Weightlifting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_69_kg

Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg

Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg

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Quick Facts Men's 69 kg at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Venue ...

The Men's 69 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 9 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.[1]

Schedule

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

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Records

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

World record Snatch  Liao Hui (CHN) 166 kg Almaty, Kazakhstan 10 November 2014
Clean & Jerk  Liao Hui (CHN) 198 kg Wrocław, Poland 23 October 2013
Total  Liao Hui (CHN) 359 kg Almaty, Kazakhstan 10 November 2014
Olympic recordSnatch Georgi Markov (BUL)165 kgSydney, Australia20 September 2000
Clean & Jerk Galabin Boevski (BUL)196 kgSydney, Australia20 September 2000
Total Galabin Boevski (BUL)357 kgSydney, Australia20 September 2000

Results

Serghei Cechir, winner of group B, finishing 6th
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1 Artykov originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for strychnine.[2]


References

  1. "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. "Rio Olympics 2016: Izzat Artykov stripped of weightlifting bronze". BBC News. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

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