Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg

Men's +105 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beihang University Gymnasium
Date 19 August
Competitors 14 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Matthias Steiner  Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Evgeny Chigishev  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Viktors Ščerbatihs  Latvia

The Men's +105 kg weightlifting event was the heaviest men's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics weightlifting competition, allowing competitors of over 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 19, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 15:30, and Group A, at 19:00. This event was the fifteenth and last weightlifting event to conclude.

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

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI)213 kgQinhuangdao, China14 September 2003
Clean & Jerk Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI)263 kgAthens, Greece25 August 2004
Total Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI)472 kgSydney, Australia26 September 2000
Olympic RecordSnatch Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI)212 kgSydney, Australia26 September 2000
Clean & Jerk Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI)263 kgAthens, Greece25 August 2004
Total Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI)472 kgSydney, Australia26 September 2000

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st, gold medalist(s) Matthias Steiner (GER)A145.93198203207203246248258258461
2nd, silver medalist(s) Evgeny Chigishev (RUS)A124.13200205210210240247250250460
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)A144.97198203206206242244257242448
4 Artem Udachyn (UKR)A144.09197203207207235235241235442
5 Ihor Shymechko (UKR)A130.25193197201201217227232232433
6 Rashid Sharifi (IRI)B142.89188192196196230238238230426
7 Grzegorz Kleszcz (POL)A131.16185185190185232234234234419
8 Almir Velagić (GER)B132.16180184188188220225230225413
9 Damon Kelly (AUS)B154.15165170170165211211221221386
10 Itte Detenamo (NRU)B148.48165170175175205210215210385
11 Antti Everi (FIN)B130.04166166171171195201201195366
12 Sam Pera (COK)B122.96148155155155188188195195350
13 Maamaloa Lolohea (TGA)B135.13127135140140173185185173313
— Jeon Sang-guen (KOR)A155.49195195195——————

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