Weightlifting. Yearbook 1982

Soviet Weightlifters at the Major Competitions of 1981

Yu. A. Sandalov, State Coach for Weightlifting, USSR Sports Committee

English summary of Tyazhelaya Atletika. Ezhegodnik 1982 (Moscow: Fizkultura i Sport, 1982), pp. 7–11: the text is paraphrased, not translated; data tables are given in full with English labels.

1981 opened the cycle towards the XXIII Olympics. Results given as prose in the source are tabulated below (snatch, clean and jerk, total, kg).

World and European Junior Championships

Lignano, Italy, 11–23 June; 185 lifters, 40 countries.

USSR 1st, 306 points: 15 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze (total: 5, 3, 2).
Bulgaria 2nd, 282 points: 12, 10, 6 (total: 5, 3, 1). GDR 3rd, 198 points.
Hungary won 2 golds (snatch), the GDR 1 (jerk).

Table 1. Junior championships, medallists

Class, kg (entrants)	Place	Lifter	Country	Snatch	C&J	Total
52 (8*)	1	L. Hadzhiev	Bulgaria	110	132.5	242.5
	2	M. Suriman	Indonesia	102.5	125	227.5
	3	R. Chou	China	97.5	125	222.5
56 (19)	1	O. Mirzoyan	USSR	117.5	150	267.5
	2	A. Letz	GDR	112.5	150	262.5
	3	A. Soler	Cuba	107.5	137.5	245
60 (21)	1	Yu. Sarkisyan	USSR	130	167.5	297.5
	2	A. Varbanov	Bulgaria	120	150	270
	3	A. Böhm	GDR	122.5	145	267.5
67.5 (23)	1	M. Pashov	Bulgaria	142.5	190	332.5
	2	V. Grachev	USSR	142.5	170	312.5
	3	M. Chlebosz	Poland	127.5	165	292.5
75 (26)	1	S. Li	USSR	145	185	330
	2	Ya. Barakants	Hungary	147.5	175	322.5
	3	A. Kertets	Hungary	142.5	175	317.5
82.5 (24)	1	I. Arsamakov	USSR	172.5	205	377.5
	2	P. Pavlov	Bulgaria	160	200	360
	3	R. Teodosiev	Bulgaria	160	190	350
90 (19)	1	Yu. Zakharevich	USSR	182.5	222.5	405
	2	L. Usherov	Bulgaria	167.5	217.5	385
	3	V. Solodov	USSR	162.5	200	362.5
100 (12)	1	V. Osikovsky	Bulgaria	170	222.5	392.5
	2	A. Achichaev	USSR	170	210	380
	3	A. Hlavati	Hungary	175	202.5	377.5
110 (17)	1	V. Penev	Bulgaria	170	220	390
	2	A. Mustrikov	USSR	160	222.5	382.5
	3	M. Molnár	Hungary	160	200	360
+110 (11)	1	A. Krastev	Bulgaria	190	217.5	407.5
	2	G. Kempe	GDR	170	215	385
	3	S. Didyk	USSR	162.5	207.5	370

* Entry printed "В участниками", a scanning error, most likely 8; no Soviet entrant. Pavlov's line is printed "160 + 200 + 360". Non-Latin names are transliterated from the Russian.

Highlights

52 kg: Lyubomir Hadzhiev set a junior world snatch record (110.5 kg) and nearly jerked 140 kg (a 250 total, above the senior record); 112.5 and 137.5–142.5 expected soon.
56 kg: senior total record holder Letz snatched poorly; Oksen Mirzoyan made all three snatches and won.
60 kg: Yurik Sarkisyan set a senior world jerk record (168 kg). Varbanov may soon lift 127.5–130 + 160–165.
67.5 kg: Mincho Pashov set a junior snatch record (146 kg, extra attempt); with J. Kunz he already leads the senior class.
75 kg: weak opposition let Sergei Li win below last year's junior results of Zlatev and Pervy.
82.5 kg: Israil Arsamakov set three junior world records, making all six attempts.
90 kg: Yury Zakharevich, using two attempts per lift, set senior world records in snatch (183.5 kg) and total (405 kg).
100 kg: junior record holder Akhmat Achichaev missed his first snatch, stopped at 170, then failed the 220 kg jerk needed to win; nerves.
110 kg: Andrei Mustrikov needed 232.5 kg; he jerked it but could not hold it.
+110 kg: Antonio Krastev set a junior jerk record (230 kg, extra attempt); Sergei Didyk made only two lifts.

Lessons: junior results approach senior records; Hadzhiev, Pashov, Varbanov, Usherov and Letz may contend for senior medals. Bulgarians jerked well; Achichaev, Mustrikov and Didyk failed decisive jerks, so jerk technique is a reserve.

Senior World and European Championships

Lille, France, 12–20 September; 194 lifters, 42 countries; well organised and fairly judged.

USSR team champion, 307 points: 15 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze (total: 5, 3, 2).
Bulgaria 2nd, 267 points: 10, 7, 10 (total: 4, 2, 3). Poland 3rd, 177.

Table 2. Senior world championships, first six places

Class, kg (entrants)	Place	Lifter	Country	Snatch	C&J	Total
52 (11*)	1	K. Osmonaliev	USSR	110	137.5	247.5
	2	J. Gutowski	Poland	110	130	240
	3	K. Manabe	Japan	107.5	132.5	240
	4	B. Oláh	Hungary	105	130	235
	5	Tan Veikhon	China	105	127.5	232.5
	6	Kai Yunkhen	China	105	125	230
56 (14)	1	A. Kodzhabashev	Bulgaria	117.5	155	272.5
	2	A. Letz	GDR	120	152.5	272.5
	3	N. Zakharov	USSR	117.5	147.5	265
	4	I. Stefanovich	Hungary	112.5	145	257.5
	5	Wu Shude	China	117.5	140	257.5
	6	F. Hornyák	Hungary	110	145	255
60 (17)	1	B. Manolov	Bulgaria	132.5	170	302.5
	2	D. Núñez	Cuba	135	167.5	302.5
	3	Yu. Sarkisyan	USSR	130	165	295
	4	A. Böhm	GDR	125	157.5	282.5
	5	Pawlyuk	Poland	127.5	152.5	280
	6	Tan Khanyun	China	122.5	155	277.5
67.5 (20)	1	J. Kunz	GDR	150	190	340
	2	M. Pashov	Bulgaria	147.5	182.5	330
	3	D. Senet	France	150	170	320
	4	K.-H. Radschinsky	FRG	137.5	175	312.5
	5	V. Dochu	Romania	140	172.5	312.5
	6	Chao Shinmin	China	132.5	165	297.5
75 (16)	1	Ya. Rusev	Bulgaria	157.5	202.5	360
	2	A. Pervy	USSR	155	202.5	357.5
	3	Kh. Echenique	Cuba	152.5	187.5	340
	4	Yu. Negver	FRG	150	190	340
	5	Kh. Kubenka	GDR	145	190	335
	6	A. Klyuchek	Poland	145	185	330
82.5 (23)	1	Yu. Vardanyan	USSR	170	223	392.5*
	2	A. Zlatev	Bulgaria	170	202.5	372.5
	3	D. Polyasik	Czechoslovakia	157.5	210	367.5
	4	J. Lisowski	Poland	157.5	200	357.5
	5	J. Alchimowicz	Poland	160	190	350
	6	B. Mandzak	Hungary	155	187.5	342.5
90 (26)	1	B. Blagoev	Bulgaria	185	220	405
	2	Yu. Zakharevich	USSR	180	217.5	397.5
	3	A. Usherov	Bulgaria	167.5	212.5	380
	4	A. Piotrowski	Poland	167.5	207.5	375
	5	P. Batsako	Hungary	167.5	205	372.5
	6	L. Sršeň	Czechoslovakia	160	205	365
100 (30)	1	V. Sots	USSR	182.5	225	407.5
	2	B. Matkievich	Czechoslovakia	175	217.5	392.5
	3	V. Osikovsky	Bulgaria	170	217.5	387.5
	4	A. Komar	Poland	170	215	385
	5	M. Henning	GDR	170	215	385
	6	A. Hlavati	Hungary	177.5	205	382.5
110 (14)	1	V. Kravchuk	USSR	180	235	415
	2	V. Klokov	USSR	185	225	410
	3	P. Asparukhov	Bulgaria	180	225	405
	4	A. Baranyak	Czechoslovakia	175	227.5	402*
	5	P. Solar	Czechoslovakia	177.5	217.5	395
	6	R. Vyssuva	GDR	170	215	385
+110 (11)	1	A. Pisarenko	USSR	187.5	237.5	425
	2	Z. Salzwedel	GDR	180	237.5	417.5
	3	T. Rutkowski	Poland	182.5	232.5	415
	4	G. Kempe	GDR	172.5	217.5	390
	5	F. Méndez	Cuba	172.5	200	372.5
	6	D. Hannan	USA	170	180	350

* Entry printed "И участников", a scanning error, most likely 11. Vardanyan: printed 170 + 223 = 392.5, which does not add up. Baranyak: printed 175 + 227.5 = 402, lifts add to 402.5. The 90 kg third-placer is "A. Usherov" here, "L. Usherov" among juniors. Non-Latin names are transliterated from the Russian.

Highlights

52 kg: the DPRK favourites Han Gyong Si and Ho Bong Chol underperformed; Kanybek Osmonaliev won all three events.
56 kg: newcomer Nikolai Zakharov, expected 1st–2nd, made two of six attempts: weak psychological and technical readiness.
60 kg: Daniel Núñez set world records in snatch (135) and total (302.5) but lost on bodyweight by 100 g. After missing 130 in the snatch, Sarkisyan needed a jerk 7.5 kg over the record and failed 175.
67.5 kg: world snatch record holder Avset Avsetov was not entered: fit only for 3rd, and the planned quota of third places was used up. Kunz missed 187.5 twice, then made 190; Pashov failed the 192.5 needed to win.
75 kg: a shin cramp stopped Aleksandr Pervy at 155 in the snatch; he nearly jerked 207.5, 2 kg over the world record.
82.5 kg: Yurik Vardanyan, despite a palm injury, set world records in snatch (178, extra attempt) and jerk (223).
90 kg: Zakharevich and Blagoi Blagoev both missed their first snatch; Zakharevich could not manage the 227.5 needed.
100 kg: Olympic champion Ota Zaremba was injured; Viktor Sots won easily.
110 kg: Soviets took 1st and 2nd as planned; Plamen Asparukhov, 3rd on debut in the class, is the main Olympic rival.
+110 kg: Anatoly Pisarenko, absolute world record holder in snatch (201.5) and total (447.5), competed on day 9 after supporting the team as captain. At 122.1 kg, 12–14 kg lighter than rivals, he won all three events and cleaned a record 258 kg but could not jerk it.

Team and outlook

Seven newcomers (six competed) made it the youngest Soviet world team: mean age 23; Osmonaliev 29, Zakharevich 18.
Preparation met the model standards of the target programme; the team is on course for 1984.
The 1982 test: the III All-Union Youth Games, marking the USSR's 60th anniversary, expected to reveal new talent.