Weightlifting_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_77_kg

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg

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The men's 77 kilograms weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, 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 ninth 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)

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Records

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

World RecordSnatch Sergey Filimonov (KAZ)173 kgAlmaty, Kazakhstan9 April 2004
Clean & Jerk Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS)210 kgTrenčín, Slovakia27 April 2001
Total Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL)377 kgDoha, Qatar27 March 2002
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

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