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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union
Venue(s): Izmaylovo Palace of Sports, Moskva
Date Started: July 21, 1980
Date Finished: July 21, 1980
| Gold: | Daniel Núñez |
| Silver: | Yuri Sarkisyan |
| Bronze: | Tadeusz Dembończyk |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Sarkisyan | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 157.5 | WR |
| 2T | Daniel Núñez | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 150.0 | |
| 2T | Andreas Letz | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 150.0 | |
| 2T | Yang Eui-Yong | 28 | North Korea | PRK | 150.0 | |
| 5T | Tadeusz Dembończyk | 24 | Poland | POL | 145.0 | |
| 5T | Imre Stefanovics | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 145.0 | |
| 7 | Gheorghe Maftei | 25 | Romania | ROU | 142.5 | |
| 8T | Petre Pavel | 22 | Romania | ROU | 140.0 | |
| 8T | Ioannis Sidiropoulos | 23 | Greece | GRE | 140.0 | |
| 10 | Choe Jong-Sop | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 137.5 | |
| 11T | Ahmed Tarbi | 26 | Algeria | ALG | 135.0 | |
| 11T | Abdul Karim Gizar | Iraq | IRQ | 135.0 | ||
| 13T | Arvo Ojalehto | 23 | Finland | FIN | 132.5 | |
| 13T | Johnny Helsing | 24 | Sweden | SWE | 132.5 | |
| 15 | Pertti Torikka | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 130.0 | |
| 16 | Lorry Orsini | 20 | Australia | AUS | 125.0 | |
| 17 | Ali Shalabi | Libya | LBA | 120.0 | ||
| 18 | Ashok Kumar Karki | 24 | Nepal | NEP | 80.0 | |
| AC | György Kőszegi | 29 | Hungary | HUN | NVL | |
| AC | Bruno Lebrun | 23 | France | FRA | NVL | |
| AC | Tamil Selwan Muniswamy | 25 | India | IND | NVL |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Yuri Sarkisyan | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 150.0 | o | |
| AC | Daniel Núñez | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Andreas Letz | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Yang Eui-Yong | 28 | North Korea | PRK | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Imre Stefanovics | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Gheorghe Maftei | 25 | Romania | ROU | 142.5 | o | |
| AC | Tadeusz Dembończyk | 24 | Poland | POL | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Petre Pavel | 22 | Romania | ROU | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Choe Jong-Sop | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 132.5 | o | |
| AC | Ioannis Sidiropoulos | 23 | Greece | GRE | 132.5 | o | |
| AC | Arvo Ojalehto | 23 | Finland | FIN | 132.5 | o | |
| AC | Johnny Helsing | 24 | Sweden | SWE | 132.5 | o | |
| AC | Pertti Torikka | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 130.0 | o | |
| AC | Ahmed Tarbi | 26 | Algeria | ALG | 127.5 | o | |
| AC | Abdul Karim Gizar | Iraq | IRQ | 127.5 | o | ||
| AC | Lorry Orsini | 20 | Australia | AUS | 120.0 | o | |
| AC | Ali Shalabi | Libya | LBA | 115.0 | o | ||
| AC | György Kőszegi | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Bruno Lebrun | 23 | France | FRA | 132.5 | x | |
| AC | Tamil Selwan Muniswamy | 25 | India | IND | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | Ashok Kumar Karki | 24 | Nepal | NEP | 80.0 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Yuri Sarkisyan | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 155.0 | o | |
| AC | Daniel Núñez | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 150.0 | o | |
| AC | Andreas Letz | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 150.0 | o | |
| AC | Choe Jong-Sop | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | Ioannis Sidiropoulos | 23 | Greece | GRE | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | Ahmed Tarbi | 26 | Algeria | ALG | 132.5 | o | |
| AC | Abdul Karim Gizar | Iraq | IRQ | 132.5 | o | ||
| AC | Ali Shalabi | Libya | LBA | 120.0 | o | ||
| AC | Yang Eui-Yong | 28 | North Korea | PRK | 150.0 | x | |
| AC | Imre Stefanovics | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 150.0 | x | |
| AC | Gheorghe Maftei | 25 | Romania | ROU | 147.5 | x | |
| AC | Tadeusz Dembończyk | 24 | Poland | POL | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Petre Pavel | 22 | Romania | ROU | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | György Kőszegi | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Arvo Ojalehto | 23 | Finland | FIN | 137.5 | x | |
| AC | Johnny Helsing | 24 | Sweden | SWE | 137.5 | x | |
| AC | Pertti Torikka | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 135.0 | x | |
| AC | Bruno Lebrun | 23 | France | FRA | 132.5 | x | |
| AC | Lorry Orsini | 20 | Australia | AUS | 125.0 | x | |
| AC | Tamil Selwan Muniswamy | 25 | India | IND | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | Ashok Kumar Karki | 24 | Nepal | NEP | 80.0 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Yuri Sarkisyan | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 157.5 | o | WR |
| AC | Yang Eui-Yong | 28 | North Korea | PRK | 150.0 | o | |
| AC | Tadeusz Dembończyk | 24 | Poland | POL | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Ioannis Sidiropoulos | 23 | Greece | GRE | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Ahmed Tarbi | 26 | Algeria | ALG | 135.0 | o | |
| AC | Abdul Karim Gizar | Iraq | IRQ | 135.0 | o | ||
| AC | Lorry Orsini | 20 | Australia | AUS | 125.0 | o | |
| AC | Ashok Kumar Karki | 24 | Nepal | NEP | 80.0 | o | |
| AC | Daniel Núñez | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 152.5 | x | |
| AC | Andreas Letz | 18 | East Germany | GDR | 152.5 | x | |
| AC | Imre Stefanovics | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 150.0 | x | |
| AC | Gheorghe Maftei | 25 | Romania | ROU | 147.5 | x | |
| AC | Petre Pavel | 22 | Romania | ROU | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Choe Jong-Sop | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | György Kőszegi | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Arvo Ojalehto | 23 | Finland | FIN | 137.5 | x | |
| AC | Johnny Helsing | 24 | Sweden | SWE | 137.5 | x | |
| AC | Pertti Torikka | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 135.0 | x | |
| AC | Bruno Lebrun | 23 | France | FRA | 132.5 | x | |
| AC | Ali Shalabi | Libya | LBA | 125.0 | x | ||
| AC | Tamil Selwan Muniswamy | 25 | India | IND | 115.0 | x |