# 2011 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg

The men's competition in the light-heavyweight (– 85 kg) division was held on 10–11 November 2011.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 10 November 2011 | 21:30 | Group C |
| 11 November 2011 | 14:00 | Group B |
| 11 November 2011 | 19:00 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | 178 kg | Adrian Zieliński (POL) | 174 kg | Kianoush Rostami (IRI) | 173 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kianoush Rostami (IRI) | 209 kg | Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) | 208 kg | Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) | 205 kg |
| Total | Kianoush Rostami (IRI) | 382 kg | Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) | 378 kg | Adrian Zieliński (POL) | 376 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | 187 kg | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 22 September 2007 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 218 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 25 April 1998 |
| World Record | 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* Andrei Rybakou's world record was rescinded in 2016.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Kianoush Rostami (IRI) | A | 84.53 | 169 | 173 | 176 | | 209 | 219 | 219 | | 382 |
| | Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) | A | 84.69 | 162 | 167 | 170 | 4 | 203 | 208 | 210 | | 378 |
| | Adrian Zieliński (POL) | A | 84.62 | 170 | 174 | 176 | | 202 | 208 | 208 | 8 | 376 |
| 4 | Rinat Kireev (RUS) | A | 84.96 | 165 | 170 | 173 | 6 | 204 | 209 | 209 | 5 | 374 |
| 5 | Apti Aukhadov (RUS) | A | 84.36 | 168 | 173 | 173 | 8 | 202 | 208 | 210 | 7 | 370 |
| 6 | Gabriel Sîncrăian (ROU) | A | 84.72 | 169 | 175 | 176 | 7 | 201 | 210 | 210 | 9 | 370 |
| 7 | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | B | 84.46 | 170 | 175 | 178 | | 182 | 190 | 195 | 18 | 368 |
| 8 | Ragab Abdelhay (EGY) | A | 84.62 | 155 | 161 | 163 | 14 | 195 | 200 | 203 | 6 | 364 |
| 9 | Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) | A | 82.49 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 22 | 205 | 210 | 210 | | 360 |
| 10 | Vladimir Kuznetsov (KAZ) | B | 84.38 | 152 | 157 | 160 | 16 | 190 | 195 | 200 | 10 | 360 |
| 11 | Iurii Chykyda (UKR) | A | 84.65 | 165 | 170 | 170 | 9 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 14 | 360 |
| 12 | Tom Schwarzbach (GER) | B | 84.61 | 148 | 152 | 154 | 23 | 195 | 199 | 205 | 4 | 359 |
| 13 | Vadzim Straltsou (BLR) | B | 84.89 | 155 | 160 | 163 | 11 | 190 | 196 | 200 | 11 | 359 |
| 14 | Sherzodjon Yusupov (UZB) | B | 83.66 | 154 | 158 | 163 | 10 | 195 | 205 | 210 | 12 | 358 |
| 15 | Ilirjan Suli (ALB) | A | 84.97 | 163 | 163 | 167 | 12 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 15 | 356 |
| 16 | Rauli Tsirekidze (GEO) | B | 84.10 | 153 | 153 | 157 | 18 | 187 | 191 | 195 | 13 | 352 |
| 17 | Mansur Rejepow (TKM) | B | 84.70 | 158 | 162 | 165 | 13 | 185 | 190 | 193 | 19 | 352 |
| 18 | Namig Jamilov (AZE) | B | 84.42 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 19 | 187 | 192 | 196 | 16 | 349 |
| 19 | Kendrick Farris (USA) | B | 84.84 | 153 | 157 | 160 | 20 | 192 | 198 | 204 | 17 | 349 |
| 20 | Giovanni Bardis (FRA) | C | 84.42 | 153 | 158 | 160 | 17 | 180 | 185 | 188 | 21 | 348 |
| 21 | Inoýat Jumaýew (TKM) | B | 84.84 | 152 | 152 | 157 | 21 | 190 | 190 | 196 | 20 | 347 |
| 22 | Marius Mickevičius (LTU) | C | 84.00 | 155 | 160 | 166 | 15 | 181 | 186 | 190 | 22 | 346 |
| 23 | Nailkhan Nabiyev (AZE) | B | 84.66 | 148 | 153 | 156 | 24 | 186 | 186 | 191 | 23 | 339 |
| 24 | Donatas Anuškevičius (LTU) | C | 84.24 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 26 | 180 | 185 | 191 | 25 | 335 |
| 25 | Zach Krych (USA) | C | 83.65 | 145 | 145 | 150 | 29 | 185 | 185 | 190 | 24 | 330 |
| 26 | Brice Batchaya (CMR) | C | 83.56 | 145 | 148 | 150 | 25 | 175 | 175 | 180 | 28 | 325 |
| 27 | Julio Idrovo (ECU) | C | 84.37 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 27 | 175 | 180 | 180 | 29 | 325 |
| 28 | Steven Kari (PNG) | C | 84.21 | 132 | 137 | 141 | 34 | 175 | 180 | 184 | 26 | 317 |
| 29 | Bolotbek Shamshiev (KGZ) | C | 83.42 | 130 | 136 | 140 | 30 | 166 | 171 | 175 | 27 | 315 |
| 30 | Paul Dumais (CAN) | C | 84.14 | 140 | 144 | 146 | 31 | 165 | 169 | 172 | 30 | 312 |
| 31 | Malek Chamoun (AUS) | C | 83.76 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 35 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 31 | 305 |
| 32 | Yannick Sautebin (SUI) | C | 79.78 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 36 | 145 | 145 | 150 | 32 | 275 |
| — | Lu Yong (CHN) | A | 84.78 | 170 | 175 | 175 | 5 | 205 | 205 | 205 | — | — |
| — | Amar Musić (CRO) | B | 84.64 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 28 | 190 | — | — | — | — |
| — | Clemente Mannella (ITA) | C | 84.94 | 135 | 140 | 142 | 32 | 166 | 166 | 166 | — | — |
| — | Mathieu Marineau (CAN) | C | 83.18 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 33 | 172 | 172 | 172 | — | — |