# Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg

The Men's 85 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place at ExCeL London.

## Summary

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.
In June 2016, following the Russian doping scandal, it was announced by IWF that retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that silver medalist Apti Aukhadov had tested positive for prohibited substances (dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and drostanolone). It was confirmed that Aukhadov was stripped of his medal by the IOC on 18 October 2016

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 3 August 2012 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 3 August 2012 | 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) Lu Yong (CHN) | 394 kg 394 kg | Beijing, China Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 15 August 2008 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) Giorgi Asanidze (GEO) | 185 kg 180 kg | Beijing, China Sydney, Australia | 15 August 2008 23 September 2000 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | Pyrros Dimas (GRE) | 215 kg | Sydney, Australia | 23 September 2000 |
| Olympic 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* Andrei Rybakou's world and Olympic records were rescinded in 2016.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 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Adrian Zieliński (POL) | A | 84.62 | 170 | 174 | 176 | 174 | 206 | 206 | 211 | 211 | 385 |
| | Kianoush Rostami (IRI) | A | 84.35 | 171 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 209 | 214 | 214 | 209 | 380 |
| | Tarek Yehia (EGY) | A | 84.70 | 160 | 165 | 167 | 165 | 205 | 210 | 216 | 210 | 375 |
| 4 | Ivan Markov (BUL) | A | 84.71 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 203 | 209 | 209 | 203 | 375 |
| 5 | Ragab Abdelhay (EGY) | A | 84.81 | 161 | 165 | 167 | 165 | 202 | 207 | 210 | 207 | 372 |
| 6 | Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) | A | 82.28 | 158 | 158 | 163 | 163 | 205 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 368 |
| 7 | Kendrick Farris (USA) | B | 84.70 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 190 | 200 | 208 | 200 | 355 |
| 8 | Sherzodjon Yusupov (UZB) | B | 84.72 | 150 | 155 | 159 | 155 | 180 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 350 |
| 9 | Pitaya Tibnoke (THA) | B | 84.47 | 152 | 156 | 156 | 152 | 193 | 196 | 202 | 196 | 348 |
| 10 | Safaa Rashed (IRQ) | B | 83.01 | 145 | 150 | 156 | 150 | 195 | 195 | 200 | 195 | 345 |
| 11 | Richie Patterson (NZL) | B | 84.46 | 150 | 150 | 154 | 150 | 183 | 186 | 195 | 186 | 336 |
| 12 | Steven Kari (PNG) | B | 84.74 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 180 | 320 |
| 13 | Nezir Sağır (TUR) | B | 83.45 | 130 | 130 | 140 | 140 | 160 | 170 | 175 | 175 | 315 |
| — | Mansur Rejepow (TKM) | B | 84.57 | 160 | 165 | 168 | 160 | 188 | 188 | 190 | — | — |
| — | Lu Yong (CHN) | A | 84.54 | 175 | 178 | 180 | 178 | 205 | 205 | 205 | — | — |
| — | Sohrab Moradi (IRI) | A | 84.19 | 166 | 166 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) | A | 84.44 | 163 | 163 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Ara Khachatryan (ARM) | B | 84.74 | 165 | 165 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | A | 84.09 | 175 | 175 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ | Apti Aukhadov (RUS) | A | 84.75 | 169 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 205 | 210 | 212 | 210 | 385 |
| DQ | Mikalai Novikau (BLR) | B | 84.71 | 163 | 167 | 170 | 167 | 192 | 196 | 200 | 196 | 363 |
| DQ | Rauli Tsirekidze (GEO) | B | 84.49 | 162 | 167 | 167 | 162 | 195 | 200 | 202 | 200 | 362 |
| DQ | Gabriel Sîncrăian (ROU) | A | 84.07 | 167 | 167 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Apti Aukhadov of Russia originally finished second, but was disqualified after he tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and drostanolone.
* Mikalai Novikau of Belarus originally finished eighth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and stanozolol.
* Rauli Tsirekidze of Georgia originally finished ninth, but was disqualified after he tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and stanozolol.
* Gabriel Sîncrăian of Romania, who failed to achieve a total, was disqualified after he tested positive for Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids.