Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

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{{short description|Weightlifting at the Olympics}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

|games = 1980 Summer

|event = Men's 82.5 kg

|date = 26 July 1980

|nations = 17

|competitors = 19

|venue = Izmailovo Sports Palace

|gold = Yurik Vardanyan

|goldNOC = URS

|silver = Blagoy Blagoev

|silverNOC = BUL

|bronze = Dušan Poliačik

|bronzeNOC = TCH

|prev = Montréal 1976

|next = Los Angeles 1984

}}

{{WeightliftingAt1980SummerOlympics}}

These are the results of the Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (– 82.5 kg) at the 1980 Olympic Weightlifting competition in Moscow. A total of 19 men competed in this event, limited to competitors with a maximum body weight of 82.5 kilograms.

Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. Competition took place on 26 July in the Izmailovo Sports Palace.