Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event was the second-lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, 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 fifth weightlifting event to conclude.

Men's 62 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date11 August
Competitors17 from 15 nations
Medalists
Zhang Xiangxiang  China
Diego Salazar  Colombia
Triyatno  Indonesia

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.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
11 August 200810:00Group B
19:00Group A

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Shi Zhiyong (CHN)153 kgİzmir, Turkey28 June 2002
Clean & Jerk Le Maosheng (CHN)182 kgBusan, South Korea2 October 2002
Total Zhang Jie (CHN)326 kgKanazawa, Japan28 April 2008
Olympic RecordSnatch Shi Zhiyong (CHN)152 kgAthens, Greece16 August 2004
Clean & JerkOlympic Standard177 kg1 January 1997
Total Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO)325 kgSydney, Australia17 September 2000

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
 Zhang Xiangxiang (CHN)A61.91139143143143169176184176319
 Diego Salazar (COL)A61.47132136138138163165167167305
 Triyatno (INA)A61.90133135135135163163163163298
4 Antoniu Buci (ROU)A61.66126130130130161165168165295
5 Phaisan Hansawong (THA)A61.60132135135132162162166162294
6 Lázaro Ruiz (CUB)A61.75128132135132162168168162294
7 Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow (TKM)A61.96126126131126162170170162288
8 Mohamed Abdelbaki (EGY)B62.00129129129129155159164159288
9 Yang Sheng-hsiung (TPE)B61.97125130134130151157163157287
10 Henadzi Makhveyenia (BLR)B61.95120128128128150156156150278
11 Manuel Minginfel (FSM)B61.69115120123120145150155155275
12 Jasvir Singh (CAN)B61.67110115118115145151156151266
 Ji Hun-min (KOR)A61.91137140142142161161161
 Im Yong-su (PRK)A61.60138138140138168168168
 Óscar Figueroa (COL)A61.66128128128
 Ümürbek Bazarbaýew (TKM)A61.96133136137133160160162
DQ Sardar Hasanov (AZE)B61.96128128128128152152152

References

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