# Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 16 August.
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.

## Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 16 August 2004 | 10:30 | Group B |
| 16 August 2004 | 20:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 153.0 kg | İzmir, Turkey | 28 June 2002 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Le Maosheng (CHN) | 182.5 kg | Busan, South Korea | 2 October 2002 |
| World Record | Total | World Standard | 325.0 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | 150.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 17 September 2000 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 177.5 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Olympic Record | Total | Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | 325.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 17 September 2000 |

## 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 |
| | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | A | 61.96 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 175.0 | 172.5 | 325.0 |
| | Le Maosheng (CHN) | A | 61.27 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 140.0 | 172.5 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 172.5 | 312.5 |
| | Israel José Rubio (VEN) | B | 61.38 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 135.0 | 132.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165.0 | 162.5 | 295.0 |
| 4 | Armen Ghazaryan (ARM) | A | 61.90 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 160.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 160.0 | 295.0 |
| 5 | Gustar Junianto (INA) | B | 61.27 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | 160.0 | 292.5 |
| 6 | Samson Matam (FRA) | A | 61.74 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 160.0 | 287.5 |
| 7 | Ümürbek Bazarbaýew (TKM) | A | 61.68 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 130.0 | 157.5 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 157.5 | 287.5 |
| 8 | Sunarto Rasidi (INA) | B | 61.78 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 125.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | 160.0 | 285.0 |
| 9 | Yang Sheng-hsiung (TPE) | B | 61.78 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 160.0 | 280.0 |
| 10 | Manuel Minginfel (FSM) | B | 61.53 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 272.5 |
| 11 | Toshio Imamura (JPN) | B | 61.66 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 270.0 |
| 12 | Asif Malikov (AZE) | B | 61.60 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 115.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 265.0 |
| 13 | Gert Trasha (ALB) | B | 61.99 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 115.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 140.0 | 255.0 |
| 14 | Ioan Veliciu (ROM) | B | 61.64 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 |
| 15 | Yacine Zouaki (MAR) | B | 61.63 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 130.0 | 225.0 |
| — | Kamran Panjavi (GBR) | B | 61.75 | 105.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Sevdalin Minchev (BUL) | A | 61.56 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 137.5 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | — | — |
| — | Im Yong-su (PRK) | A | 61.77 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 140.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | — | — |
| — | Diego Salazar (COL) | A | 61.52 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ | Leonidas Sabanis (GRE) | A | 61.49 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 145.0 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 312.5 |
* Leonidas Sabanis of Greece originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for excessive testosterone.

## New records

| Snatch | 152.5 kg | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | OR |