The 1980 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from July 20 to July 30, 1980. There were 173 men in action from 40 nations. This tournament was a part of 1980 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships. Medal summary Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) See also Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics References Results (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics World Weightlifting Championships World Weightlifting Championships 1980 in Soviet sport International weightlifting competitions hosted by the Soviet Union Sports competitions in Moscow