Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event was the second-lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, 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 fifth weightlifting event to conclude.

Men's 62 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date11 August
Competitors17 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang Xiangxiang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Diego Salazar  Colombia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Triyatno  Indonesia
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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

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
11 August 2008 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   Shi Zhiyong (CHN) 153 kg İzmir, Turkey 28 June 2002
Clean & Jerk   Le Maosheng (CHN) 182 kg Busan, South Korea 2 October 2002
Total   Zhang Jie (CHN) 326 kg Kanazawa, Japan 28 April 2008
Olympic Record Snatch   Shi Zhiyong (CHN) 152 kg Athens, Greece 16 August 2004
Clean & Jerk Olympic Standard 177 kg 1 January 1997
Total   Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) 325 kg Sydney, Australia 17 September 2000

Results

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Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
    Zhang Xiangxiang (CHN) A 61.91 139 143 143 143 169 176 184 176 319
    Diego Salazar (COL) A 61.47 132 136 138 138 163 165 167 167 305
    Triyatno (INA) A 61.90 133 135 135 135 163 163 163 163 298
4   Antoniu Buci (ROU) A 61.66 126 130 130 130 161 165 168 165 295
5   Phaisan Hansawong (THA) A 61.60 132 135 135 132 162 162 166 162 294
6   Lázaro Ruiz (CUB) A 61.75 128 132 135 132 162 168 168 162 294
7   Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow (TKM) A 61.96 126 126 131 126 162 170 170 162 288
8   Mohamed Abdelbaki (EGY) B 62.00 129 129 129 129 155 159 164 159 288
9   Yang Sheng-hsiung (TPE) B 61.97 125 130 134 130 151 157 163 157 287
10   Henadzi Makhveyenia (BLR) B 61.95 120 128 128 128 150 156 156 150 278
11   Manuel Minginfel (FSM) B 61.69 115 120 123 120 145 150 155 155 275
12   Jasvir Singh (CAN) B 61.67 110 115 118 115 145 151 156 151 266
  Ji Hun-min (KOR) A 61.91 137 140 142 142 161 161 161
  Im Yong-su (PRK) A 61.60 138 138 140 138 168 168 168
  Óscar Figueroa (COL) A 61.66 128 128 128
  Ümürbek Bazarbaýew (TKM) A 61.96 133 136 137 133 160 160 162
DQ   Sardar Hasanov (AZE) B 61.96 128 128 128 128 152 152 152

References

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