsky bodyweight: 110.60 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Lev Boyarchuk bodyweight: 128.90 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
| +110 kg Total, Men | 
Oleksandr Levandovsky bodyweight: 110.60 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Lev Boyarchuk bodyweight: 128.90 kg
 | 
  URS
 | 
Dimitar Shterev bodyweight: 110.55 kg
 | 
  BUL
 |