Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 94 kg

The men's 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, 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 thirteenth weightlifting event to conclude.

Men's 94 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date17 August
Competitors18 from 14 nations
Medalists
Szymon Kołecki  Poland
Arsen Kasabiev  Georgia
Yoandry Hernández  Cuba

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
17 August 200815:30Group B
19:00Group A

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)188 kgAthens, Greece27 November 1999
Clean & Jerk Szymon Kołecki (POL)232 kgSofia, Bulgaria29 April 2000
Total Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)412 kgAthens, Greece27 November 1999
Olympic RecordSnatchOlympic Standard187 kg1 January 1997
Clean & JerkOlympic Standard227 kg1 January 1997
TotalOlympic Standard415 kg1 January 1997

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
 Szymon Kołecki (POL)A93.73174177179179217224228224403
 Arsen Kasabiev (GEO)A93.69172176178176215223231223399
 Yoandry Hernández (CUB)A92.30172172178178215220220215393
4 Asghar Ebrahimi (IRI)A92.32180184184180212212217212392
5 Roman Konstantinov (RUS)A93.90175179179175212212222212387
6 Jürgen Spieß (GER)A93.74170173175173206211214211384
7 José Juan Navarro (ESP)B93.09165170173173206210212210383
8 Artem Ivanov (UKR)A93.97170175175170205210214210380
9 Vadim Vacarciuc (MDA)B93.69168168172168205205212205373
10 Eugen Bratan (MDA)B93.71170175175170200207207200370
11 Konstantinos Gkaripis (GRE)B93.01150157160160190195200200360
12 Anastasios Triantafyllou (GRE)B93.90147155160155185190196196351
13 Ravi Bhollah (MRI)B93.03125130130125145150157150275
 Bartłomiej Bonk (POL)A93.00175180180175211211212
 Eduardo Guadamud (ECU)B93.71165170170165206206206
DQ Ilya Ilyin (KAZ)A93.64175180180223223226226406
DQ Khadzhimurat Akkaev (RUS)B92.99178182185185212215217217402
DQ Nizami Pashayev (AZE)A93.83180180181181215215215215396

References

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