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Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg

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Men's 77 kg
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro
Date10 August 2016
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Winning total379 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) vacant
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lü Xiaojun  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Ehab  Egypt
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The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.[1] Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games).[2][3] As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024.[4] If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal (also in 2012 and 2020).

Schedule

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

Date Time Event
10 August 2016 10:00 Group B
19:00 Group A

Records

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

World record Snatch  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 176 kg Wrocław, Poland 24 October 2013
Clean & Jerk  Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) 210 kg Trenčín, Slovakia 27 April 2001
Total  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 380 kg Wrocław, Poland 24 October 2013
Olympic record Snatch  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 175 kg London, United Kingdom 1 August 2012
Clean & Jerk  Zhan Xugang (CHN) 207 kg Sydney, Australia 22 September 2000
Total  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 379 kg London, United Kingdom 1 August 2012

Results

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Rank Athlete Group Body
weight
Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
2nd place, silver medalist(s)[1]  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) A 76.83 170 175 177 177 WR 197 197 202 202 379
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[1]  Mohamed Ehab (EGY) A 76.69 160 165 168 165 AF 196 196 203 196 361
4[1]  Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA) A 76.52 160 165 165 165 191 191 191 191 356
5  Alexandru Șpac (MDA) A 76.52 150 155 158 155 185 190 192 192 347
6  Andrés Caicedo (COL) B 76.26 150 150 155 155 191 197 197 191 346
7  Andrés Mata (ESP) B 76.32 145 150 153 153 185 190 190 190 343
8  Choe Jon-wi (PRK) A 76.54 153 157 158 153 184 190 194 190 343
9  Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY) A 76.90 147 152 152 152 186 186 192 186 338
10  Nico Müller (GER) B 76.70 145 149 151 151 177 181 185 181 332
11  Sathish Sivalingam (IND) B 76.96 143 148 153 148 176 181 186 181 329
12  Deni (INA) B 69.38 140 146 149 146 172 177 181 177 323
 Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) A 76.75 170 174 176 174 ER 195 195 DNF DNF
 Dumitru Captari (ROU) B 76.68 145 150 150 145 DNF DNF
DSQ[1]  Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) A 76.19 160 165 168 165 202 214 214 WR 379

1 Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a doping violation.[2] IOC has not yet redistributed the medals.[5][4]

New records

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Snatch 177 kg  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) OR, WR
Clean & Jerk 214 kg  Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) OR, WR

References

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  1. ^ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov stripped of Rio 2016 Olympic gold medal and banned". BBC Sport. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ "The ITA welcomes the decision of CAS confirming the sanction of weightlifter Nijat Rahimov for sample swapping". International Testing Agency. 12 Dec 2023. Retrieved 1 Feb 2024. CAS confirmed that Nijat Rahimov should be sanctioned with 8 years of ineligibility. The disqualification of all results obtained by the athlete from 15 March 2016 (date of the first evidence of urine substitution) until the provisional suspension imposed on 18 January 2021, which includes the gold medal obtained at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 (Men's 77 kg), was also confirmed.
  4. ^ a b Oliver, Brian (22 March 2022). "More shame for weightlifting as memorable Rio 2016 contest exposed as a sham". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-03-26. The reallocation process goes through several phases and, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it could be finished this year or it could take until 2024.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016 Weightlifting 77kg Men Results". IOC. Retrieved 1 May 2023.