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Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg

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Men's 100 kg
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueAlbert Gersten Pavilion
Date6 August 1984
Competitors16 from 14 nations
Winning total385.0 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rolf Milser  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vasile Groapă  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pekka Niemi  Finland
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The men's 100 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place on 6 August at the Albert Gersten Pavilion. It was the second appearance of the heavyweight I class. The weightlifter from West Germany won the gold, with a combined lift of 385 kg.[1]

Results

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Rank Name Country kg
1 Rolf Milser  West Germany 385.0
2 Vasile Groapă  Romania 382.5
3 Pekka Niemi  Finland 367.5
4 Kevin Roy  Canada 357.5
5 Ken Clark  United States 352.5
6 Franz Langthaler  Austria 350.0
7 Rich Shanko  United States 350.0
8 Jean-Marie Kretz  France 342.5
9 Kevin Blake  New Zealand 317.5
10 Pius Ochieng  Kenya 300.0
11 Sione Sialaoa  Western Samoa 280.0
AC Olavi Blomfjord  Sweden 145.0
AC Peter Pinsent  Great Britain 157.5
AC Tom Söderholm  Sweden 160.0
AC Oliver Orok  Nigeria 172.5
AC Luis Salinas  Nicaragua DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight I". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.