# 2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg

The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada, from 14 November to 22 November. The men's 77 kilograms division was staged on 17 and 18 November.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 17 November 2003 | 13:30 | Group D |
| 17 November 2003 | 17:30 | Group C |
| 18 November 2003 | 15:00 | Group B |
| 18 November 2003 | 20:00 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Li Hongli (CHN) | 162.5 kg | Vyacheslav Yershov (RUS) | 162.5 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (IRI) | 202.5 kg | Mehmet Yılmaz (TUR) | 195.0 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (IRI) | 357.5 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | 355.0 kg | Li Hongli (CHN) | 352.5 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Sergey Filimonov (KAZ) | 173.0 kg | Busan, South Korea | 4 October 2002 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 210.0 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 |
| World Record | Total | Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) | 377.5 kg | Doha, Qatar | 27 March 2002 |

## 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 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (IRI) | A | 76.55 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 157.5 | 7 | 197.5 | 202.5 | 210.5 | | 357.5 |
| | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | A | 76.32 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | | 195.0 | 197.5 | 197.5 | | 355.0 |
| | Li Hongli (CHN) | A | 76.13 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | | 190.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 4 | 352.5 |
| 4 | Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) | A | 76.81 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 5 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 197.5 | 6 | 350.0 |
| 5 | Oleksandr Cherpak (UKR) | B | 76.97 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 6 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 8 | 350.0 |
| 6 | Vyacheslav Yershov (RUS) | A | 76.44 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 165.0 | | 182.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 15 | 345.0 |
| 7 | Sebastian Dogariu (ROM) | B | 76.63 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 157.5 | 12 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 9 | 340.0 |
| 8 | Rudolf Lukáč (SVK) | B | 76.40 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 19 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 5 | 337.5 |
| 9 | Vladimir Bîrsa (MDA) | C | 76.46 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 10 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 12 | 337.5 |
| 10 | Ingo Steinhöfel (GER) | B | 76.51 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 11 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 13 | 337.5 |
| 11 | Gaber Mohamed (EGY) | B | 76.83 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 16 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 10 | 337.5 |
| 12 | Vasile Hegheduș (ROM) | B | 76.82 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 13 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 16 | 335.0 |
| 13 | René Hoch (GER) | B | 75.77 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150.0 | 17 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 11 | 332.5 |
| 14 | Nader Sufyan Abbas (QAT) | B | 76.30 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 9 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 17 | 332.5 |
| 15 | Octavio Mejías (VEN) | C | 76.50 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 14 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 18 | 330.0 |
| 16 | Gennadiy Yermakov (KAZ) | B | 76.55 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 15 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 19 | 330.0 |
| 17 | Janusz Czaban (FRA) | C | 75.97 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150.0 | 18 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 20 | 325.0 |
| 18 | Carlos Andica (COL) | C | 76.46 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 20 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 22 | 320.0 |
| 19 | Ferney Manzano (COL) | C | 76.51 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 21 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 180.0 | 21 | 317.5 |
| 20 | Armiche Arvelo (ESP) | D | 76.45 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 23 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 175.0 | 26 | 302.5 |
| 21 | Fouad Bouzenada (ALG) | C | 76.42 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 25 | 170.0 | 175.0 | — | 24 | 300.0 |
| 22 | Tsai Chun-nan (TPE) | D | 76.43 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 26 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 25 | 300.0 |
| 23 | Alexis Demers-Marcil (CAN) | D | 76.94 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 24 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 27 | 292.5 |
| 24 | Claude Caouette (CAN) | D | 76.80 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 27 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 28 | 265.0 |
| 25 | Nurgeldi Gorganow (TKM) | D | 76.86 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 28 | 140.0 | 145.0 | — | 29 | 260.0 |
| — | Kim Kwang-hoon (KOR) | A | 74.31 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Makhmudjon Togoev (UZB) | C | 75.69 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | — | 170.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 23 | — |
| — | Mehmet Yılmaz (TUR) | A | 76.13 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | — | 190.0 | 195.0 | 197.5 | | — |
| — | Greg Schouten (USA) | D | 76.43 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 22 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | — | — |
| — | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah (IRI) | A | 76.69 | 160.0 | 165.0 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | János Baranyai (HUN) | C | 76.72 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Sergey Filimonov (KAZ) | A | 76.72 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | — | 190.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | — | — |
| — | Sergio Mannironi (ITA) | C | 76.79 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Chad Vaughn (USA) | B | 76.81 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | — | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 14 | — |
| — | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | A | 76.84 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 8 | 195.0 | 195.0 | 195.0 | — | —— |
| — | Arsen Melikyan (ARM) | A | 76.65 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | — | 190.0 | 197.5 | — | 7 | — |
| — | Artan Suli (ALB) | C | 76.96 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ | Gevorg Davtyan (ARM) | A | 76.09 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | — | 190.5 | 195.0 | 197.5 | — | — |