# Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 17.
The total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each 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 Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 17 September 2000 | 10:30 | Group B |
| 17 September 2000 | 18:30 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 152.5 kg | Osaka, Japan | 3 May 2000 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Le Maosheng (CHN) | 180.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 23 November 1999 |
| World Record | Total | World Standard | 325.0 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 142.5 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 177.5 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Olympic Record | Total | Olympic Standard | 320.0 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 |
| | Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | A | 61.56 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 175.0 | 185.0 | — | 175.0 | 325.0 |
| | Leonidas Sabanis (GRE) | A | 61.30 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150.0 | 147.5 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 170.0 | 317.5 |
| | Henadzi Aliashchuk (BLR) | A | 61.68 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 142.5 | 172.5 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 175.0 | 317.5 |
| 4 | Le Maosheng (CHN) | A | 61.28 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 140.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 175.0 | 315.0 |
| 5 | Mehdi Panzvan (IRI) | A | 61.52 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 140.0 | 162.5 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 162.5 | 302.5 |
| 6 | Hiroshi Ikehata (JPN) | B | 61.78 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 135.0 | 165.0 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 165.0 | 300.0 |
| 7 | Vladimir Popov (MDA) | B | 61.56 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | 135.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 295.0 |
| 8 | Elkhan Suleymanov (AZE) | B | 61.84 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 130.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 292.5 |
| 9 | Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS) | A | 61.74 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 125.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 165.0 | 290.0 |
| 10 | Zoltán Farkas (HUN) | A | 61.76 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 135.0 | 132.5 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 155.0 | 287.5 |
| 11 | Marcus Stephen (NRU) | A | 61.60 | 115.0 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 152.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 162.5 | 285.0 |
| 12 | Samson Matam (FRA) | B | 61.88 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 125.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 160.0 | 285.0 |
| 13 | Dmitriy Lomakin (KAZ) | B | 61.92 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 282.5 |
| 14 | Kim Young-tae (KOR) | B | 61.92 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 155.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 155.0 | 275.0 |
| 15 | Sunday Mathias (NGR) | B | 61.24 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 115.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 265.0 |
| — | Im Yong-su (PRK) | B | 61.70 | 130.0 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 170.0 | — | — |
| — | Ümürbek Bazarbaýew (TKM) | B | 61.78 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | — | — |
| — | Aleksey Bortkov (RUS) | A | 61.82 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Naim Süleymanoğlu (TUR) | A | 61.90 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Chom Singhnoi (THA) | B | 61.92 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ | Sevdalin Minchev (BUL) | A | 61.56 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 140.0 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 317.5 |
* Sevdalin Minchev of Bulgaria originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.

## New records

| Snatch | 147.5 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | OR |
| Snatch | 147.5 kg | Leonidas Sabanis (GRE) | OR |
| Snatch | 150.0 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | OR |
| Total | 325.0 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | OR |