# Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg

The men's 85 kilograms 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.
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.
Tie-breaking rules determined the winner. Andrei Rybakou of Belarus it seemed set a world record. He lost out in the gold medal as Lu Yong of China tied this but weighed in slightly lighter – and per Olympic rules, the lighter lifter won. The record rules first meant the earliest lifter's mark counted as to record entries, but Rybakou's world (and Olympic) records were later annulled due to doping.

## Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 15 August 2008 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 15 August 2008 | 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 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 218 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 25 April 1998 |
| World Record | Total | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | 393 kg | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 22 September 2007 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 180 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 215 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Olympic Record | Total | Olympic Standard | 392 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |

## 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 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Lu Yong (CHN) | A | 84.41 | 175 | 180 | 183 | 180 | 208 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 394 |
| | Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) | A | 83.78 | 172 | 177 | 180 | 177 | 203 | 203 | 206 | 203 | 380 |
| | Jadier Valladares (CUB) | A | 84.84 | 161 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 198 | 198 | 203 | 203 | 372 |
| 4 | Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) | A | 84.55 | 157 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 196 | 201 | 205 | 205 | 367 |
| 5 | Mansurbek Chashemov (UZB) | A | 84.71 | 165 | 165 | 169 | 165 | 195 | 199 | 202 | 202 | 367 |
| 6 | Kendrick Farris (USA) | B | 84.14 | 153 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 195 | 195 | 202 | 202 | 362 |
| 7 | Carlos Andica (COL) | B | 84.62 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 190 | 195 | 201 | 201 | 356 |
| 8 | Ulanbek Moldodosov (KGZ) | B | 84.74 | 152 | 160 | 160 | 152 | 182 | 190 | 194 | 194 | 346 |
| 9 | Ondrej Kutlík (SVK) | B | 84.89 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 186 | 191 | 193 | 193 | 343 |
| 10 | Benedict Uloko (NGR) | B | 84.97 | 144 | 148 | 151 | 148 | 187 | 187 | 191 | 191 | 339 |
| 11 | Brice Batchaya (CMR) | B | 82.77 | 150 | 153 | 155 | 153 | 180 | 185 | 185 | 180 | 333 |
| 12 | David Katoatau (KIR) | B | 84.17 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 170 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 313 |
| 13 | Terrence Dixie (SEY) | B | 82.67 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 130 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 255 |
| — | İzzet İnce (TUR) | A | 84.29 | 165 | 165 | 170 | 170 | 190 | — | — | — | — |
| — | Vadzim Straltsou (BLR) | A | 84.37 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Rauli Tsirekidze (GEO) | B | 84.55 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Herbys Márquez (VEN) | B | 84.91 | 152 | 152 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Edgar Gevorgyan (ARM) | A | 84.69 | 170 | 170 | 176 | 176 | 196 | 196 | 196 | — | — |
| DQ | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | A | 84.69 | 180 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 200 | 204 | 209 | 209 | 394 |
| DQ | Vladimir Sedov (KAZ) | A | 84.54 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 180 | 200 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 380 |
| DQ | Intigam Zairov (AZE) | A | 84.52 | 160 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 195 | 199 | 199 | 195 | 361 |
* Andrei Rybakou of Belarus originally finished second, but was disqualified after he tested positive for oral turinabol and stanozolol.
* Vladimir Sedov of Kazakhstan originally finished fourth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for stanozolol.
* Intigam Zairov of Azerbaijan originally finished ninth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for doping.

## New records

| Snatch | 185 kg | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | OR |
| Total | 394 kg 394 kg | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) Lu Yong (CHN) | WR WR |