Олимпийский рекорд
Anthony Terlazzo and Georg Liebsch both equalized the standing Olympic record in press with 92.5 kilograms. Anthony Terlazzo and Anton Richter both improved the Olympic record in snatch with 97.5 kilograms. Saleh Soliman and Ibrahim Shams both bettered the Olympic record in clean and jerk with 125 kilograms, and Anthony Terlazzo set a new Olympic record in total with 312.5 kilograms.