Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg

Men's 85 kg at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	ExCeL London
Date	3 August
Competitors	23 from 20 nations
Medalists
Adrian Zieliński  Poland Kianoush Rostami  Iran Tarek Yehia  Egypt

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The Men's 85 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place at ExCeL London.^[1]

Summary

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.^[2]

In June 2016, following the Russian doping scandal, it was announced by IWF that retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that silver medalist Apti Aukhadov had tested positive for prohibited substances (dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and drostanolone).^[3] It was confirmed that Aukhadov was stripped of his medal by the IOC on 18 October 2016^[4]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Date	Time	Event
3 August 2012	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	Andrei Rybakou (BLR)	187 kg	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22 September 2007
	Clean & Jerk	Zhang Yong (CHN)	218 kg	Ramat Gan, Israel	25 April 1998
	Total	Andrei Rybakou (BLR)  Lu Yong (CHN)	394 kg 394 kg	Beijing, China Beijing, China	15 August 2008 15 August 2008
Olympic Record	Snatch	Andrei Rybakou (BLR)  Giorgi Asanidze (GEO)	185 kg 180 kg	Beijing, China Sydney, Australia	15 August 2008 23 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk	Pyrros Dimas (GRE)	215 kg	Sydney, Australia	23 September 2000
	Total	Andrei Rybakou (BLR)  Lu Yong (CHN)	394 kg 394 kg	Beijing, China Beijing, China	15 August 2008 15 August 2008

• Andrei Rybakou's world and Olympic records were rescinded in 2016.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Adrian Zieliński (POL)	A	84.62	170	174	176	174	206	206	211	211	385
	Kianoush Rostami (IRI)	A	84.35	171	174	174	171	209	214	214	209	380
	Tarek Yehia (EGY)	A	84.70	160	165	167	165	205	210	216	210	375
4	Ivan Markov (BUL)	A	84.71	168	172	172	172	203	209	209	203	375
5	Ragab Abdelhay (EGY)	A	84.81	161	165	167	165	202	207	210	207	372
6	Yoelmis Hernández (CUB)	A	82.28	158	158	163	163	205	210	210	205	368
7	Kendrick Farris (USA)	B	84.70	150	150	155	155	190	200	208	200	355
8	Sherzodjon Yusupov (UZB)	B	84.72	150	155	159	155	180	195	195	195	350
9	Pitaya Tibnoke (THA)	B	84.47	152	156	156	152	193	196	202	196	348
10	Safaa Rashed (IRQ)	B	83.01	145	150	156	150	195	195	200	195	345
11	Richie Patterson (NZL)	B	84.46	150	150	154	150	183	186	195	186	336
12	Steven Kari (PNG)	B	84.74	135	140	145	140	175	180	185	180	320
13	Nezir Sağır (TUR)	B	83.45	130	130	140	140	160	170	175	175	315
—	Mansur Rejepow (TKM)	B	84.57	160	165	168	160	188	188	190	—	—
—	Lu Yong (CHN)	A	84.54	175	178	180	178	205	205	205	—	—
—	Sohrab Moradi (IRI)	A	84.19	166	166	166	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Benjamin Hennequin (FRA)	A	84.44	163	163	163	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Ara Khachatryan (ARM)	B	84.74	165	165	165	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Andrei Rybakou (BLR)	A	84.09	175	175	180	—	—	—	—	—	—
DQ	Apti Aukhadov (RUS)	A	84.75	169	173	175	175	205	210	212	210	385
DQ	Mikalai Novikau (BLR)	B	84.71	163	167	170	167	192	196	200	196	363
DQ	Rauli Tsirekidze (GEO)	B	84.49	162	167	167	162	195	200	202	200	362
DQ	Gabriel Sîncrăian (ROU)	A	84.07	167	167	167	—	—	—	—	—	—

• Apti Aukhadov of Russia originally finished second, but was disqualified after he tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and drostanolone.
• Mikalai Novikau of Belarus originally finished eighth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and stanozolol.^[5]
• Rauli Tsirekidze of Georgia originally finished ninth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and stanozolol.^[6]
• Gabriel Sîncrăian of Romania, who failed to achieve a total, was disqualified after he tested positive for Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids.^[7]

References

1. "Weightlifting – Schedule & Results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
2. "Format competition – Weightlifting". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
3. "Eleven London 2012 weightlifters fail doping tests". Reuters. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
4. "IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". International Olympic Committee. 18 Oct 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
5. "Medals, Diplomas and Medallist Pins Reallocation" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
6. "IOC sanctions 12 athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". International Olympic Committee. 21 Nov 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
7. "Public Disclosure". 21 Jan 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

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