Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg

The men's 77 kilograms weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, 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 ninth weightlifting event to conclude.

Men's 77 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date13 August
Competitors28 from 25 nations
Medalists
Sa Jae-hyouk  South Korea
Li Hongli  China
Gevorg Davtyan  Armenia

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
13 August 200810:00Group B
19:00Group A

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Sergey Filimonov (KAZ)173 kgAlmaty, Kazakhstan9 April 2004
Clean & Jerk Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS)210 kgTrenčín, Slovakia27 April 2001
Total Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL)377 kgDoha, Qatar27 March 2002
Olympic RecordSnatch Taner Sağır (TUR)172 kgAthens, Greece19 August 2004
Clean & Jerk Zhan Xugang (CHN)207 kgSydney, Australia22 September 2000
Total Taner Sağır (TUR)375 kgAthens, Greece19 August 2004

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
 Sa Jae-hyouk (KOR)A76.46160163165163201203211203366
 Li Hongli (CHN)A76.91163168170168193198198198366
 Gevorg Davtyan (ARM)A76.77165165165165195195201195360
4 Kim Kwang-hoon (KOR)A76.86155155160155200206206200355
5 Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS)A76.80158162165162192199199192354
6 Iván Cambar (CUB)A76.53152157160157190196196196353
7 Ara Khachatryan (ARM)A76.78162166166162191195195191353
8 Krzysztof Szramiak (POL)A76.71157161165161191191194191352
9 Vladimir Kuznetsov (KAZ)A76.86155160160160191191197191351
10 Siarhei Lahun (BLR)A76.56153157157157187192196192349
11 Sandow Nasution (INA)A76.92145152153153185194200194347
12 Mahmoud El-Haddad (EGY)A76.73145150155150192198198192342
13 Erkand Qerimaj (ALB)B76.52145150154154182187193187341
14 Giovanni Bardis (FRA)B76.83149153156156173178178173329
15 Felix Ekpo (NGR)B75.83143148150143178182185183325
16 Sherzodjon Yusupov (UZB)B76.24140144148144178185185178322
17 José Ocando (VEN)B76.90140140140140182182186182322
18 Răzvan Rusu (ROU)B76.69130135140140170175175170310
19 Carlos Espeleta (ARG)B76.93140140145140170170170170310
20 Andrei Guțu (MDA)B76.38140145147145160165165160305
21 Richie Patterson (NZL)B76.57130137137130170176176170300
22 Darryn Anthony (RSA)B76.98135135144135160170173160295
23 Josefa Vueti (FIJ)B76.15115120124124155162162155279
24 Romain Marchessou (MON)B75.53105110115110135140145140250
 János Baranyai (HUN)B76.92140145148145
 Octavio Mejías (VEN)A76.53152157157152185185185
 Taner Sağır (TUR)A76.73165165165
 Chad Vaughn (USA)B76.81144144147147182182182

References

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