The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.[1] Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games).[2][3] As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024.[4] If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal.
| Men's 77 kg at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Riocentro | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning total | 379 kg | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2016 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch |  Lü Xiaojun (CHN)
|
176 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS)
|
210 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 | |
| Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN)
|
380 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch |  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) |
175 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhan Xugang (CHN) |
207 kg | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 | |
| Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) |
379 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 [1] |
Lü Xiaojun (CHN) |
A | 76.83 | 170 | 175 | 177 | 177 WR | 197 | 202 | 202 | 379 | |
 [1] |
 Mohamed Ehab (EGY) |
A | 76.69 | 160 | 165 | 165 AF | 196 | 196 | 361 | |||
| 4[1] |  Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA) |
A | 76.52 | 160 | 165 | 165 | 191 | 191 | 356 | |||
| 5 |  Alexandru Șpac (MDA) |
A | 76.52 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 185 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 347 | |
| 6 |  Andrés Caicedo (COL) |
B | 76.26 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 191 | 191 | 346 | |||
| 7 |  Andrés Mata (ESP) |
B | 76.32 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 185 | 190 | 190 | 343 | |
| 8 |  Choe Jon-wi (PRK) |
A | 76.54 | 153 | 153 | 184 | 190 | 190 | 343 | |||
| 9 | Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY) |
A | 76.90 | 147 | 152 | 152 | 186 | 186 | 338 | |||
| 10 |  Nico Müller (GER) |
B | 76.70 | 145 | 149 | 151 | 151 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 332 | |
| 11 |  Sathish Sivalingam (IND) |
B | 76.96 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 176 | 181 | 181 | 329 | ||
| 12 |  Deni (INA) |
B | 69.38 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 172 | 177 | 177 | 323 | ||
| – |  Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) |
A | 76.75 | 170 | 174 | 174 ER | – | DNF | DNF | |||
| – |  Dumitru Captari (ROU) |
B | 76.68 | 145 | 145 | – | – | – | DNF | DNF | ||
| DSQ[1] |  |
A | 76.19 | 160 | 165 | 202 | 214 | – | ||||
1 Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a doping violation.[2] IOC has not yet redistributed the medals.[5][4]
New records edit
| Snatch | 177 kg | Lü Xiaojun (CHN)
|
OR, WR |
| Clean & Jerk | Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) |
References edit
- ^ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Kazakhstan's Nijat Rahimov stripped of Rio 2016 Olympic gold medal and banned". BBC Sport. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "The ITA welcomes the decision of CAS confirming the sanction of weightlifter Nijat Rahimov for sample swapping". International Testing Agency. 12 Dec 2023. Retrieved 1 Feb 2024.
CAS confirmed that Nijat Rahimov should be sanctioned with 8 years of ineligibility. The disqualification of all results obtained by the athlete from 15 March 2016 (date of the first evidence of urine substitution) until the provisional suspension imposed on 18 January 2021, which includes the gold medal obtained at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 (Men's 77 kg), was also confirmed.
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (22 March 2022). "More shame for weightlifting as memorable Rio 2016 contest exposed as a sham". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
The reallocation process goes through several phases and, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it could be finished this year or it could take until 2024.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Weightlifting 77kg Men Results". IOC. Retrieved 1 May 2023.