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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium, Olympic Park, Seoul
Date Started: September 24, 1988
Date Finished: September 24, 1988
Format: Total of best lifts in snatch and clean & jerk determined placement. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight.
| Gold: | Israil Arsamakov |
| Silver: | István Messzi |
| Bronze: | Lee Hyeong-Geun |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israil Arsamakov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | Gold | 377.5 | |
| 2 | István Messzi | 27 | Hungary | HUN | Silver | 370.0 | |
| 3 | Lee Hyeong-Geun | 23 | South Korea | KOR | Bronze | 367.5 | |
| 4 | Dave Morgan | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 365.0 | ||
| 5 | Krzysztof Siemion | 22 | Poland | POL | 357.5 | ||
| 6 | Ryoji Isaoka | 26 | Japan | JPN | 350.0 | ||
| 7 | Fausto Tosi | 25 | Italy | ITA | 340.0 | ||
| 8 | Ali Eroğlu | 23 | Turkey | TUR | 330.0 | ||
| 9 | Muyiwa Odusanya | 20 | Nigeria | NGR | 320.0 | ||
| 10 | Frank Pérez | 24 | Dominican Republic | DOM | 317.5 | ||
| 11 | Derrick Crass | 28 | United States | USA | 315.0 | ||
| 12 | Cheng Chia-Tso | 25 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 310.0 | ||
| 13 | William Letriz | 30 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 307.5 | ||
| 14 | Curt White | 25 | United States | USA | 305.0 | ||
| 15 | Jhon Sichel | 21 | Ecuador | ECU | 282.5 | ||
| 16 | Rafael Elizondo | 33 | Costa Rica | CRC | 265.0 | ||
| 17 | José Moirt | 22 | Mauritius | MRI | 240.0 | ||
| 18 | Lopesi Faagu | 28 | American Samoa | ASA | 220.0 | ||
| 19 | Percy Doherty | 22 | Sierra Leone | SLE | 165.0 | ||
| AC | Kharalambos Sfakianakis | 25 | Greece | GRE | [145.0] | ||
| AC | László Barsi | 26 | Hungary | HUN | [162.5] | ||
| AC | Absalom Shabangu | 36 | Swaziland | SWZ | DNF |