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Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

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Weightlifting
at the VI Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Competitors58 from 18 nations
1976
1984

Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven events for men.[1]

Participating nations

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There were 58 male competitors representing 18 nations.[2]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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There were 18 medal winners representing nine nations.[3]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden (SWE)4206
2 France (FRA)34310
3 Israel (ISR)2013
4 Poland (POL)1225
5 Indonesia (INA)1001
6 United States (USA)0202
7 Australia (AUS)0022
8 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Iceland (ISL)0011
Totals (9 entries)11101031

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's light-featherweight
-51 kg paraplegic

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Shmuel Haimovitz
 Israel
Eugeniusz Skarupa
 Poland
Jean-Michel Barberane
 France
Men's featherweight
-57 kg amputee

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R. S. Arlen
 Indonesia
None None
Men's featherweight
-57 kg paraplegic

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Benny Nilsson
 Sweden
Joseph Ponnier
 France
Zdzislaw Kolodziej
 Poland
Men's lightweight
-65 kg amputee

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Chorrihons
 France
B. Dersigneri
 France
Barry Kalms
 Australia
Men's lightweight
-65 kg paraplegic

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Jerzy Kuskowski
 Poland
Charles Roedelbronn
 United States
Bogdan Lis
 Poland
Men's middleweight
-75 kg amputee

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Bernard Barberet
 France
Kurt Henningsson
 Sweden
Jonas Oskarson
 Iceland
Men's middleweight
-75 kg paraplegic

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Jean Grandsire
 France
Edward Coyle
 United States
Brian McNicholl
 Australia
Men's light-heavyweight
-85 kg amputee

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Stig Soederborg
 Sweden
J. Chauvel
 France
Marcel Chollot
 Belgium
Men's light-heavyweight
-85 kg paraplegic

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Abraham Strauch
 Israel
Ryszard Tomaszewski
 Poland
Gerard Houdmond
 France
Men's heavyweight
+85 kg amputee

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Arne Karlsson
 Sweden
Nils Karreberg
 Sweden
J. L. Dury
 France
Men's heavyweight
+85 kg paraplegic

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Bengt Lindberg
 Sweden
N. Clemente
 France
Shalom Dlugatch
 Israel

References

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  1. ^ "Arnhem 1980 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. ^ "Arnhem 1980 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. ^ "Arnhem 1980 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.