| Weightlifting at the VI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
|  Paralympic Weightlifting | |
| Competitors | 58 from 18 nations | 
Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven events for men.[1]
Participating nations
There were 58 male competitors representing 18 nations.[2]
 Australia (3) Australia (3)
.svg.png.webp) Belgium (1) Belgium (1)
.svg.png.webp) Canada (1) Canada (1)
.svg.png.webp) Egypt (1) Egypt (1)
 France (11) France (11)
 Great Britain (6) Great Britain (6)
 Iceland (2) Iceland (2)
 Indonesia (2) Indonesia (2)
 Israel (3) Israel (3)
 Kenya (2) Kenya (2)
 Luxembourg (1) Luxembourg (1)
 Netherlands (1) Netherlands (1)
 Norway (1) Norway (1)
 Poland (6) Poland (6)
 Sweden (7) Sweden (7)
 Switzerland (5) Switzerland (5)
 United States (4) United States (4)
 West Germany (1) West Germany (1)
Medal summary
Medal table
There were 18 medal winners representing nine nations.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 
| 3 |  Israel (ISR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 
| 5 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
|  Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's light-featherweight -51 kg paraplegic | Shmuel Haimovitz  Israel | Eugeniusz Skarupa  Poland | Jean-Michel Barberane  France | 
| Men's featherweight -57 kg amputee | R. S. Arlen  Indonesia | None | None | 
| Men's featherweight -57 kg paraplegic | Benny Nilsson  Sweden | Joseph Ponnier  France | Zdzislaw Kolodziej  Poland | 
| Men's lightweight -65 kg amputee | Chorrihons  France | B. Dersigneri  France | Barry Kalms  Australia | 
| Men's lightweight -65 kg paraplegic | Jerzy Kuskowski  Poland | Charles Roedelbronn  United States | Bogdan Lis  Poland | 
| Men's middleweight -75 kg amputee | Bernard Barberet  France | Kurt Henningsson  Sweden | Jonas Oskarson  Iceland | 
| Men's middleweight -75 kg paraplegic | Jean Grandsire  France | Edward Coyle  United States | Brian McNicholl  Australia | 
| Men's light-heavyweight -85 kg amputee | Stig Soederborg  Sweden | J. Chauvel  France | Marcel Chollot .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 
| Men's light-heavyweight -85 kg paraplegic | Abraham Strauch  Israel | Ryszard Tomaszewski  Poland | Gerard Houdmond  France | 
| Men's heavyweight +85 kg amputee | Arne Karlsson  Sweden | Nils Karreberg  Sweden | J. L. Dury  France | 
| Men's heavyweight +85 kg paraplegic | Bengt Lindberg  Sweden | N. Clemente  France | Shalom Dlugatch  Israel | 
References
- ↑ "Arnhem 1980 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ↑ "Arnhem 1980 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ↑ "Arnhem 1980 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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