Men's 77 kg at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Riocentro | ||||||||||||
Date | 10 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning total | 379 kg | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification List of weightlifters | ||
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 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. [1] Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games). [2] [3] As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024. [4] If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal.
All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)
Date | Time | Event |
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10 August 2016 | 10:00 | Group B |
19:00 | Group A |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic 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 | |
Olympic record | Snatch | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 175 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
Clean & Jerk | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 207 kg | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 | |
Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 379 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
[1] | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | A | 76.83 | 170 | 175 | 177 | 177 WR | 197 | 202 | 202 | 379 | |
[1] | Mohamed Ehab (EGY) | A | 76.69 | 160 | 165 | 165 AF | 196 | 196 | 361 | |||
4 [1] | Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA) | A | 76.52 | 160 | 165 | 165 | 191 | 191 | 356 | |||
5 | Alexandru Șpac (MDA) | A | 76.52 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 185 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 347 | |
6 | Andrés Caicedo (COL) | B | 76.26 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 191 | 191 | 346 | |||
7 | Andrés Mata (ESP) | B | 76.32 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 185 | 190 | 190 | 343 | |
8 | Choe Jon-wi (PRK) | A | 76.54 | 153 | 153 | 184 | 190 | 190 | 343 | |||
9 | Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY) | A | 76.90 | 147 | 152 | 152 | 186 | 186 | 338 | |||
10 | Nico Müller (GER) | B | 76.70 | 145 | 149 | 151 | 151 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 332 | |
11 | Sathish Sivalingam (IND) | B | 76.96 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 176 | 181 | 181 | 329 | ||
12 | Deni (INA) | B | 69.38 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 172 | 177 | 177 | 323 | ||
– | Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) | A | 76.75 | 170 | 174 | 174 ER | – | DNF | DNF | |||
– | Dumitru Captari (ROU) | B | 76.68 | 145 | 145 | – | – | – | DNF | DNF | ||
DSQ [1] | | A | 76.19 | 160 | 165 | 202 | 214 | – |
1 Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a doping violation. [2] IOC has not yet redistributed the medals. [5] [4]
Snatch | 177 kg | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | OR , WR |
Clean & Jerk |
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