# Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's +109 kg

The Men's +109 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 4 August at the Tokyo International Forum.
Fernando Reis of Brazil was on the start list, but he was ejected from the Games after being suspended following a positive drug test for human growth hormone. He was replaced by David Litvinov from Israel. Meanwhile, Algeria's Walid Bidani tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to withdrawn from the event.
The event was won by Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze, who also set a new record and defending his gold medal. Iran and Syria brought home the silver and bronze medals through Ali Davoudi and Man Asaad, respectively. In group B, Hungarian Péter Nagy, Spanish Marcos Ruiz, American Caine Wilkes, Austrian Sargis Martirosjan, Israeli David Litvinov, and Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Yun-ting earn their place in total lifting.

## Background

The lifters from Rio 2016 - Talakhadze (gold medallist), Asaad, Bidani, Nagy, Reis, Czech's Jiří Orság and Turkmenistan's Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew - returns to participate in the event. They were split into two groups (A and B). Trained by 2004 Olympics champion in weightlifting, Giorgi Asanidze, Talakhadze aims to defend the gold medal he won at Rio.
In group A, during the snatch, New Zealand's David Liti, Orság and Netherlands' Enzo Kuworge were all well. On the second attempt, Liti and Orság passes while Kuworge fails, thus the Dutch would ending his snatch with just one lifting (175 kg). By the third attempt, the latter two also failed to pass, finishing with 178 kg and 180 kg, respectively. Toýçyýew could pass with just one lifting (184 kg) after the last two attempts were cancelled (first due to elbow movement and second to the Turkmen's inability to lift on the third attempt). Asaad, like the three aforementioned lifters on the earlier part, passed with two lifts and earns total (190 kg). His coaches had once handing challenge card to jury to challenging his no lift decision due to elbow press-out, which ultimately retained, earning him just two lifts. Davoudi and Talakhadze would eventually passing all attempts of snatch, and the trio leads up on the first section. Meanwhile, Bidani was tested positive for COVID-19 and withdraws from the event. Reis was named for the first attempt, but his participation was immediately removed after tested positive for human growth hormone, which was prohibited in any sports tournament, including the Olympics. He was later replaced with Litvinov and participated in group B. In that group, during the snatch, Nagy passes all attempts, leads up the group. He was followed by other lifters.
In the clean and jerk, Kuworge finishes the first and last attempts (225 kg and 234 kg), missed out on second attempt, earning him the total (409 kg). Liti and Toýçyýew's lifting totals were tied together (414 kg; missed one lift for the Kiwi (241 kg) and two for the Turkmen (235 and 241 kg)). The rest followed the suit, with only Talakhadze and Nagy cleans in all three attempts, with the Georgian later claims the gold, totalling 488 kg, thus breaking the world record for heaviest lifting ever by a human. The worst being Orság, failing all three attempts in clean and jerk, thus the Czech was eliminated from the event. On the other hand, Davoudi's 441 kg and Asaad's 424 kg totals earns them silver and bronze, only misses out their second and final attempts (240 kg for the Iranian and 242 kg for the Syrian).
During the Victory Ceremony, Talakhadze, Davoudi and Asaad were awarded medal by Ryu Seung-min, IOC member, South Korean table tennis player and champion of the event in 2004, and Mohammed Hasan Jalood, IWF secretary general, Iraq.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | 222 kg | Moscow, Russia | 11 April 2021 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | 264 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 27 September 2019 |
| World Record | Total | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | 485 kg | Moscow, Russia | 11 April 2021 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 204 kg | — | 1 November 2018 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 250 kg | — | 1 November 2018 |
| Olympic Record | Total | Olympic Standard | 449 kg | — | 1 November 2018 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 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 | Nation | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Lasha Talakhadze | Georgia | A | 177.00 | 208 | 215 | 223 | 223 WR | 245 | 255 | 265 | 265 WR | 488 WR |
| | Ali Davoudi | Iran | A | 168.25 | 191 | 196 | 200 | 200 | 234 | 240 | 241 | 241 | 441 |
| | Man Asaad | Syria | A | 147.55 | 185 | 190 | 197 | 190 | 228 | 234 | 242 | 234 | 424 |
| 4 | Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew | Turkmenistan | A | 141.85 | 184 | 188 | 190 | 184 | 230 | 235 | 241 | 230 | 414 |
| 5 | David Liti | New Zealand | A | 176.55 | 173 | 178 | 183 | 178 | 229 | 236 | 241 | 236 | 414 |
| 6 | Enzo Kuworge | Netherlands | A | 161.10 | 175 | 180 | 180 | 175 | 225 | 233 | 234 | 234 | 409 |
| 7 | Péter Nagy | Hungary | B | 160.30 | 165 | 173 | 178 | 178 | 206 | 214 | 218 | 218 | 396 |
| 8 | Marcos Ruiz | Spain | B | 109.90 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 180 | 210 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 395 |
| 9 | Caine Wilkes | United States | B | 151.15 | 173 | 178 | 180 | 173 | 212 | 217 | 224 | 217 | 390 |
| 10 | Sargis Martirosjan | Austria | B | 114.35 | 175 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 190 | 201 | 205 | 201 | 381 |
| 11 | David Litvinov | Israel | B | 128.30 | 176 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 205 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 381 |
| 12 | Hsieh Yun-ting | Chinese Taipei | B | 126.05 | 165 | 172 | 179 | 172 | 206 | 206 | 214 | 206 | 378 |
| — | Jiří Orság | Czech Republic | A | 140.90 | 175 | 180 | 184 | 180 | 232 | 235 | 235 | — | — |
| — | Walid Bidani | Algeria | A | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |

## New records

| Snatch | 208 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | OR |
| Snatch | 215 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | OR |
| Snatch | 223 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | WR, OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 255 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 265 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | WR, OR |
| Total | 468 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | OR |
| Total | 478 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | OR |
| Total | 488 kg | Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) | WR, OR |