2012 Summer Olympics / Weightlifting - Featherweight (Men)

sport	Weightlifting
competition	Class up to 62 kg
gender	Men
place	ExCeL Exhibition Center , London
Attendees	15 athletes from 13 countries
date	July 30, 2012
Medals	Kim Un-guk ( PRK ) Óscar Figueroa ( COL ) Eko Yuli Irawan ( INA )

The weightlifting of the men up to 62 kg (featherweight) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place on July 30, 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Center . 15 athletes from 13 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	Kim Un-guk	150 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Bump	Zhang Jie	176 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Duel	Zhang Jie	321 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
Olympic champion	Duel	Zhang Xiangxiang	319 kg	Beijing 2008

Existing records

World record	Tear	Shi Zhiyong	153 kg	Izmir , Turkey	June 28, 2002
	Bump	Le Maosheng	182 kg	Busan , South Korea	October 2, 2002
	Duel	Zhang Jie	326 kg	Kanazawa , Japan	April 28, 2008
Olympic record	Tear	Shi Zhiyong	152 kg	Athens , Greece	August 16, 2004
	Bump	Zhang Xiangxiang	176 kg	Beijing , China	August 10, 2008
	Duel	Nikolaj Pešalov	325 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 17, 2000

Time schedule

• Group A: July 30, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
• Group B: July 30, 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	PRK	Kim Un-guk	A.	61.77	145	150	153	153	170	174	174	174	327
02	COL	Óscar Figueroa	A.	61.77	137	140	142	140	177	177	177	177	317
03	INA	Eko Yuli Irawan	A.	61.89	138	142	145	145	168	168	172	172	317
04th	CHN	Zhang Jie	A.	61.86	140	145	145	145	174	178	178	174	314
05	DOOR	Hursit Atak	A.	61.93	130	134	134	130	166	166	172	172	302
06th	TKM	Ümürbek Bazarbaýew	A.	61.95	135	135	139	135	162	165	167	167	302
07th	IDN	Muhammad Hasbi	B.	61.81	130	135	138	138	163	171	171	163	301
08th	DOOR	Erol Bilgin	A.	61.90	135	139	140	135	165	165	169	165	300
09	EGY	Ahmed Saad	B.	61.63	125	130	130	130	158	162	165	162	292
10	FSM	Manuel Minginfel	B.	61.86	122	127	130	127	158	158	158	158	285
11	ESA	Julio Salamanca Pineda	B.	61.03	110	115	115	110	150	150	155	150	260
12	TUV	Tuau Lapua Lapua	B.	61.62	104	108	111	108	126	131	135	135	243
13	UGA	Charles Ssekyaaya	B.	61.47	100	105	108	105	130	135	140	130	235
14th	PAL	Stevick Patris	B.	61.34	100	104	108	104	125	130	132	130	234
-	COR	Ju Hun-min	A.	61.57	135	140	142	135	160	165	165	-	DNF

• Winner Kim Un-guk (PRK) won North Korea's first Olympic victory in this weight class.
• Óscar Figueroa (COL) won the silver medal because of his lower body weight.

New records

Tear	153 kg	Kim Un-guk	OR
Bump	177 kg	Óscar Figueroa	OR
Duel	327 kg	Kim Un-guk	WR

Web links

• Official results , International Weightlifting Federation