| Date | 26 July 1992 — 15:00 (B) (A) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Pabellón de la España Industrial, Barcelona | |
| Participants | 17 from 13 countries | |
| Format | Total of best lifts in snatch and clean & jerk determined placement. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight. | |
Bulgarian Ivan Ivanov had won the last three World Championships and was heavily favored in Barcelona. He managed to win the gold medal but in a very close contest. Ivanov was tied after the snatch with China’s Lin Qisheng but was able to outlift Lin by 2.5 kg in the clean & jerk to clinch the gold. Ivanov would compete again at Atlanta in 1996, placing sixth. The bronze medal in Barcelona went to Romanian Traian Cihărean who had also won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Ivanov |  BUL | 265.0 | 51.80 | 115.0 (=1) | 150.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Lin Qisheng |  CHN | 262.5 | 51.60 | 115.0 (=1) | 147.5 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Traian Cihărean |  ROU | 252.5 | 51.75 | 112.5 (=4) | 140.0 (=3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Go Gwang-Gu |  KOR | 252.5 | 51.85 | 112.5 (=4) | 140.0 (=3) | |||
| 5 | Halil Mutlu |  TUR | 247.5 | 51.75 | 112.5 (=4) | 135.0 (=5) | |||
| 6 | Gil Nam-Su |  PRK | 235.0 | 51.95 | 100.0 (=9) | 135.0 (=5) | |||
| 7 | Humberto Fuentes |  VEN | 230.0 | 51.65 | 100.0 (=9) | 130.0 (7) | |||
| 8 | José Andrés Ibáñez |  ESP | 227.5 | 51.85 | 100.0 (=9) | 127.5 (8) | |||
| 9 | Atsushi Irei |  JPN | 222.5 | 51.80 | 100.0 (=9) | 122.5 (11) | |||
| 10 | Badathala Adisekhar |  IND | 222.5 | 51.80 | 97.5 (=13) | 125.0 (=9) | |||
| 11 | Álvaro Marenco |  NCA | 220.0 | 51.90 | 95.0 (=15) | 125.0 (=9) | |||
| 12 | Ansela Marlen Wijewickrema |  SRI | 212.5 | 51.45 | 95.0 (=15) | 117.5 (12) | |||
| Sevdalin Minchev | BUL | 112.5 | 51.85 | 112.5 (=4) | – ( | ||||
| Zhang Zairong | CHN | 115.0 | 51.60 | 115.0 (=1) | – ( | ||||
| Enosh Depthios |  INA | – | 51.55 | 97.5 (=13) | – ( | ||||
| Hiroshi Watanabe | JPN | – | 51.50 | – ( | – | ||||
| Kim Myong-Sik | PRK | – | 51.90 | 105.0 (8) | – ( |
