# Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg

The men's 85 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 21 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 |
| 21 August 2004 | 10:30 | Group B |
| 21 August 2004 | 20:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | 182.5 kg | Havířov, Czech Republic | 2 June 2002 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 218.0 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 25 April 1998 |
| World Record | Total | World Standard | 395.0 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 180.0 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 215.0 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Olympic Record | Total | Olympic Standard | 392.5 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 |
| | Giorgi Asanidze (GEO) | A | 84.28 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 180.0 | 177.5 | 202.5 | 205.0 | 207.5 | 205.0 | 382.5 |
| | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | B | 84.58 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 183.0 | 180.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 202.5 | 200.0 | 380.0 |
| | Pyrros Dimas (GRE) | A | 83.15 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 202.5 | 205.0 | 207.5 | 202.5 | 377.5 |
| 4 | Georgios Markoulas (GRE) | A | 83.77 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 167.5 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 212.5 | 205.0 | 372.5 |
| 5 | Yuan Aijun (CHN) | A | 83.97 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 167.5 | 205.0 | 215.0 | 215.0 | 205.0 | 372.5 |
| 6 | Aliaksandr Anishchanka (BLR) | A | 83.69 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 200.0 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 200.0 | 370.0 |
| 7 | Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) | A | 82.02 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 210.0 | 200.0 | 367.5 |
| 8 | Song Jong-shik (KOR) | A | 84.21 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 160.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 360.0 |
| 9 | Héctor Ballesteros (COL) | B | 83.70 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 157.5 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 200.0 | 197.5 | 355.0 |
| 10 | Oscar Chaplin (USA) | B | 84.97 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 160.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 197.5 | 190.0 | 350.0 |
| 11 | Ulanbek Moldodosov (KGZ) | B | 83.65 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 160.0 | 150.0 | 175.0 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 342.5 |
| 12 | Richard Scheer (SEY) | B | 84.74 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 140.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 305.0 |
| 13 | Meamea Thomas (KIR) | B | 84.24 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 292.5 |
| 14 | Julian McWatt (GUY) | B | 84.69 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 140.0 | 147.5 | 155.0 | 147.5 | 272.5 |
| — | Valeriu Calancea (ROM) | A | 84.35 | 160.0 | 160.0 | — | 160.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | David Matam (FRA) | B | 84.66 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 192.5 | — | — |
| — | Zaur Takhushev (RUS) | A | 84.29 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS) | A | 84.15 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 175.0 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 207.5 | — | — |
| — | Hamza Abu-Ghalia (LBA) | B | 84.52 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 147.5 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | — | — |
| — | İzzet İnce (TUR) | A | 83.45 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Chaehoi Fatihou (COM) | B | 81.72 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |