| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 19 November to 26 November. The men's 77 kilograms division was staged on 22 November 2002.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2002 | 14:00 | Group B |
| 20:00 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Li Hongli (CHN) | 172.5 kg |  Georgi Markov (BUL) | 170.0 kg |  Mohammad Hossein Barkhah (IRI) | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk |  Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 202.5 kg |  Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | 200.0 kg | Georgi Markov (BUL) | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Georgi Markov (BUL) | 370.0 kg | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 367.5 kg | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah (IRI) | 365.0 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Sergey Filimonov (KAZ) | 173.0 kg | Busan, South Korea | 4 October 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 210.0 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 | |
| Total | Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) | 377.5 kg | Doha, Qatar | 27 March 2002 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
 | Georgi Markov (BUL) | A | 76.55 | 165.0 | 170.0 |  | 200.0 |  | 370.0 | |||
| Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | A | 76.95 | 165.0 | 4 | 202.5 | | 367.5 | ||||
| Mohammad Hossein Barkhah (IRI) | A | 76.65 | 160.0 | 165.0 | | 200.0 | 4 | 365.0 | |||
| 4 | Li Hongli (CHN) | A | 76.75 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.5 | | 192.5 | 6 | 365.0 | ||
| 5 | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | A | 76.30 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 6 | 190.0 | 200.0 | | 360.0 | ||
| 6 |  Dominik Dyderski (POL) | A | 76.80 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 7 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 7 | 340.0 |
| 7 |  Vasile Hegheduș (ROM) | A | 76.90 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 8 | 175.0 | 13 | 325.0 | |||
| 8 |  David Pavliashvili (GEO) | B | 76.05 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 12 | 172.5 | 177.5 | — | 8 | 320.0 | |
| 9 |  Annaberdi Babaýew (TKM) | B | 76.50 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 9 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 10 | 320.0 | ||
| 10 |  José Juan Navarro (ESP) | B | 76.85 | 145.0 | 11 | 175.0 | 11 | 320.0 | ||||
| 11 |  Janusz Czaban (FRA) | B | 76.10 | 137.5 | 13 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 9 | 315.0 | ||
| 12 | Armiche Arvelo (ESP) | B | 76.30 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 14 | 165.0 | 15 | 300.0 | |||
| 13 |  Sadahiro Naito (JPN) | B | 76.85 | 130.0 | 15 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 14 | 297.5 | |||
| — | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (IRI) | A | 76.00 | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) | A | 76.35 | — | 195.0 | 5 | — | |||||
| — |  Vigen Khachatryan (ARM) | A | 76.45 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | 5 | — | — | |||
| — |  Sergio Mannironi (ITA) | B | 76.60 | 145.0 | 10 | — | — | |||||
| — |  Anatolijs Daškevičs (LAT) | B | 76.85 | — | 170.0 | 175.0 | 12 | — | ||||