Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's +109 kg explained

Event:	Men's +109 kg
Games:	2020 Summer
Venue:	Tokyo International Forum
Date:	4 August 2021
Competitors:	13
Nations:	13
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	488 kg
Gold:	Lasha Talakhadze
Goldnoc:	GEO
Silver:	Ali Davoudi
Silvernoc:	IRI
Bronze:	Man Asaad
Bronzenoc:	SYR
Prev:	2016
Next:	2024

The Men's +109 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 4 August at the Tokyo International Forum.^{[1] [2]}

Fernando Reis of Brazil was on the start list, but he was ejected from the Games after being suspended following a positive drug test for human growth hormone.^[3] He was replaced by David Litvinov from Israel.^[4] Meanwhile, Algeria's Walid Bidani tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to withdrawn from the event.

The event was won by Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze, who also set a new record and defending his gold medal. Iran and Syria brought home the silver and bronze medals through Ali Davoudi and Man Asaad, respectively. In group B, Hungarian Péter Nagy, Spanish Marcos Ruiz, American Caine Wilkes, Austrian Sargis Martirosjan, Israeli David Litvinov, and Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Yun-ting earn their place in total lifting.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight^[5]	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total^[6]
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
			A	177.00	208	215	223	223	245	255	265	265	488
			A	168.25	191	196	200	200	234		241	241	441
			A	147.55	185	190		190	228	234		234	424
4			A	141.85	184			184	230			230	414
5			A	176.55	173	178		178	229	236		236	414
6			A	161.10	175			175	225		234	234	409
7			B	160.30	165	173	178	178	206	214	218	218	396
8			B	109.90	175	180		180	210		215	215	395
9			B	151.15	173			173	212	217		217	390
10			B	114.35			180	180	190	201		201	381
11			B	128.30	176			176	205			205	381
12			B	126.05	165	172		172		206		206	378
			A	140.90	175	180		180				—	—
			A	^[7]

New records

Snatch	208 kg
	215 kg
	223 kg	,
Clean & Jerk	255 kg
	265 kg	,
Total	468 kg
	478 kg
	488 kg	,

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting Competition Schedule . Tokyo 2020 . 17 March 2020.
2. Web site: Schedule - Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Olympian Database . 17 March 2020.
3. News: Oliver. Brian. 17 July 2021. Brazilian weightlifter removed from Tokyo 2020 team after positive test for human growth hormone. Inside the Games. 17 July 2021.
4. News: Oliver. Brian. 19 July 2021. European weightlifting champion Toma fails with legal challenge against Olympic ban. Inside the Games. 19 July 2021.
5. Web site: Weightlifting Men's +109kg Group A Competition Sheet. TOCOG. 4 August 2021. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804143115/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C56B_WLFMO109KG------------FNL-A00100--.pdf. 4 August 2021. dead.
6. Web site: Weightlifting Men's +109kg Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 4 August 2021. 4 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804123740/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf. 4 August 2021. dead.
7. News: Oliver . Brian . COVID-19 positive costs Algerian weightlifter Bidani chance of Olympic medal . 4 August 2021 . . 3 August 2021.