| Snatch | Lu Gang | 157.5 kg | Pablo Lara | 157.5 kg | Roman Sevasteyev | 157.5 kg |
| China (CHN) | Cuba (CUB) | Soviet Union (URS) | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | Pablo Lara | 197.5 kg | Roman Sevasteyev | 195.0 kg | Rumen Stoyanov | 192.5 kg |
| Cuba (CUB) | Soviet Union (URS) | Bulgaria (BUL) | ||||
| Total | Pablo Lara | 355.0 kg | Roman Sevasteyev | 352.5 kg | Fedor Kassapu | 342.5 kg |
| Cuba (CUB) | Soviet Union (URS) | Soviet Union (URS) |
Pablo Lara
