2012 Summer Olympics / Weightlifting - Light Heavyweight (Men)

sport	Weightlifting
competition	Class up to 85 kg
gender	Men
place	ExCeL Exhibition Center , London
Attendees	23 athletes from 20 countries
date	August 3, 2012
Medals	Adrian Zieliński ( POL ) Kianoush Rostami ( IRI ) Tarek Yehia ( EGY )

The weightlifting of men in the class up to 85 kg (light heavyweight) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on August 3, 2012 in the Exhibition Center London . 23 athletes from 20 countries competed.

The competition consisted of two parts: tearing (Snatch) and pushing (Clean and Jerk) . The participants started in two groups in the snatch, in which they had three attempts. Whoever remained without a valid attempt was eliminated. Each starter again had three attempts in pushing. The athlete with the highest aggregate weight won. In the event of a tie, lower body weight was decisive.

Title holder

World Champion	Tear	Andrei Rybakou	178 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Bump	Kianoush Rostami	209 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Duel	Kianoush Rostami	382 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
Olympic champion	Duel	Lu Yong	394 kg	Beijing 2008

Existing records

World record	Tear	Andrei Rybakou	187 kg	Chiang Mai , Thailand	September 22, 2007
	Bump	Zhang Yong	218 kg	Ramat Gan , Israel	April 25, 1998
	Duel
Olympic record	Tear
	Bump	Pyrros Dimas	215 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 23, 2000
	Duel

Time schedule

• Group A: August 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
• Group B: August 3, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

Bottom line

space	country	athlete	group	Body weight	Tear (kg)				Push (kg)				Duel
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
01	POLE	Adrian Zieliński	A.	84.62	170	174	176	174	206	206	211	211	385
02	IRI	Kianoush Rostami	A.	84.35	171	174	174	171	209	214	214	209	380
03	EGY	Tarek Yehia	A.	84.70	160	165	167	165	205	210	216	210	375
04th	BUL	Ivan Markov	A.	84.71	168	172	172	172	203	209	209	203	375
05	EGY	Ragab Abdelhay	A.	84.81	161	165	167	165	202	207	210	207	372
06th	CUB	Yoelmis Hernández	A.	82.28	158	158	163	163	205	210	210	205	368
07th	BLR	Mikalai Nowikau	B.	84.71	163	167	170	167	192	196	200	196	363
08th	United States	Kendrick Farris	B.	84.70	150	150	155	155	190	200	208	200	355
09	UZB	Sherzodjon Yusupov	B.	84.72	150	155	159	155	180	195	195	195	350
10	THA	Pitaya Tibnoke	B.	84.47	152	156	156	152	193	196	202	196	348
11	IRQ	Safaa Al-Jumaili	B.	83.01	145	150	156	150	195	195	200	195	345
12	NZL	Richie Patterson	B.	84.46	150	150	154	150	183	186	195	186	336
13	PNG	Steven Kari	B.	84.74	135	140	145	140	175	180	185	180	320
14th	DOOR	Nezir Sağır	B.	83.45	130	130	140	140	160	170	175	175	315
-	TKM	Mansur Rejepov	B.	84.57	160	165	168	160	188	188	190	-	DNF
-	CHN	Lu Yong	A.	84.54	175	178	180	178	205	205	205	-	DNF
-	IRI	Sohrab Moradi	A.	84.19	166	166	166	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-	ROME	Gabriel Sîncrăian	A.	84.07	167	167	167	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-	FRA	Benjamin Hennequin	A.	84.44	163	163	163	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-	POOR	Ara Khachatryan	B.	84.74	165	165	165	-	-	-	-	-	DNF
-	RUS	Apti Auchadow	A.	84.75	169	173	175	-	205	210	212	-	DSQ
-	GEO	Rauli Tsirekidze	B.	84.49	162	167	167	-	195	200	202	-	DSQ

• On October 18, 2016, the IOC disqualified the originally second-placed Russian Apti Auchadow for doping with dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and drostanolone . On November 21, 2016, the originally ninth-placed Georgian Rauli Tsirekidze , who had doped himself with dehydrochloromethyl testosterone and stanozolol, was disqualified .
• The Iranian Sohrab Moradi did not make a valid attempt in the break and was eliminated.
• Defending champion Lu Yong from China, in a leading position after the snatch, could not complete a valid attempt in the jerk and was therefore out of the ranking.

Web links

• Official results , International Weightlifting Federation

Individual evidence

1. ^ IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012. International Olympic Committee , October 18, 2016, accessed on September 27, 2018 (English). 
2. ^ IOC sanctions 12 athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012. International Olympic Committee , November 21, 2016, accessed September 27, 2018 .