| Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| 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 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors. Group C weightlifters competed at 12:30 on the 11th, Group B competed at 10:00 on the 12th, and Group A at 19:00. This event was the seventh Weightlifting event to conclude.
Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.
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| Gold | Liao Hui China (CHN) |
348 kg |
| Silver | Venceslas Dabaya-Tientcheu France (FRA) |
338 kg |
| Bronze | Tigran G. Martirosyan Armenia (ARM) |
338 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Georgi Markov (BUL) | 165 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guozheng (CHN) | 197 kg | Qinhuangdao, China | 11 September 2003 | |
| Total | Galabin Boevski {BUL} | 357 kg | Athens, Greece | 24 November 1999 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Georgi Markov (BUL) | 165 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 |
| Clean & Jerk | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 196.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 | |
| Total | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 357.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 |
30 lifters were selected for the games.
| Athlete | Date of Birth | Weight | PB [1] | Notes | |
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| 1 | Gert Trasha (ALB) | January 31, 1988 | 309 kg | ||
| 2 | Tigran G. Martirosyan (ARM) | June 9, 1988 | 346 kg | ||
| 3 | Afgan Bayramov (AZE) | October 14, 1983 | 309 kg | ||
| 4 | Turan Mirzayev (AZE) | September 24, 1979 | 340 kg | ||
| 5 | Wellison Silva (BRA) | November 22, 1983 | 293 kg | ||
| 6 | Francis Luna-Grenier (CAN) | May 24, 1987 | 298 kg | ||
| 7 | Liao Hui (CHN) | October 5, 1987 | |||
| 8 | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | February 10, 1980 | 350 kg | 2004 Olympic Games 2005 World Championships 2006 and 2007 World Championships |
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| 9 | Edwin Mosquera (COL) | July 26, 1985 | 315 kg | ||
| 10 | Yordanis Borrero (CUB) | January 3, 1978 | 316 kg | 2003 and 2007 Pan-American Games | |
| 11 | Dimitrios Minasidis (CYP) | April 29, 1989 | 305 kg | ||
| 12 | Tarik Abdelazim (EGY) | May 18, 1987 | 305 kg | ||
| 13 | Vencelas Dabaya (FRA) | April 28, 1981 | 333 kg | 2006 World Championships 2005 World Championships |
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| 14 | Artyom Shaloyan (GER) | July 31, 1976 | 290 kg | ||
| 15 | Edi Kurniawan (INA) | January 7, 1988 | 305 kg | ||
| 16 | Giorgio De Luca (ITA) | June 19, 1984 | 316 kg | ||
| 17 | Yoshito Shintani (JPN) | December 7, 1981 | 306 kg | ||
| 18 | Lee Bae-Young (KOR) | December 10, 1979 | 342.5 kg | 2004 Olympic Games 2005 World Championships |
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| 19 | Ali Hussein Aldhilab (KSA) | September 22, 1982 | 286 kg | ||
| 20 | Alexandru Dudoglo (MDA) | March 20, 1989 | 316 kg | ||
| 21 | Kamal Bahadur Adhikari (NEP) | July 20, 1977 | 255 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 22 | Mark Spooner (NZL) | December 12, 1984 | 284 kg | ||
| 23 | Kim Chol Jin (PRK) | October 31, 1978 | 330 kg | ||
| 24 | Răzvan Martin (ROU) | December 22, 1991 | 280 kg | ||
| 25 | Alexandru Roşu (ROU) | April 30, 1987 | 308 kg | ||
| 26 | Chinthana Vidanage (SRI) | December 31, 1981 | Tripartite Commission Wild Card 2006 Commonwealth Games |
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| 27 | Sittisak Suphalak (THA) | August 23, 1984 | 302 kg | ||
| 28 | Nizom Sangov (TJK) | June 26, 1983 | 223 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 29 | Logona Esau (TUV) | March 2, 1987 | 246 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 30 | Israel José Rubio (VEN) | January 11, 1981 | 295 kg |
2004 Olympic Games |
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| Liao Hui (CHN) | A | 68.97 | 153.0 | 158.0 | 158.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 348.0 | |||
| Vencelas Dabaya (FRA) | A | 68.38 | 147.0 | 151.0 | 151.0 | 187.0 | 187.0 | 338.0 | ||||
| Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (ARM) | A | 68.90 | 153.0 | 153.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 338.0 | |||||
| 4 | Yordanis Borrero (CUB) | A | 68.92 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 148.0 | 148.0 | 171.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 328.0 | |
| 5 | Turan Mirzayev (AZE) | A | 68.86 | 142.0 | 146.0 | 146.0 | 181.0 | 181.0 | 327.0 | |||
| 6 | Kim Chol Jin (PRK) | A | 68.64 | 140.0 | 146.0 | 146.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 326.0 | |||
| 7 | Afgan Bayramov (AZE) | A | 68.41 | 137.0 | 142.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 320.0 | ||
| 8 | Sitthisak Suphalak (THA) | A | 68.99 | 141.0 | 145.0 | 147.0 | 147.0 | 171.0 | 171.0 | 318.0 | ||
| 9 | Alexandru Dudoglo (MDA) | B | 68.68 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 163.0 | 168.0 | 172.0 | 172.0 | 317.0 | ||
| 10 | Shintani Yoshito (JPN) | B | 68.76 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 310.0 | ||
| 11 | Tarek Abdelazim (EGY) | B | 68.87 | 138.0 | 138.0 | 168.0 | 172.0 | 172.0 | 310.0 | |||
| 12 | Edi Kurniawan (INA) | B | 68.85 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.0 | 172.0 | 307.0 | ||
| 13 | Israel José Rubio (VEN) | B | 68.23 | 139.0 | 139.0 | 167.0 | 167.0 | 306.0 | ||||
| 14 | Artiom Shaloyan (GER) | B | 68.79 | 130.0 | 133.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 300.0 | |
| 15 | Luis Miguel Pineda (COL) | B | 68.14 | 127.0 | 132.0 | 132.0 | 161.0 | 167.0 | 167.0 | 299.0 | ||
| 16 | Chinthana Vidanage (SRI) | C | 68.90 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 128.0 | 128.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 293.0 | |
| 17 | Francis Luna-Greiner (CAN) | C | 68.97 | 125.0 | 131.0 | 131.0 | 155.0 | 162.0 | 162.0 | 293.0 | ||
| 18 | Welisson Silva (BRA) | C | 68.92 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 290.0 | |||
| 19 | Razvan Martin (ROU) | B | 68.85 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 158.0 | 158.0 | 288.0 | ||||
| 20 | Dimitrios Minasides (CYP) | C | 66.32 | 125.0 | 128.0 | 128.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 283.0 | |||
| 21 | Mark Spooner (NZL) | C | 68.86 | 123.0 | 123.0 | 153.0 | 158.0 | 158.0 | 281.0 | |||
| 22 | Kamal Adhikari (NEP) | C | 68.67 | 107.0 | 114.0 | – | 114.0 | 142.0 | 154.0 | – | 154.0 | 268.0 |
| 23 | Logona Esau (TUV) | C | 68.14 | 102.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 138.0 | 144.0 | 144.0 | 254.0 | |
| 24 | Nizom Sangov (TJK) | C | 66.06 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 250.0 | ||
| – | Lee Bae-Young (KOR) | A | 68.67 | 150.0 | 153.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | – | DNF | |||
| – | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | A | 68.17 | 152.0 | 152.0 | – | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| – | Alexandru Rosu (ROU) | B | 68.91 | 136.0 | 136.0 | – | DNF | |||||
| – | Edwin Mosquera (COL) | B | 68.59 | 134.0 | – | – | 134.0 | – | – | – | – | DNF |
| – | Giorgio de Luca (ITA) | B | 68.93 | 131.0 | 131.0 | – | DNF | |||||
| – | Gert Trasha (ALB) | B | 68.68 | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | |||