2017 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg

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The Men's 77 kg competition at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 2 December 2017. [1] [2]

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Schedule

DateTimeEvent
1 December 201713:55Group B
2 December 201711:55Group A

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
SnatchFlag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Ehab  (EGY)165 kgFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Rejepbaý Rejepow  (TKM)158 kgFlag of Albania.svg  Erkand Qerimaj  (ALB)155 kg
Clean & JerkFlag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Ehab  (EGY)196 kgFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Rejepbaý Rejepow  (TKM)194 kgFlag of the United States.svg  Harrison Maurus  (USA)193 kg
TotalFlag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Ehab  (EGY)361 kgFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Rejepbaý Rejepow  (TKM)352 kgFlag of the United States.svg  Harrison Maurus  (USA)348 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record SnatchFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lü Xiaojun  (CHN)177 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 August 2016
Clean & JerkFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nijat Rahimov  (KAZ)
Flag of Russia.svg  Oleg Perepetchenov  (RUS)
214 kg
210 kg
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trenčín, Slovakia
10 August 2016
27 April 2001
TotalFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lü Xiaojun  (CHN)380 kg Wrocław, Poland 24 October 2013

Results

RankAthleteGroupSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total
123Rank123Rank
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Ehab  (EGY)A160165168Gold medal icon.svg191191196Gold medal icon.svg361
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Rejepbaý Rejepow  (TKM)A158158161Silver medal icon.svg188190194Silver medal icon.svg352
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Harrison Maurus  (USA)A1501551594187193Bronze medal icon.svg348
4Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Woo-jae  (KOR)A15415415851851921956346
5Flag of Spain.svg  Andrés Mata  (ESP)A15015415461861901937344
6Flag of Albania.svg  Erkand Qerimaj  (ALB)A155157157Bronze medal icon.svg1871911919342
7Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Kwang-hoon  (KOR)A145150150111851921955342
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Andrés Caicedo  (COL)A148148154141921951954340
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Pornchai Lobsi  (THA)A15015115181881881918339
10Flag of Colombia.svg  Brayan Rodallegas  (COL)A150155156918218719310337
11Flag of Germany.svg  Max Lang  (GER)A1451491511217818318511334
12Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro González  (ESP)B145150153718018019115333
13Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Müller  (GER)A1501501551018318718712333
14Flag of India.svg  Sathish Sivalingam  (IND)B1431481511317517518016328
15Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Shakhzod Khudayberganov  (UZB)A1451451531617518218913327
16Flag of the United States.svg  Angelo Bianco  (USA)B1411461501518019019014326
17Flag of Japan.svg  Takehiro Kasai  (JPN)B1371421451717518218218317
18Flag of Denmark.svg  Tim Kring  (DEN)B1381421451816617117519317
19Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chiang Tsung-han  (TPE)B1331371371917317317717314
20Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Hồng Ngọc  (VIE)B1331331362117117620304
21Flag of Thailand.svg  Manop Chitrakan  (THA)B1301351382016517017021300
DQFlag of Romania.svg  Dumitru Captari  (ROU)B147153156185186190

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