Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg

Men's 81 kg at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Tokyo International Forum
Date	31 July 2021
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Winning total	374 kg OR
Medalists
Lü Xiaojun  China Zacarías Bonnat  Dominican Republic Antonino Pizzolato  Italy

The men's 81 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 31 July 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum. Lü Xiaojun won the gold, with a combined lift of 374 kg.^[1][2]

Records

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

World Record	Snatch	Li Dayin (CHN)	175 kg	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	21 April 2021
	Clean & Jerk	Lü Xiaojun (CHN)	207 kg	Pattaya, Thailand	22 September 2019
	Total	Lü Xiaojun (CHN)	378 kg	Pattaya, Thailand	22 September 2019
Olympic Record	Snatch	Olympic Standard	168 kg	—	1 November 2018
	Clean & Jerk	Olympic Standard	201 kg	—	1 November 2018
	Total	Olympic Standard	365 kg	—	1 November 2018

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight[3]	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total[4]
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Lü Xiaojun	China	A	80.75	165	165	170	170 OR	197	204	210	204 OR	374 OR
	Zacarías Bonnat	Dominican Republic	A	80.90	158	163	163	163	198	202	204	204	367
	Antonino Pizzolato	Italy	A	80.90	165	165	168	165	200	203	210	200	365
4	Harrison Maurus	United States	A	80.95	153	158	161	161	195	200	205	200	361
5	Brayan Rodallegas	Colombia	A	80.80	163	168	168	163	195	196	200	196	359
6	Ritvars Suharevs	Latvia	A	80.90	158	158	163	163	190	195	198	195	358
7	Nico Müller	Germany	A	80.90	155	159	161	159	190	195	195	195	354
8	Andrés Mata	Spain	A	80.70	154	158	161	158	189	189	189	189	347
9	Erkand Qerimaj	Albania	B	80.55	151	155	157	157	181	185	187	181	338
10	Amur Salim Al-Khanjari	Oman	B	81.00	130	137	140	140	170	176	177	177	317
11	Cameron McTaggart	New Zealand	B	80.80	135	140	145	140	170	175	178	175	315
12	Ramzi Bahloul	Tunisia	B		136	140	140	136	164	171	—	164	300
—	Rejepbaý Rejepow	Turkmenistan	A	80.95	160	164	167	164	195	195	198	—	—
—	Arley Méndez	Chile	A	81.00	160	163	165	160	190	190	190	—	—

New records

Snatch	170 kg	Lü Xiaojun (CHN)	OR
Clean & Jerk	204 kg		OR
Total	367 kg		OR
	374 kg		OR

References

1. "Weightlifting Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
2. "Schedule – Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
3. "Weightlifting | Men's 81kg | Group A Competition Sheet" (PDF). TOCOG. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
4. "Weightlifting | Men's 81kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.