Weightlifting at theFriendship Games was contested at thePalace of Culture and Sports inVarna,Bulgaria between 12 and 16 September 1984. 80 athletes competed in 10 events (all men's individual).
World records were broken thirty times during the competition.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight –52 kg |  Neno Terziyski (BUL) |  Béla Oláh (HUN) |  Hoi Zong Sou (PRK) |
| Bantamweight 56 kg | Naim Suleimanov (BUL) |  Oksen Mirzoyan (URS) |  Gabriel Enseñat (CUB) |
| Featherweight 60 kg | Stefan Topurov (BUL) | Yurik Sarkisyan (URS) | Anton Kodzabashev (BUL) |
| Lightweight 67.5 kg | Yanko Rusev (BUL) | Aleksandar Varbanov (BUL) |  Marek Seweryn (POL) |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Zdravko Stoichkov (BUL) | Vladimir Kuznetsov (URS) | István Messzi (HUN) |
| Light-heavyweight 82.5 kg | Yurik Vardanyan (URS) | Asen Zlatev (BUL) | László Király (HUN) |
| Middle-heavyweight 90 kg | Viktor Solodov (URS) | Blagoy Blagoev (BUL) | Andrzej Piotrowski (POL) |
| First-heavyweight 100 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov (URS) | Andor Szanyi (HUN) |  Miloš Čiernik (TCH) |
| Heavyweight 110 kg | Leonid Taranenko (URS) | Yury Zakharevitch (URS) | Yanko Georgiev (BUL) |
| Super heavyweight +110 kg | Anatoly Pisarenko (URS) | Aleksandr Kurlovich (URS) | Robert Skolimowski (POL) |
List of top three results in every category.
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Neno Terziyski (BUL) | 112.5 | 140 | 252.5 |
 | Béla Oláh (HUN) | 105 | 127.5 | 232.5 |
 | Hoi Zong Sou (PRK) | 95 | 132.5 | 227.5 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naim Suleimanov (BUL) | 132.5 | 165 | 297.5 |
| Oksen Mirzoyan (URS) | 132.5 | 162.5 | 295 |
| Gabriel Ensebat (CUB) | 100 | 130 | 230 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Topurov (BUL) | 140 | 182.5 | 322.5 |
| Yurik Sarkisyan (URS) | 140 | 175 | 315 |
| Anton Kodzabashev (BUL) | 130 | 165 | 295 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanko Rusev (BUL) | 145 | 192.5 | 337.5 |
| Aleksandar Varbanov (BUL) | 145 | 190 | 335 |
| Marek Seweryn (POL) | 142.5 | 172.5 | 315 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zdravko Stoichkov (BUL) | 167.5 | 210 | 377.5 |
| Vladimir Kuznetsov (URS) | 162.5 | 200 | 362.5 |
| István Messzi (HUN) | 155 | 185 | 340 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yurik Vardanyan (URS) | 182.5 | 222.5 | 405 |
| Asen Zlatev (BUL) | 175 | 210 | 385 |
| László Király (HUN) | 167.5 | 202.5 | 370 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Solodov (URS) | 190 | 232.5 | 422.5 |
| Blagoy Blagoev (BUL) | 185 | 215 | 400 |
| Andrzej Piotrowski (POL) | 170 | 205 | 375 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Kuznetsov (URS) | 187.5 | 240 | 427.5 |
| Andor Szanyi (HUN) | 175 | 215 | 390 |
| Milos Čiernik (TCH) | 170 | 215 | 385 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Taranenko (URS) | 200 | 242.5 | 442.5 |
| Yury Zakharevitch (URS) | 197.5 | 230 | 427.5 |
| Yanko Georgiev (BUL) | 182.5 | 230 | 412.5 |
| Rank | Name | Snatch (kg) | Clean and Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Pisarenko (URS) | 200 | 265 | 465 |
| Aleksandr Kurlovich (URS) | 210 | 252.5 | 462.5 |
| Robert Skolimowski (POL) | 190 | 225 | 415 |
World records were broken thirty times.[1] Some were beaten "off competition" after the competition ended. Often, records were broken multiple times in one category.[1] In such case, only the final record is listed here.
| Event | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight – Clean & Jerk | Naim Suleimanov | Bulgaria | 170.5 kg |
| Featherweight – Clean & jerk | Stefan Topurov | Bulgaria | 185 kg |
| Featherweight – Total | Stefan Topurov | Bulgaria | 322.5 kg |
| Lightweight – Clean & Jerk | Aleksandar Varbanov | Bulgaria | 200 kg |
| Middleweight – Clean & Jerk | Zdravko Stoichkov | Bulgaria | 211 kg |
| Middleweight – Total | Zdravko Stoichkov | Bulgaria | 377.5 kg |
| Light-heavyweight – Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan | Soviet Union | 182.5 kg |
| Light-heavyweight – Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan | Soviet Union | 224 kg |
| Light-heavyweight – Total | Yurik Vardanyan | Soviet Union | 405 kg |
| Middle-heavyweight – Clean & Jerk | Viktor Solodov | Soviet Union | 233 kg |
| Middle-heavyweight – Total | Viktor Solodov | Soviet Union | 422.5 kg |
| First-heavyweight – Clean & Jerk | Pavel Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 241.5 kg |
| Heavyweight – Snatch | Yury Zakharevitch | Soviet Union | 200.5 kg |
| Heavyweight – Total | Leonid Taranenko | Soviet Union | 442.5 kg |
| Super heavyweight – Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Pisarenko | Soviet Union | 265 kg |
| Super heavyweight – Total | Anatoly Pisarenko | Soviet Union | 465 kg |
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL)* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |