| 2015 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 men's 77 kilograms event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 23 and 24 November 2015 in Houston, United States. [1]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2015 | 08:30 | Group D |
| 19:25 | Group C | |
| 21:30 | Group B | |
| 24 November 2015 | 17:25 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 175 kg |  Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) | 167 kg |  Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) | 165 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) | 207 kg |  Mohamed Ehab (EGY) | 201 kg | Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) | 196 kg |
| Total | Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) | 372 kg | Mohamed Ehab (EGY) | 363 kg | Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) | 363 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 176 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 210 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 | |
| Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 380 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
 | Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) | A | 75.88 | 155 | 160 | 165 |  | 195 | 207 | | 372 | |
 | Mohamed Ehab (EGY) | A | 76.37 | 157 | 162 | 6 | 193 | 197 | 201 | | 363 | |
| Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) | A | 76.94 | 164 | 167 | | 191 | 196 | | 363 | ||
| 4 | Viktor Getts (RUS) | A | 76.77 | 155 | 160 | 163 | 5 | 190 | 195 | 4 | 358 | |
| 5 | Su Ying (CHN) | A | 76.56 | 160 | 165 | 4 | 190 | 6 | 355 | |||
| 6 |  Pornchai Lobsi (THA) | B | 76.58 | 150 | 155 | 158 | 7 | 185 | 190 | 7 | 348 | |
| 7 | Aidar Kazov (KAZ) | B | 76.58 | 147 | 152 | 16 | 190 | 194 | 5 | 346 | ||
| 8 | Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA) | A | 76.85 | 155 | 12 | 190 | 8 | 345 | ||||
| 9 |  Alexandru Șpac (MDA) | B | 76.81 | 150 | 155 | 11 | 184 | 189 | 10 | 344 | ||
| 10 |  Erkand Qerimaj (ALB) | B | 76.47 | 151 | 154 | 13 | 186 | 188 | 12 | 342 | ||
| 11 |  Max Lang (GER) | B | 76.77 | 147 | 150 | 20 | 180 | 186 | 189 | 9 | 339 | |
| 12 |  Junior Sánchez (VEN) | B | 75.42 | 151 | 18 | 178 | 183 | 186 | 13 | 337 | ||
| 13 |  Krzysztof Szramiak (POL) | A | 76.36 | 153 | 14 | 184 | 17 | 337 | ||||
| 14 |  Dumitru Captari (ROU) | B | 76.94 | 148 | 25 | 184 | 189 | 11 | 337 | |||
| 15 |  Kim Woo-jae (KOR) | C | 76.52 | 147 | 151 | 155 | 10 | 181 | 24 | 336 | ||
| 16 |  Ivan Klim (BLR) | A | 76.69 | 153 | 15 | 183 | 19 | 336 | ||||
| 17 |  Yony Andica (COL) | C | 76.08 | 142 | 146 | 150 | 19 | 180 | 185 | 14 | 335 | |
| 18 | Alexandru Roșu (ROU) | B | 76.89 | 145 | 149 | 23 | 184 | 18 | 333 | |||
| 19 | Nico Müller (GER) | C | 76.80 | 142 | 146 | 149 | 22 | 178 | 183 | 21 | 332 | |
| 20 |  Addriel La O (CUB) | C | 74.85 | 146 | 151 | 17 | 180 | 25 | 331 | |||
| 21 |  Giorgi Lomtadze (GEO) | C | 76.97 | 144 | 147 | 149 | 24 | 173 | 178 | 182 | 23 | 331 |
| 22 |  Andrés Mata (ESP) | C | 76.56 | 140 | 145 | 29 | 185 | 15 | 330 | |||
| 23 |  Travis Cooper (USA) | C | 76.70 | 143 | 146 | 28 | 178 | 183 | 20 | 329 | ||
| 24 |  Rami Bahloul (TUN) | C | 76.85 | 146 | 150 | 21 | 178 | 27 | 328 | |||
| 25 | Leo Hernández (USA) | C | 77.00 | 142 | 147 | 26 | 175 | 180 | 26 | 327 | ||
| 26 |  Afgan Bayramov (AZE) | C | 76.09 | 137 | 140 | 32 | 180 | 184 | 16 | 324 | ||
| 27 | Andrés Caicedo (COL) | C | 76.16 | 142 | 30 | 178 | 182 | 22 | 324 | |||
| 28 |  Triyatno (INA) | D | 72.72 | 136 | 142 | 146 | 27 | 175 | 29 | 321 | ||
| 29 |  Jack Oliver (GBR) | D | 76.64 | 136 | 140 | 33 | 170 | 176 | 28 | 316 | ||
| 30 |  Nguyễn Hồng Ngọc (VIE) | D | 76.32 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 35 | 165 | 172 | 31 | 310 | |
| 31 |  Bastián López (CHI) | D | 76.64 | 132 | 135 | 39 | 170 | 173 | 175 | 30 | 310 | |
| 32 | Alejandro González (ESP) | D | 76.13 | 135 | 38 | 165 | 171 | 32 | 306 | |||
| 33 |  Guwanç Atabaýew (TKM) | D | 74.79 | 131 | 136 | 36 | 160 | 167 | 33 | 303 | ||
| 34 |  Kojum Taba (IND) | D | 76.02 | 130 | 135 | 37 | 160 | 166 | 34 | 301 | ||
| 35 |  Tim Kring (DEN) | D | 74.52 | 129 | 41 | 155 | 159 | 163 | 35 | 292 | ||
| 36 |  Chinthana Vidanage (SRI) | D | 73.18 | 125 | 130 | 40 | 160 | 36 | 290 | |||
| 37 |  Ochirkhuyagiin Chuluuntsetseg (MGL) | D | 75.85 | 115 | 120 | 42 | 147 | 153 | 37 | 273 | ||
| 38 | Mönkhdelgeriin Gantulga (MGL) | D | 77.00 | 115 | 43 | 147 | 39 | 262 | ||||
| — | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | A | 76.66 | 170 | 175 | | — | — | ||||
| — |  Choe Jon-wi (PRK) | B | 76.64 | 153 | 158 | 8 | — | — | ||||
| — |  Rasoul Taghian (IRI) | A | 76.76 | 153 | 158 | 9 | — | — | ||||
| — | Sathish Sivalingam (IND) | C | 76.93 | 142 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Semih Yağcı (TUR) | D | 76.96 | 140 | 34 | — | — | |||||
| — |  Cathal Byrd (IRL) | D | 76.70 | — | 146 | 148 | 150 | 38 | — | |||
| — | Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) | A | 76.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Rejepbaý Rejepow (TKM) | A | 76.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Ramzi Bahloul (TUN) | B | 76.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Bozhidar Andreev (BUL) | D | 76.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ | Kim Kwang-song (PRK) | A | 76.76 | 162 | 166 | 171 | — | 193 | 201 | — | — | |
| DQ | Elkhan Aligulizada (AZE) | B | 76.51 | 150 | 154 | — | 190 | 197 | 203 | — | — | |
| DQ | Artiom Pipa (MDA) | B | 75.80 | 150 | 155 | — | 185 | — | — | |||
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