Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg

Men's 85 kg
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Riocentro
Date 12 August 2016
Competitors 24 from 22 nations
Winning total 396 kg WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kianoush Rostami  Iran
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tian Tao  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Denis Ulanov  Kazakhstan

The Men's 85 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 12 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.[1]

On October 13, 2016, the IWF reported that bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian of Romania had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.[2]

Schedule

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

DateTimeEvent
12 August 201610:00Group B
19:00Group A

Records

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

World record Snatch  Andrei Rybakou (BLR) 187 kg Chiang Mai, Thailand 22 September 2007
Clean & Jerk  Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 220 kg Tehran, Iran 31 May 2016
Total  Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 395 kg Tehran, Iran 31 May 2016
Olympic recordSnatch Andrei Rybakou (BLR)185 kgBeijing, China15 August 2008
Clean & Jerk Pyrros Dimas (GRE)215 kgSydney, Australia23 September 2000
Total Andrei Rybakou (BLR)394 kgBeijing, China15 August 2008

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body
weight		 Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st, gold medalist(s) Kianoush Rostami (IRI)A84.26174179182179215215217217396 WR OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tian Tao (CHN)A84.85173178178178210210217217 OR395
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Denis Ulanov (KAZ)A84.95170175175175215215215215390
4 Oleksandr Pielieshenko (UKR)A84.73170173175175210210212210385
5 Petr Asayonak (BLR)A84.24165170173170201207215207377
6 Pavel Khadasevich (BLR)A84.47166170173170195201201195365
7 Faris Ibrahim (QAT)A84.79151155158158197203208203361
8 Giovanni Bardis (FRA)B84.63160160165165185190192192357
9 Benjamin Hennequin (FRA)A84.43155160160155195202202195350
10 Yoelmis Hernández (CUB)A84.49150150150150200205205200350
11 Theodoros Iakovidis (GRE)B84.58151156160160186190197190350
12 Pascal Plamondon (CAN)B85.00150155155155185185190190345
13 Yu Dong-ju (KOR)B84.44150157157150190195195190340
14 Amar Musić (CRO)B84.58140145150150180180186186336
15 Richie Patterson (NZL)B84.13145149149149181186187181330
16 Hoàng Tấn Tài (VIE)B84.27135140145145172180185180325
17 Welisson Silva (BRA)B84.69140145150145180190190180325
18 Milko Tokola (FIN)B84.79140145148145170175175175320
19 Khalid El-Aabidi (MAR)B80.57120127130120153160165165285
20 Christian Amoah (GHA)B83.52121125130130153153157153283
– Kyle Micallef (MLT)B84.87118118118DNFN/AN/AN/AN/ADNF
– Arakel Mirzoyan (ARM)A83.67158158160158N/AN/AN/AN/ADNF
DSQ[3]  Gabriel Sîncrăian (ROU)A84.33167171173173204212217217390

 Antonis Martasidis (CYP) was originally on the entry list but was ejected from the Games after testing positive for a banned substance on July 25.[4]

New records

Clean & Jerk 217 kg  Tian Tao (CHN) OR
Total 395 kg  Tian Tao (CHN) OR
Total 396 kg  Kianoush Rostami (IRI) OR, WR

References

  1. ↑ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian fails Rio Olympic drug test". Associated Press. October 13, 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "CAS AD 16/10 and 16/11. The Anti-doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport Issues Decisions in the Cases of Gabriel Sincraian (ROM/Weightlifting-85kg) and Misha Aloian (RUS/Boxing-52kg)" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. December 8, 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Cypriot, Greek athletes kicked out of Olympics after failing drug tests. The Guardian (2016-08-05)
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