Competitors 21 from 19 nations End date August 15, 2008 | Start date 2008 | |
Location Beihang University Gymnasium, Beijing, China Venue Beihang University Gymnasium | ||
The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:00, and Group A, at 19:00. This event was the seventh Weightlifting event to conclude.
Contents
Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.
The results for this event were unusual in that Andrei Rybakou of Belarus set a world record but failed to win the gold medal when Lu Yong of China tied his record but weighed in with slightly lower body weight. According to weightlifting tie-breaking rules, the lighter lifter wins a tie; however, according to record rules, only the earliest lifter's mark counts.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.