Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg
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The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors. Group C weightlifters competed at 12:30 on the 11th, Group B competed at 10:00 on the 12th, and Group A at 19:00. This event was the seventh 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.
Each lifter performed in both the snatch
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
and clean and jerk
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
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.
Medalists
| 348 kg | |
| 338 kg | |
| 338 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World Record | Snatch |  Georgi MarkovGeorgi Markov (weightlifter) Georgi Markov is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics, behind compatriot Galabin Boevski... (BUL) Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
165 kg | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
20 September 2000 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Zhang GuozhengZhang Guozheng TotalZhang Guozheng is a Chinese weightlifter. Zhang is a World champion, Olympic champion and World Record holder.He began his current career of weightlifting when he started Nanping Sport School in March 1983. He then studied at the Beijing Sports University from 1988 to 1998. During college,... (CHN) China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
197 kg | Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao is a port city in northeastern Hebei province of North China. It is about 300 km east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea.... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
11 September 2003 | |
| Total | Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Knezha, and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests. He is now in a Brazilian prison awaiting a trial for an alleged cocaine trafficking... {BUL} Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
357 kg | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
24 November 1999 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 165 kg | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
20 September 2000 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 196.5 kg | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
20 September 2000 | ||
| Total | 357.5 kg | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
20 September 2000 | ||
Qualified Athletes
30 lifters were selected for the games.| Athlete | |Notes | ||||
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| 1 | January 31, 1988 (age 24) | 309 kg | |||
| 2 | June 09, 1988 (age 23) | 346 kg | |||
| 3 | October 14, 1983 (age 28) | 309 kg | |||
| 4 | September 24, 1979 (age 32) | 340 kg | |||
| 5 | November 22, 1983 (age 28) | 293 kg | |||
| 6 | May 24, 1987 (age 24) | 298 kg | |||
| 7 | October 05, 1987 (age 24) | ||||
| 8 | February 10, 1980 (age 31) | 350 kg |  2004 Olympic GamesWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg These are the results of the men's 62 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... 2005 World Championships2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...  20062006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... and 2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
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| 9 | July 26, 1985 (age 26) | 315 kg | |||
| 10 | January 03, 1978 (age 34) | 316 kg | 2003 Weightlifting at the 2003 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Weightlifting Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games, held from August 12 to August 16, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... and 2007 Pan-American Games Weightlifting at the 2007 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Weightlifting Competition at the 2007 Pan American Games, held from July 14 to July 18, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There were a total number of fifteen medal events, eight for men and seven for women... |
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| 11 | April 29, 1989 (age 22) | 305 kg | |||
| 12 | May 18, 1987 (age 24) | 305 kg | |||
| 13 | April 28, 1981 (age 30) | 333 kg | 2006 World Championships 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...  2005 World Championships2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
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| 14 | July 31, 1976 (age 35) | 290 kg | |||
| 15 | January 07, 1988 (age 24) | 305 kg | |||
| 16 | June 19, 1984 (age 27) | 316 kg | |||
| 17 | December 07, 1981 (age 30) | 306 kg | |||
| 18 | December 10, 1979 (age 32) | 342.5 kg | 2004 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg These are the results of the men's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... 2005 World Championships2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
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| 19 | September 22, 1982 (age 29) | 286 kg | |||
| 20 | March 20, 1989 (age 22) | 316 kg | |||
| 21 | July 20, 1977 (age 34) | 255 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 22 | December 12, 1984 (age 27) | 284 kg | |||
| 23 | October 31, 1978 (age 33) | 330 kg | |||
| 24 | December 22, 1991 (age 20) | 280 kg | |||
| 25 | April 30, 1987 (age 24) | 308 kg | |||
| 26 | December 31, 1981 (age 30) | Tripartite Commission Wild Card 2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site... |
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| 27 | August 23, 1984 (age 27) | 302 kg | |||
| 28 | June 26, 1983 (age 28) | 223 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 29 | March 02, 1987 (age 24) | 246 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 30 | January 11, 1981 (age 31) | 295 kg | 2004 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg These are the results of the men's 62 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... |
Results
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| A | 68.97 | |
153.0 | 158.0 | 158.0 | |
185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 348.0 | ||
| A | 68.38 | 147.0 | 151.0 | |
151.0 | 187.0 | |
|
187.0 | 338.0 | ||
| A | 68.90 | 153.0 | |
|
153.0 | |
|
185.0 | 185.0 | 338.0 | ||
| 4 | A | 68.92 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 148.0 | 148.0 | |
171.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 328.0 | |
| 5 | A | 68.86 | 142.0 | 146.0 | |
146.0 | 181.0 | |
|
181.0 | 327.0 | |
| 6 | A | 68.64 | 140.0 | 146.0 | |
146.0 | |
|
180.0 | 180.0 | 326.0 | |
| 7 | A | 68.41 | 137.0 | 142.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 175.0 | |
|
175.0 | 320.0 | |
| 8 | A | 68.99 | 141.0 | 145.0 | 147.0 | 147.0 | |
171.0 | |
171.0 | 318.0 | |
| 9 | B | 68.68 | |
145.0 | |
145.0 | 163.0 | 168.0 | 172.0 | 172.0 | 317.0 | |
| 10 | B | 68.76 | |
130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | |
175.0 | 310.0 | |
| 11 | B | 68.87 | 138.0 | |
|
138.0 | 168.0 | 172.0 | |
172.0 | 310.0 | |
| 12 | B | 68.85 | 135.0 | |
|
135.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.0 | 172.0 | 307.0 | |
| 13 | B | 68.23 | 139.0 | |
|
139.0 | 167.0 | |
|
167.0 | 306.0 | |
| 14 | B | 68.79 | 130.0 | 133.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | |
165.0 | 300.0 | |
| 15 | B | 68.14 | 127.0 | 132.0 | |
132.0 | 161.0 | 167.0 | |
167.0 | 299.0 | |
| 16 | C | 68.90 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 128.0 | 128.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | |
165.0 | 293.0 | |
| 17 | C | 68.97 | 125.0 | |
131.0 | 131.0 | 155.0 | 162.0 | |
162.0 | 293.0 | |
| 18 | C | 68.92 | 130.0 | 135.0 | |
135.0 | 155.0 | |
|
155.0 | 290.0 | |
| 19 | B | 68.85 | 130.0 | |
|
130.0 | 158.0 | |
|
158.0 | 288.0 | |
| 20 | C | 66.32 | 125.0 | 128.0 | |
128.0 | |
155.0 | |
155.0 | 283.0 | |
| 21 | C | 68.86 | 123.0 | |
|
123.0 | 153.0 | 158.0 | |
158.0 | 281.0 | |
| 22 | C | 68.67 | 107.0 | 114.0 | – | 114.0 | 142.0 | 154.0 | – | 154.0 | 268.0 | |
| 23 | C | 68.14 | 102.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 138.0 | 144.0 | |
144.0 | 254.0 | |
| 24 | C | 66.06 | 110.0 | 115.0 | |
115.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | |
135.0 | 250.0 | |
| – | A | 68.67 | 150.0 | 153.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | |
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– | DNF | |
| – | A | 68.17 | |
152.0 | |
152.0 | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| – | B | 68.91 | |
136.0 | |
136.0 | |
|
|
– | DNF | |
| – | B | 68.59 | 134.0 | – | – | 134.0 | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| – | B | 68.93 | |
131.0 | |
131.0 | |
|
|
– | DNF | |
| – | B | 68.68 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | DNF |