| Event: | Men's 85 kg |
| Games: | 1998 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Thunder Dome |
| Date: | 11 December |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Gold: | Shahin Nassirinia |
| Goldnoc: | IRI |
| Silver: | Yuan Aijun |
| Silvernoc: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Bakhtiyor Nurullaev |
| Bronzenoc: | UZB |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games.
The men's 85 kilograms event at the 1998 Asian Games took place on 11 December 1998 at Thunder Dome, Maung Thong Thani Sports Complex.
The weightlifter from Iran won the gold, with a combined lift of 380 kg.
| width=40 | Rank | width=250 | Athlete | width=60 | Body weight | width=70 | Snatch | width=70 | Cl&Jerk | width=80 | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.35 | 170.0 | 210.0 | 380.0 | ||||||||
| 84.50 | 165.0 | 205.0 | 370.0 | ||||||||
| 81.95 | 162.5 | 185.0 | 347.5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 78.80 | 155.0 | 185.0 | 340.0 | |||||||
| 5 | 85.00 | 150.0 | 185.0 | 335.0 | |||||||
| 6 | 83.15 | 142.5 | 187.5 | 330.0 | |||||||
| 7 | 84.75 | 145.0 | 185.0 | 330.0 | |||||||
| 8 | 84.30 | 135.0 | 185.0 | 320.0 | |||||||
| 9 | 81.75 | 120.0 | 175.0 | 295.0 | |||||||
| — | 82.60 | 105.0 | — | NM | |||||||
| — | 82.40 | — | 200.0 | NM | |||||||
| — | 84.30 | — | 185.0 | NM |