# Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg

The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games). As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024. If reallocated, Lü Xiaojun would be awarded his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal adding to his victories in 2012 and 2020.

## Schedule

All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 10 August 2016 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 10 August 2016 | 19:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 176 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 210 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 |
| World record | Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 380 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 175 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 207 kg | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 |
| Olympic record | Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 379 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |

## 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 |
| | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | A | 76.83 | 170 | 175 | 177 | 177 WR | 197 | 197 | 202 | 202 | 379 |
| | Mohamed Ehab (EGY) | A | 76.69 | 160 | 165 | 168 | 165 AF | 196 | 196 | 203 | 196 | 361 |
| 4 | Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA) | A | 76.52 | 160 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 356 |
| 5 | Alexandru Șpac (MDA) | A | 76.52 | 150 | 155 | 158 | 155 | 185 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 347 |
| 6 | Andrés Caicedo (COL) | B | 76.26 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 191 | 197 | 197 | 191 | 346 |
| 7 | Andrés Mata (ESP) | B | 76.32 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 185 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 343 |
| 8 | Choe Jon-wi (PRK) | A | 76.54 | 153 | 157 | 158 | 153 | 184 | 190 | 194 | 190 | 343 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY) | A | 76.90 | 147 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 186 | 186 | 192 | 186 | 338 |
| 10 | Nico Müller (GER) | B | 76.70 | 145 | 149 | 151 | 151 | 177 | 181 | 185 | 181 | 332 |
| 11 | Sathish Sivalingam (IND) | B | 76.96 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 148 | 176 | 181 | 186 | 181 | 329 |
| 12 | Deni (INA) | B | 69.38 | 140 | 146 | 149 | 146 | 172 | 177 | 181 | 177 | 323 |
| – | Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) | A | 76.75 | 170 | 174 | 176 | 174 ER | 195 | 195 | – | DNF | DNF |
| – | Dumitru Captari (ROU) | B | 76.68 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 145 | – | – | – | DNF | DNF |
| DSQ | Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) | A | 76.19 | 160 | 165 | 168 | 165 | 202 | 214 | – | 214 WR | 379 |
$^1$ Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a doping violation. IOC has not yet redistributed the medals.

## New records

| Snatch | 177 kg | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | OR, WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 214 kg | Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) | OR, WR |