Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg
| Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
These are the results of the men's 85 kg competition (previously known as the light heavyweight class) in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 21 men competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 85 kilograms.
Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. Competition took place on August 21 in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.
Schedule
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2004 | 10:30 | Group B |
| 20:00 | Group A |
Medalists
| Gold |  Giorgi AsanidzeGeorgia (GEO) |
| Silver | .svg.png){kind=small} Andrei RybakouBelarus (BLR) |
| Bronze |  Pyrros DimasGreece (GRE) |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) |
182.5 kg | Havířov, Czech Republic | 2 June 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Zhang Yong (CHN) |
218.0 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 25 April 1998 | |
| Total | World Standard | 395.0 kg | — | 1 January 1998 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 180.0 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 215.0 kg | — | 1 January 1997 | |
| Total | Olympic Standard | 392.5 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 | Giorgi Asanidze (GEO) | A | 84.28 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 202.5 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 382.5 | ||
 | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | B | 84.58 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 380.0 | ||
 | Pyrros Dimas (GRE) | A | 83.15 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 202.5 | 202.5 | 377.5 | |||
| 4 | Georgios Markoulas (GRE) | A | 83.77 | 167.5 | 167.5 | | 205.0 | 205.0 | 372.5 | |||
| 5 | Yuan Aijun (CHN) | A | 83.97 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 372.5 | ||||
| 6 | Aliaksandr Anishchanka (BLR) | A | 83.69 | | 170.0 | 170.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 370.0 | |||
| 7 |  Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) | A | 82.02 | | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | | 200.0 | 200.0 | 367.5 | |
| 8 |  Song Jong-shik (KOR) | A | 84.21 | 160.0 | 160.0 | | 200.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 | |||
| 9 |  Héctor Ballesteros (COL) | B | 83.70 | | 152.5 | 157.5 | 157.5 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 197.5 | 355.0 | |
| 10 |  Oscar Chaplin (USA) | B | 84.97 | | 160.0 | 160.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 350.0 | ||
| 11 |  Ulanbek Moldodosov (KGZ) | B | 83.65 | | 150.0 | 150.0 | 175.0 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 342.5 | |
| 12 |  Richard Scheer (SEY) | B | 84.74 | | 140.0 | 140.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 305.0 | ||
| 13 |  Meamea Thomas (KIR) | B | 84.24 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 292.5 | |
| 14 |  Julian McWatt (GUY) | B | 84.69 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 140.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 272.5 | |
| — |  Valeriu Calancea (ROU) | A | 84.35 | | 160.0 | — | 160.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — |  David Matam (FRA) | B | 84.66 | | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | — | — | |||
| — |  Zaur Takhushev (RUS) | A | 84.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS) | A | 84.15 | | 175.0 | 175.0 | — | — | ||||
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} Hamza Abu-Ghalia (LBA) | B | 84.52 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | — | — | ||||
| — |  İzzet İnce (TUR) | A | 83.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Chaehoi Fatihou (COM) | B | 81.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||