| 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 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, 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 thirteenth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 15:30-17:10 | Group B |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 19:00-21:00 | Group A |
| Gold | Ilya Ilin Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| Silver | Szymon Kołecki Poland (POL) |
| Bronze | Khadjimourad Akkayev Russia (RUS) |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) | 188 kg | Athens, Greece | 27 November 1999 |
| Clean & Jerk | Szymon Kołecki (POL) | 232 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 29 April 2000 | |
| Total | Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) | 412 kg | Athens, Greece | 27 November 1999 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 187.5 kg | ||
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 227.5 kg | |||
| Total | Olympic Standard | 415 kg |
So far, 18 lifters were selected for the games.
| Athlete | Date of Birth | Weight | PB [1] | Notes | |
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| 1 | Nizami Pashayev (AZE) | February 2, 1981 (age 27) | 405 kg | 2005 World Championships | |
| 2 | Yoandry Hernández (CUB) | May 25, 1980 (age 28) | 393 kg | 2007 World Championships | |
| 3 | Eduardo Guadamud (ECU) | June 11, 1986 (age 22) | 355 kg | 2008 Pan-American Championships | |
| 4 | José Juan Navarro (ESP) | April 14, 1981 (age 27) | 378 kg | ||
| 5 | Arsen Kasabiev (GEO) | November 15, 1987 (age 20) | 378 kg | ||
| 6 | Jürgen Spiess (GER) | March 26, 1984 (age 24) | 373 kg | ||
| 7 | Konstantinos Gkaripis (GRE) | March 12, 1981 (age 27) | 365 kg | ||
| 8 | Anastasios Triantafyllou (GRE) | May 30, 1987 (age 21) | 325 kg | ||
| 9 | Asghar Ebrahimi (IRI) | April 11, 1982 (age 26) | 387 kg | 2008 Asian Championships | |
| 10 | Ilya Ilin (KAZ) | May 24, 1988 (age 20) | 401 kg | 2005 World Championships 2006 World Championships |
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| 11 | Evgheni Bratan (MDA) | May 22, 1981 (age 27) | 382 kg | ||
| 12 | Vadim Vacarciuc (MDA) | October 1, 1972 (age 35) | 400 kg | ||
| 13 | Ravi Bhollah (MRI) | September 28, 1981 (age 26) | 282 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 14 | Bartłomiej Bonk (POL) | October 11, 1984 (age 23) | 385 kg | ||
| 15 | Szymon Kołecki (POL) | October 12, 1981 (age 26) | 397 kg | 2006 World Championships 2007 World Championships |
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| 16 | Khadjimourad Akkayev (RUS) | March 27, 1985 (age 23) | 405 kg | 2004 Olympic Games | |
| 17 | Roman Konstantinov (RUS) | August 15, 1983 (age 25) | 397 kg | 2007 World Championships 2006 World Championships |
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| 18 | Artem Ivanov (UKR) | December 16, 1987 (age 20) | 363 kg |
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| Ilya Ilin (KAZ) | A | 93.64 | 175.0 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 | 223.0 | 226.0 | 226.0 | 406.0 | ||
| Szymon Kołecki (POL) | A | 93.73 | 174.0 | 177.0 | 179.0 | 179.0 | 217.0 | 224.0 | 224.0 | 403.0 | ||
| Khadjimourad Akkayev (RUS) | B | 92.99 | 178.0 | 182.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 212.0 | 215.0 | 217.0 | 217.0 | 402.0 | |
| 4 | Arsen Kasabiev (GEO) | A | 93.69 | 172.0 | 176.0 | 176.0 | 215.0 | 223.0 | 223.0 | 399.0 | ||
| 5 | Nizami Pashayev (AZE) | A | 93.83 | 181.0 | 181.0 | 215.0 | 215.0 | 396.0 | ||||
| 6 | Yoandry Hernández (CUB) | A | 92.30 | 172.0 | 178.0 | 178.0 | 215.0 | 215.0 | 393.0 | |||
| 7 | Asghar Ebrahimi (IRI) | A | 92.32 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 212.0 | 212.0 | 392.0 | ||||
| 8 | Roman Konstantinov (RUS) | A | 93.90 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 212.0 | 212.0 | 387.0 | ||||
| 9 | Jürgen Spieß (GER) | A | 93.74 | 170.0 | 173.0 | 173.0 | 206.0 | 211.0 | 211.0 | 384.0 | ||
| 10 | Jose Juan Navarro (ESP) | B | 93.97 | 165.0 | 173.0 | 173.0 | 206.0 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 383.0 | ||
| 11 | Artem Ivanov (UKR) | A | 93.97 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 205.0 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 380.0 | |||
| 12 | Vadim Vacarciuc (MDA) | B | 93.69 | 168.0 | 168.0 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 373.0 | ||||
| 13 | Evgheni Bratan (MDA) | B | 93.71 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 370.0 | ||||
| 14 | Konstantinos Gkaripis (GRE) | B | 93.01 | 150.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 | |
| 15 | Anastasios Triantafyllou (GRE) | B | 93.90 | 147.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 196.0 | 196.0 | 351.0 | |
| 16 | Ravi Bhollah (MRI) | B | 93.03 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 275.0 | |||
| – | Bartlomiej Bonk (POL) | A | 93.00 | 175.0 | 175.0 | – | DNF | |||||
| – | Eduardo Guadamud (ECU) | B | 93.71 | 165.0 | 165.0 | – | DNF | |||||