2012 Summer Olympics / Weightlifting - Super Heavyweight (Men)

sport	Weightlifting
competition	Class over 105 kg
gender	Men
place	ExCeL Exhibition Center , London
Attendees	19 athletes from 17 countries
date	August 7, 2012
Medals	Behdad Salimikordasiabi ( IRI ) Sajjad Anoushiravani ( IRI ) Ruslan Albegow ( RUS )

The weightlifting men in the class over 105 kg (super heavyweight) at the 2012 Olympics in London took place on 7 August 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Center instead. 19 athletes from 17 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	Behdad Salimikordasiabi	214 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Bump	Behdad Salimikordasiabi	250 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Duel	Behdad Salimikordasiabi	464 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
Olympic champion	Duel	Matthias Steiner	461 kg	Beijing 2008

Existing records

World record	Tear	Behdad Salimikordasiabi	214 kg	Paris , France	November 13, 2011
	Bump	Hossein Rezazadeh	263 kg	Athens , Greece	August 25, 2004
	Duel	Hossein Rezazadeh	472 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 26, 2000
Olympic record	Tear	Hossein Rezazadeh	212 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 26, 2000
	Bump	Hossein Rezazadeh	263 kg	Athens , Greece	August 25, 2004
	Duel	Hossein Rezazadeh	472 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 26, 2000

Time schedule

• Group A: August 7, 2012, 3:30 p.m.
• Group B: August 7, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

Bottom line

space	country	athlete	group	Body weight	Tear (kg)				Push (kg)				total
					1	2	3	total	1	2	3	total
1	IRI	Behdad Salimikordasiabi	A.	168.19	201	205	208	208	247	264	-	247	455
2	IRI	Sajjad Anoushiravani	A.	152.46	198	204	204	204	237	245	251	245	449
3	RUS	Ruslan Albegow	A.	147.15	198	204	208	208	240	245	247	240	448
4th	COR	Jeon Sang-guen	A.	157.53	190	200	200	190	246	246	259	246	436
5	GEO	Irakli Turmanidze	A.	126.23	192	198	201	201	225	232	232	232	433
6th	UKR	Igor Shimechko	A.	137.38	197	197	200	197	225	232	237	232	429
7th	CZE	Jiří Orság	A.	128.15	182	187	190	187	231	239	242	239	426
8th	GER	Almir Velagic	A.	141.41	186	190	192	192	229	234	238	234	426
9	TPE	Chen Shih-chieh	B.	141.14	177	182	185	182	230	236	240	236	418
10	HUN	Péter Nagy	B.	155.55	184	191	196	191	216	225	230	225	416
11	BRA	Fernando Reis	B.	140.49	178	180	186	180	220	225	-	220	400
12	JPN	Kazuomi Ota	B.	146.51	180	184	185	185	215	215	222	215	400
13	NRU	Itte Detenamo	B.	151.32	165	170	175	175	205	215	215	215	390
14th	GUA	Christian López	B.	139.15	172	177	177	172	209	209	215	215	387
15th	OUT	Damon Kelly	B.	150.83	155	160	165	165	192	201	216	216	381
16	CMR	Frederic Fokejou	B.	132.74	150	155	160	160	190	200	202	202	362
17th	ARU	Carl Henriquez	B.	150.38	115	122	127	122	160	160	171	160	282
	GER	Matthias Steiner	A.	149.98	192	196	-	192	-	-	-	-	DNF
	BLR	Yevgeny Scharnasek	B.	147.37	188	193	196	-	219	225	230	-	DSQ

• The gold medal for Behdad Salimikordasiabi and the silver medal for Sajjad Anoushiravani meant Iran's first double victory in this weight class.
• Matthias Steiner fell while trying to tear 196 kg and was hit in the neck by the barbell. He suffered bruises in the chest and neck area and had to abandon the competition.

Web links

• Official results , International Weightlifting Federation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Steiner's weightlifting accident: The Dumbbell Drama. Spiegel Online , August 7, 2012, accessed September 27, 2018 .