Competitors 25 from 22 nations | Start date 2004 | |
Location Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall, Greece Venue Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall | ||
The men's 77 kg weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on August 19.
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Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.
On February 12, 2013, the International Olympic Committee decided to strip Oleg Perepetchenov of his 2004 Olympic bronze medal after both probes were retested and showed traces of anabolic steroids.
Schedule
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.