Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg

The Men's 77 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place at ExCeL London.[1]

Men's 77 kg
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL London
Date1 August
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Medalists
Lü Xiaojun  China
Lu Haojie  China
Iván Cambar  Cuba

Summary

Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.[2]

China's Lü Xiaojun set two world records with a lift of 175 kilograms in the snatch and a total weight of 379 kilograms. Lü Xiaojun planned to attempt 177 kg in the snatch after he made the 175 kg world record lift, but was not given a chance to perform his third attempt due to a timing miscommunication between the officials and coaches. China's Lu Haojie posted 170 kg in the snatch, and went on to lift 190 kg in the clean and jerk despite an elbow injury.

South Korea's Sa Jae-hyouk was forced to retire from the competition after he dislocated his elbow during his second snatch attempt.

Two lifters who were on the start list did not compete: Armenia's Tigran Martirosyan was forced to scratch from the competition due to a back injury during the warm-up, while Albania's Hysen Pulaku was ejected from the Games after he tested positive for stanozolol.[3]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Date Time Event
1 August 201210:00Group B
19:00Group A

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Lü Xiaojun (CHN)174 kgGoyang, South Korea24 November 2009
Clean & Jerk Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS)210 kgTrenčín, Slovakia27 April 2001
Total Lü Xiaojun (CHN)378 kgGoyang, South Korea24 November 2009
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
 Lü Xiaojun (CHN)A76.62170175177175195204204204379
 Lu Haojie (CHN)A76.37170175170190191190360
 Iván Cambar (CUB)A76.70150155160155190194194349
4 Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA)A76.64157161162157191195195191348
5 Ibrahim Ramadan (EGY)A76.79150155155155192192197192347
6 Andrés Mata (ESP)B76.93145150153150183188190188338
7 Krzysztof Zwarycz (POL)A76.97150153154150182182189182332
8 Felix Ekpo (NGR)B76.23146151151151180188188180331
9 Kirill Pavlov (KAZ)B76.77138143147147165175175175322
10 Jack Oliver (GBR)B76.45135135140140160165170170310
11 Toafitu Perive (SAM)B75.95117122125122157163167167289
 Sa Jae-hyouk (KOR)A76.56158162158

New records

Snatch 175 kg  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) WR
Total 379 kg  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) WR

References

  1. "Weightlifting – Schedule & Results". london2012.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. "Format competition – Weightlifting". london2012.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. Reuters. "Hysen Pulaku becomes first doping cheat of London Olympics". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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