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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium, Olympic Park, Seoul
Date Started: September 22, 1988
Date Finished: September 22, 1988
| Gold: | Borislav Gidikov |
| Silver: | Ingo Steinhöfel |
| Bronze: | Aleksandar Varbanov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borislav Gidikov | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 167.5 | OR |
| 2 | Ingo Steinhöfel | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 165.0 | |
| 3T | Aleksandar Varbanov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 157.5 | |
| 3T | Cai Yanshu | 24 | China | CHN | 157.5 | |
| 5T | Andrei Socaci | 22 | Romania | ROU | 152.5 | |
| 5T | Waldemar Kosiński | 23 | Poland | POL | 152.5 | |
| 5T | Dean Willey | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 152.5 | |
| 8T | Tony Urrutia | 30 | United States | USA | 150.0 | |
| 8T | Ma Wenzhu | 25 | China | CHN | 150.0 | |
| 10 | Angelo Mannironi | 27 | Italy | ITA | 147.5 | |
| 11 | I Nyoman Sudarma | 19 | Indonesia | INA | 145.0 | |
| 12 | Khalil El-Sayed | 23 | Egypt | EGY | 142.5 | |
| 13T | Ricki Chaplin | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 140.0 | |
| 13T | Mats Lindqvist | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 140.0 | |
| 13T | Kim Byeong-Chan | 17 | South Korea | KOR | 140.0 | |
| 16T | Jaarli Pirkkiö | 21 | Finland | FIN | 137.5 | |
| 16T | Şahin Menge | 23 | Turkey | TUR | 137.5 | |
| 16T | Pietro Pujia | 23 | Italy | ITA | 137.5 | |
| 16T | Paul Harrison | 21 | Australia | AUS | 137.5 | |
| 20 | Ron Laycock | 22 | Australia | AUS | 135.0 | |
| 21 | Roger Token | Papua New Guinea | PNG | 110.0 | ||
| 22 | David Maina | 29 | Kenya | KEN | 105.0 | |
| 23 | Paul Hoffman | 32 | Swaziland | SWZ | 87.5 | |
| 24 | Benjamin Fafale | 20 | Solomon Islands | SOL | 85.0 | |
| AC | Kálmán Csengeri | 28 | Hungary | HUN | [155.0] | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Borislav Gidikov | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 160.0 | o | |
| AC | Ingo Steinhöfel | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 160.0 | o | |
| AC | Aleksandar Varbanov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 157.5 | o | |
| AC | Andrei Socaci | 22 | Romania | ROU | 152.5 | o | |
| AC | Waldemar Kosiński | 23 | Poland | POL | 152.5 | o | |
| AC | Dean Willey | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 152.5 | o | |
| AC | Ma Wenzhu | 25 | China | CHN | 150.0 | o | |
| AC | Tony Urrutia | 30 | United States | USA | 142.5 | o | |
| AC | Angelo Mannironi | 27 | Italy | ITA | 142.5 | o | |
| AC | Khalil El-Sayed | 23 | Egypt | EGY | 142.5 | o | |
| AC | Ricki Chaplin | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Mats Lindqvist | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Jaarli Pirkkiö | 21 | Finland | FIN | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | Şahin Menge | 23 | Turkey | TUR | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | Pietro Pujia | 23 | Italy | ITA | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | I Nyoman Sudarma | 19 | Indonesia | INA | 135.0 | o | |
| AC | Kim Byeong-Chan | 17 | South Korea | KOR | 135.0 | o | |
| AC | Paul Harrison | 21 | Australia | AUS | 132.5 | o | |
| AC | David Maina | 29 | Kenya | KEN | 105.0 | o | |
| AC | Paul Hoffman | 32 | Swaziland | SWZ | 80.0 | o | |
| AC | Benjamin Fafale | 20 | Solomon Islands | SOL | 80.0 | o | |
| AC | Cai Yanshu | 24 | China | CHN | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Ron Laycock | 22 | Australia | AUS | 130.0 | x | |
| AC | Roger Token | Papua New Guinea | PNG | 100.0 | x | ||
| AC | Kálmán Csengeri | 28 | Hungary | HUN | [150.0] | o | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Borislav Gidikov | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 165.0 | o | OR |
| AC | Ingo Steinhöfel | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 165.0 | o | OR |
| AC | Tony Urrutia | 30 | United States | USA | 150.0 | o | |
| AC | Angelo Mannironi | 27 | Italy | ITA | 147.5 | o | |
| AC | I Nyoman Sudarma | 19 | Indonesia | INA | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Ron Laycock | 22 | Australia | AUS | 130.0 | o | |
| AC | Roger Token | Papua New Guinea | PNG | 100.0 | o | ||
| AC | Paul Hoffman | 32 | Swaziland | SWZ | 85.0 | o | |
| AC | Aleksandar Varbanov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 162.5 | x | |
| AC | Waldemar Kosiński | 23 | Poland | POL | 160.0 | x | |
| AC | Cai Yanshu | 24 | China | CHN | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Andrei Socaci | 22 | Romania | ROU | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Dean Willey | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Ma Wenzhu | 25 | China | CHN | 155.0 | x | |
| AC | Khalil El-Sayed | 23 | Egypt | EGY | 147.5 | x | |
| AC | Ricki Chaplin | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Mats Lindqvist | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Jaarli Pirkkiö | 21 | Finland | FIN | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Şahin Menge | 23 | Turkey | TUR | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Pietro Pujia | 23 | Italy | ITA | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Kim Byeong-Chan | 17 | South Korea | KOR | 140.0 | x | |
| AC | Paul Harrison | 21 | Australia | AUS | 137.5 | x | |
| AC | David Maina | 29 | Kenya | KEN | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | Benjamin Fafale | 20 | Solomon Islands | SOL | 85.0 | x | |
| AC | Kálmán Csengeri | 28 | Hungary | HUN | [155.0] | x | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Borislav Gidikov | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 167.5 | o | OR |
| AC | Cai Yanshu | 24 | China | CHN | 157.5 | o | |
| AC | I Nyoman Sudarma | 19 | Indonesia | INA | 145.0 | o | |
| AC | Kim Byeong-Chan | 17 | South Korea | KOR | 140.0 | o | |
| AC | Paul Harrison | 21 | Australia | AUS | 137.5 | o | |
| AC | Ron Laycock | 22 | Australia | AUS | 135.0 | o | |
| AC | Roger Token | Papua New Guinea | PNG | 110.0 | o | ||
| AC | Paul Hoffman | 32 | Swaziland | SWZ | 87.5 | o | |
| AC | Benjamin Fafale | 20 | Solomon Islands | SOL | 85.0 | o | |
| AC | Ingo Steinhöfel | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 170.0 | x | |
| AC | Aleksandar Varbanov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 162.5 | x | |
| AC | Waldemar Kosiński | 23 | Poland | POL | 160.0 | x | |
| AC | Andrei Socaci | 22 | Romania | ROU | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Dean Willey | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 157.5 | x | |
| AC | Ma Wenzhu | 25 | China | CHN | 155.0 | x | |
| AC | Tony Urrutia | 30 | United States | USA | 152.5 | x | |
| AC | Angelo Mannironi | 27 | Italy | ITA | 150.0 | x | |
| AC | Khalil El-Sayed | 23 | Egypt | EGY | 147.5 | x | |
| AC | Mats Lindqvist | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 145.0 | x | |
| AC | Jaarli Pirkkiö | 21 | Finland | FIN | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Şahin Menge | 23 | Turkey | TUR | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | Pietro Pujia | 23 | Italy | ITA | 142.5 | x | |
| AC | David Maina | 29 | Kenya | KEN | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | Kálmán Csengeri | 28 | Hungary | HUN | [155.0] | o | DQ |