| 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 77 kg weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:00, and Group A at 19:00. This event was the ninth 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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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | 10:00-12:00 | Group B |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | 19:00-21:00 | Group A |
| Gold | Sa Jae-Hyouk South Korea (KOR) |
366 kg |
| Silver | Li Hongli China (CHN) |
366 kg |
| Bronze | Gevorg Davtian Armenia (ARM) |
360 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Sergey Filimonov (KAZ) | 173 kg | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 9 April 2004 |
| Clean & Jerk | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 210 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 | |
| Total | Plamen Jelyazkov (BUL) | 377 kg | Doha, Qatar | 27 March 2001 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Taner Sagir (TUR) | 172.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 19 August 2004 |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 207.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 | |
| Total | Taner Sagir (TUR) | 375 kg | Athens, Greece | 19 August 2004 |
29 lifters were selected for the games.
| Athlete | Date of Birth | Weight | PB [1] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erkand Qerimaj (ALB) | August 10, 1988 | 345 kg | ||
| 2 | Carlos Espeleta (ARG) | March 21, 1984 | 317.5 kg | ||
| 3 | Gevorg Davtian (ARM) | January 4, 1983 | 363 kg | 2007 World Championships | |
| 4 | Ara Khachatryan (ARM) | September 13, 1982 | 361 kg | 2006 World Championships | |
| 5 | Siarhei Lahun (BLR) | May 27, 1988 | 345 kg | ||
| 6 | Li Hongli (CHN) | December 26, 1980 | 365 kg | 2005 World Championships 2006 World Championships 2007 World Championships |
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| 7 | Gabriel Mena (COL) | July 13, 1985 | 325 kg | ||
| 8 | Iván Cambar (CUB) | December 29, 1983 | 343 kg | 2007 Pan American Games | |
| 9 | Mahmoud Elhaddad (EGY) | March 10, 1986 | 336 kg | 2008 African Championships | |
| 10 | Josefa Vueti (FIJ) | February 6, 1979 | 271 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 11 | Giovanni Bardis (FRA) | June 22, 1988 | 335 kg | ||
| 12 | János Baranyai (HUN) | June 24, 1984 | 325 kg | ||
| 13 | Sandow Nasution (INA) | March 25, 1981 | 331 kg | ||
| 14 | Vladimir Kuznetsov (KAZ) | April 21, 1984 | 345 kg | ||
| 15 | Kim Kwang-Hoon (KOR) | January 31, 1982 | 356 kg | ||
| 16 | Sa Jae-Hyouk (KOR) | January 29, 1985 | 353 kg | ||
| 17 | Andrei Gutu (MDA) | September 16, 1980 | 318 kg | ||
| 18 | Romain Marchessou (MON) | September 9, 1985 | 253 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 19 | Felix Ekpo (NGR) | May 10, 1981 | 335 kg | 2008 African Championships | |
| 20 | Richie Patterson (NZL) | April 30, 1983 | |||
| 21 | Krzysztof Szramiak (POL) | July 9, 1984 | 350 kg | ||
| 22 | Răzvan Rusu (ROU) | March 4, 1988 | 306 kg | ||
| 23 | Darryn Anthony (RSA) | December 18, 1985 | 315 kg | 2008 African Championships | |
| 24 | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | September 6, 1975 | 375 kg | 2004 Olympic Games | |
| 25 | Taner Sağır (TUR) | March 13, 1985 | 375 kg | 2004 Olympic Games 2006 World Championships |
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| 26 | Chad Vaughn (USA) | May 11, 1980 | 332 kg | ||
| 27 | Sherzodjon Yusupov (UZB) | October 10, 1982 | 319 kg | ||
| 28 | José Ocando (VEN) | April 18, 1987 | 342 kg | 2007 Pan American Games | |
| 29 | Octavio Mejías (VEN) | July 21, 1982 | 342.5 kg | 2007 Pan American Games |
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| Sa Jae-Hyouk (KOR) | A | 76.46 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 201 | 203 | 203 | 366 | |||
| Li Hongli (CHN) | A | 76.91 | 163 | 168 | 168 | 193 | 198 | 198 | 366 | |||
| Gevorg Davtyan (ARM) | A | 76.77 | 165 | 165 | 195 | 195 | 360 | |||||
| 4 | Kim Kwang-Hoon (KOR) | A | 76.86 | 155 | 155 | 200 | 200 | 355 | ||||
| 5 | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | A | 76.80 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 192 | 192 | 354 | |||
| 6 | Iván Cambar (CUB) | A | 76.53 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 190 | 196 | 196 | 353 | ||
| 7 | Ara Khachatryan (ARM) | A | 76.78 | 162 | 162 | 191 | 191 | 353 | ||||
| 8 | Krzysztof Szramiak (POL) | A | 76.71 | 157 | 161 | 161 | 191 | 191 | 352 | |||
| 9 | Vladimir Kuznetsov (KAZ) | A | 76.86 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 191 | 191 | 351 | |||
| 10 | Siarhei Lahun (BLR) | A | 76.56 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 187 | 192 | 192 | 349 | ||
| 11 | Sandow Nasution (INA) | A | 76.92 | 145 | 153 | 153 | 185 | 194 | 194 | 347 | ||
| 12 | Mahmoud Elhaddad (EGY) | A | 76.73 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 192 | 192 | 342 | |||
| 13 | Erkand Qerimaj (ALB) | B | 76.52 | 145 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 182 | 187 | 187 | 341 | |
| 14 | Giovanni Bardis (FRA) | B | 76.83 | 149 | 153 | 156 | 156 | 173 | 173 | 329 | ||
| 15 | Felix Ekpo (NGR) | B | 75.83 | 143 | 143 | 178 | 182 | 183 | 325 | |||
| 16 | Sherzodjon Yusupov (UZB) | B | 76.24 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 178 | 178 | 322 | |||
| 17 | José Ocando (VEN) | B | 76.90 | 140 | 140 | 182 | 182 | 322 | ||||
| 18 | Răzvan Rusu (ROU) | B | 76.69 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 170 | 170 | 310 | ||
| 19 | Carlos Espeleta (ARG) | B | 76.93 | 140 | 140 | 170 | 170 | 310 | ||||
| 20 | Andrei Gutu (MDA) | B | 76.38 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 160 | 160 | 305 | |||
| 21 | Richie Patterson (NZL) | B | 76.57 | 130 | 130 | 170 | 170 | 300 | ||||
| 22 | Darryn Anthony (RSA) | B | 76.98 | 135 | 135 | 160 | 160 | 295 | ||||
| 23 | Josefa Vueti (FIJ) | B | 76.15 | 115 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 155 | 155 | 279 | ||
| 24 | Romain Marchessou (MON) | B | 75.53 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 250 | ||
| – | János Baranyai (HUN) | B | 76.92 | 140 | 145 | 145 | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| – | Octavio Mejías (VEN) | A | 76.53 | 152 | 152 | – | DNF | |||||
| – | Taner Sağır (TUR) | A | 76.73 | – | – | – | – | - | DNF | |||
| – | Chad Vaughn (USA) | B | 76.81 | 144 | 147 | 147 | – | DNF | ||||