Men's 77 kg
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro
Date10 August 2016
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Winning total379 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) vacant
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lü Xiaojun  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Ehab  Egypt

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] As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024.[3] If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal.

Schedule

All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)

Date Time Event
10 August 201610:00Group B
19:00Group A

Records

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 recordSnatch Lü Xiaojun (CHN)175 kgLondon, United Kingdom1 August 2012
Clean & Jerk Zhan Xugang (CHN)207 kgSydney, Australia22 September 2000
Total Lü Xiaojun (CHN)379 kgLondon, United Kingdom1 August 2012

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body
weight		 Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
2nd place, silver medalist(s)[1] Lü Xiaojun (CHN)A76.83170175177177 WR197197202202379
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[1] Mohamed Ehab (EGY)A76.69160165168165 AF196196203196361
4[1] Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA)A76.52160165165165191191191191356
5 Alexandru Șpac (MDA)A76.52150155158155185190192192347
6 Andrés Caicedo (COL)B76.26150150155155191197197191346
7 Andrés Mata (ESP)B76.32145150153153185190190190343
8 Choe Jon-wi (PRK)A76.54153157158153184190194190343
9 Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY)A76.90147152152152186186192186338
10 Nico Müller (GER)B76.70145149151151177181185181332
11 Sathish Sivalingam (IND)B76.96143148153148176181186181329
12 Deni (INA)B69.38140146149146172177181177323
– Andranik Karapetyan (ARM)A76.75170174176174 ER195195–DNFDNF
– Dumitru Captari (ROU)B76.68145150150145–––DNFDNF
DSQ[1] Nijat Rahimov (KAZ)A76.19160165168165202214–214 WR379

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.[4][3]

New records

Snatch 177 kg  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) OR, WR
Clean & Jerk 214 kg  Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) OR, WR

References

  1. ↑ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov stripped of Rio 2016 Olympic gold medal and banned". BBC Sport. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Oliver, Brian (22 March 2022). "More shame for weightlifting as memorable Rio 2016 contest exposed as a sham". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-03-26. The reallocation process goes through several phases and, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it could be finished this year or it could take until 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rio 2016 Weightlifting 77kg Men Results". IOC. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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