Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 94 kg
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The men's 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, 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 thirteenth 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.
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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.
Schedule
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| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 15:30-17:10 | Group B |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 19:00-21:00 | Group A |
Medalists
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World Record | Snatch |  Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
188 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.... |
27 November 1999 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Szymon Kołecki (POL)Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
232 kg | Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria 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... |
29 April 2000 | |
| Total | Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
412 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.... |
27 November 1999 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 187.5 kg | ||
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 227.5 kg | |||
| Total | Olympic Standard | 415 kg | |||
Qualified Athletes
So far, 18 lifters were selected for the games.| Athlete | |Notes | ||||
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| 1 | February 02, 1981 (age 27) | 405 kg |  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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| 2 | May 25, 1980 (age 28) | 393 kg |  2007 World Championships2007 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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| 3 | June 11, 1986 (age 22) | 355 kg | 2008 Pan-American Championships 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Callao, Peru from 19 March to 23 March 2008.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-Notes and references:*... |
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| 4 | April 14, 1981 (age 27) | 378 kg | |||
| 5 | November 15, 1987 (age 20) | 378 kg | |||
| 6 | March 26, 1984 (age 24) | 373 kg | |||
| 7 | March 12, 1981 (age 27) | 365 kg | |||
| 8 | May 30, 1987 (age 21) | 325 kg | |||
| 9 | April 11, 1982 (age 26) | 387 kg | 2008 Asian Championships 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th mens and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association... |
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| 10 | May 24, 1988 (age 20) | 401 kg | 2005 World Championships 2005 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... 2006 World Championships2006 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... |
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| 11 | May 22, 1981 (age 27) | 382 kg | |||
| 12 | October 01, 1972 (age 35) | 400 kg | |||
| 13 | September 28, 1981 (age 26) | 282 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 14 | October 11, 1984 (age 23) | 385 kg | |||
| 15 | October 12, 1981 (age 26) | 397 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...  2007 World Championships2007 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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| 16 | March 27, 1985 (age 23) | 405 kg | 2004 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 94 kg These are the results of the men's 94 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... |
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| 17 | August 15, 1983 (age 25) | 397 kg | 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:... 2006 World Championships2006 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... |
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| 18 | December 16, 1987 (age 20) | 363 kg | |||
Results
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| A | 93.64 | 175.0 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 | |
223.0 | 226.0 | 226.0 | 406.0 | ||
| A | 93.73 | 174.0 | 177.0 | 179.0 | 179.0 | 217.0 | 224.0 | |
224.0 | 403.0 | ||
| B | 92.99 | 178.0 | 182.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 212.0 | 215.0 | 217.0 | 217.0 | 402.0 | ||
| 4 | A | 93.69 | 172.0 | 176.0 | |
176.0 | 215.0 | 223.0 | |
223.0 | 399.0 | |
| 5 | A | 93.83 | |
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181.0 | 181.0 | |
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215.0 | 215.0 | 396.0 | |
| 6 | A | 92.30 | |
172.0 | 178.0 | 178.0 | 215.0 | |
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215.0 | 393.0 | |
| 7 | A | 92.32 | 180.0 | |
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180.0 | |
212.0 | |
212.0 | 392.0 | |
| 8 | A | 93.90 | 175.0 | |
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175.0 | |
212.0 | |
212.0 | 387.0 | |
| 9 | A | 93.74 | 170.0 | 173.0 | |
173.0 | 206.0 | 211.0 | |
211.0 | 384.0 | |
| 10 | B | 93.97 | 165.0 | |
173.0 | 173.0 | 206.0 | 210.0 | |
210.0 | 383.0 | |
| 11 | A | 93.97 | 170.0 | |
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170.0 | 205.0 | 210.0 | |
210.0 | 380.0 | |
| 12 | B | 93.69 | |
168.0 | |
168.0 | |
205.0 | |
205.0 | 373.0 | |
| 13 | B | 93.71 | 170.0 | |
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170.0 | 200.0 | |
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200.0 | 370.0 | |
| 14 | B | 93.01 | 150.0 | |
160.0 | 160.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 | |
| 15 | B | 93.90 | 147.0 | 155.0 | |
155.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 196.0 | 196.0 | 351.0 | |
| 16 | B | 93.03 | 125.0 | |
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125.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | |
150.0 | 275.0 | |
| – | A | 93.00 | 175.0 | |
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175.0 | |
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– | DNF | |
| – | B | 93.71 | 165.0 | |
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165.0 | |
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– | DNF |