Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg

Men's 85 kg
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro
Date12 August 2016
Competitors24 from 22 nations
Winning total396 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kianoush Rostami  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tian Tao  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denis Ulanov  Kazakhstan

The Men's 85 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 12 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.[1]

On October 13, 2016, the IWF reported that bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian of Romania had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.[2]

Schedule

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

DateTimeEvent
12 August 201610:00Group B
19:00Group A

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Snatch  Andrei Rybakou (BLR) 187 kg Chiang Mai, Thailand 22 September 2007
Clean & Jerk  Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 220 kg Tehran, Iran 31 May 2016
Total  Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 395 kg Tehran, Iran 31 May 2016
Olympic recordSnatch Giorgi Asanidze (GEO)180 kgSydney, Australia23 September 2000
Clean & Jerk Pyrros Dimas (GRE)215 kgSydney, Australia23 September 2000
Total Yong Lu (CHN)394 kgBeijing, China15 August 2008

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body
weight
Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kianoush Rostami (IRI)A84.26174179182179215215217217 OR396 WR OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tian Tao (CHN)A84.85173178178178210210217217 OR395
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denis Ulanov (KAZ)A84.95170175175175215215215215390
4 Oleksandr Pielieshenko (UKR)A84.73170173175175210210212210385
5 Petr Asayonak (BLR)A84.24165170173170201207215207377
6 Pavel Khadasevich (BLR)A84.47166170173170195201201195365
7 Fares El-Bakh (QAT)A84.79151155158158197203208203361
8 Giovanni Bardis (FRA)B84.63160160165165185190192192357
9 Benjamin Hennequin (FRA)A84.43155160160155195202202195350
10 Yoelmis Hernández (CUB)A84.49150150150150200205205200350
11 Theodoros Iakovidis (GRE)B84.58151156160160186190197190350
12 Pascal Plamondon (CAN)B85.00150155155155185185190190345
13 Yu Dong-ju (KOR)B84.44150157157150190195195190340
14 Amar Musić (CRO)B84.58140145150150180180186186336
15 Richie Patterson (NZL)B84.13145149149149181186187181330
16 Hoàng Tấn Tài (VIE)B84.27135140145145172180185180325
17 Welisson Silva (BRA)B84.69140145150145180190190180325
18 Milko Tokola (FIN)B84.79140145148145170175175175320
19 Khalid El-Aabidi (MAR)B80.57120127130120153160165165285
20 Christian Amoah (GHA)B83.52121125130130153153157153283
 Kyle Micallef (MLT)B84.87118118118DNFDNF
 Arakel Mirzoyan (ARM)A83.67158158160158DNF
DSQ[3] Gabriel Sîncrăian (ROU)A84.33167171173173204212217217 OR390

 Antonis Martasidis (CYP) was originally on the entry list but was ejected from the Games after testing positive for a banned substance on July 25.[4]

New records

Clean & Jerk 217 kg  Tian Tao (CHN) OR
Total 395 kg  Tian Tao (CHN) OR, =WR
Clean & Jerk 217 kg  Gabriel Sîncrăian (ROU) =OR
Clean & Jerk 217 kg  Kianoush Rostami (IRI) =OR
Total 396 kg  Kianoush Rostami (IRI) OR, WR

References

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