Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg explained

Event:	Men's 69 kg
Games:	2016 Summer
Venue:	Riocentro
Date:	9 August 2016
Competitors:	21
Nations:	19
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	352 kg
Gold:	Shi Zhiyong
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	Daniyar İsmayilov
Silvernoc:	TUR
Bronze:	Luis Javier Mosquera
Bronzenoc:	COL
Prev:	2012
Next:	2020

The Men's 69 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 9 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.^[1]

Schedule

All times are Time in Brazil

Date	Time	Event
9 August 2016	10:00	Group B
	19:00	Group A

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Snatch		166 kg	Almaty, Kazakhstan	10 November 2014
	Clean & Jerk		198 kg	Wrocław, Poland	23 October 2013
	Total		359 kg	Almaty, Kazakhstan	10 November 2014
Olympic record	Snatch		165 kg		20 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk		196 kg		20 September 2000
	Total		357 kg		20 September 2000

Results

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
		A	68.72	156	160	162	162	188	190	198	190	352
		A	68.59	156	160	163	163	181	185	188	188	351
		A	68.54	150	150	155	155	183	189	190	183	338
4		A	68.63	145	145	145	145	181	187	187	181	326
5		A	68.84	145	151	151	145	175	181	184	181	326
6		B	68.75	140	144	147	144	170	175	178	178	322
7		A	68.71	140	144	144	140	175	180	182	180	320
8		B	68.95	143	143	146	143	172	177	180	177	320
9		A	68.60	142	142	147	142	175	182	182	175	317
10		B	68.61	137	142	145	142	170	175	177	175	317
11		B	68.65	137	141	141	137	175	179	181	179	316
12		A	68.71	140	143	144	140	176	181	182	176	316
13		B	68.36	137	142	142	137	168	172	176	176	313
14		B	68.95	133	137	140	137	172	176	181	176	313
15		B	68.69	140	144	144	140	165	170	175	170	310
16		B	68.96	128	135	137	135	162	171	171	162	297
17		B	68.79	130	136	136	136	160	160	160	160	296
–		A	68.87	157	157	161	157	188	188	196	DNF	DNF
–		A	68.87	147	150	150	147	177	177	177	DNF	DNF
–		A	68.75	145	145	145	DNF					DNF
DSQ ^1		A	68.68	146	151	155	151	181	188	196	188	339

¹ Artykov originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for strychnine.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rio 2016: Weightlifting . . 17 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417073527/http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/sports/weightlifting . 17 April 2015 .
2. News: Rio Olympics 2016: Izzat Artykov stripped of weightlifting bronze. 18 August 2016. BBC News. 18 August 2016.