The Men's 62 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place at ExCeL London on 30 July.[1]
| Men's 62 kg at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL London | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Summary edit
Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the 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.[2]
Schedule edit
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2012 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Shi Zhiyong (CHN) |
153 kg | İzmir, Turkey | 28 June 2002 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Le Maosheng (CHN) |
182 kg | Busan, South Korea | 2 October 2002 | ||
| Total | Zhang Jie (CHN) |
326 kg | Kanazawa, Japan | 28 April 2008 | ||
| Olympic Record | Snatch |  Shi Zhiyong (CHN) |
152 kg | Athens, Greece | 16 August 2004 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Xiangxiang (CHN) |
176 kg | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | ||
| Total |  Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) |
325 kg | Sydney, Australia | 17 September 2000 | ||
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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 Kim Un-guk (PRK) |
A | 61.77 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 170 | 174 | 174 | 327 | |
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 Óscar Figueroa (COL) |
A | 61.76 | 137 | 140 | 140 | 177 | 177 | 317 | |||
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 Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) |
A | 61.89 | 138 | 142 | 145 | 145 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 317 | |
| 4 | Zhang Jie (CHN) |
A | 61.86 | 140 | 140 | 174 | 174 | 314 | ||||
| 5 |  Hurşit Atak (TUR) |
A | 61.93 | 130 | 130 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 302 | |||
| 6 |  Ümürbek Bazarbaýew (TKM) |
A | 61.95 | 135 | 135 | 167 | 167 | 302 | ||||
| 7 | Muhammad Hasbi (INA) |
B | 61.81 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 163 | 163 | 301 | ||
| 8 |  Ahmed Saad (EGY) |
B | 61.63 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 292 | ||
| 9 |  Manuel Minginfel (FSM) |
B | 61.86 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 158 | 158 | 285 | |||
| 10 |  Julio Salamanca (ESA) |
B | 61.03 | 110 | 110 | 150 | 150 | 260 | ||||
| 11 |  Tuau Lapua Lapua (TUV) |
B | 61.62 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 126 | 131 | 135 | 135 | 243 | |
| 12 |  Charles Ssekyaaya (UGA) |
B | 61.47 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 130 | 130 | 235 | |||
| 13 |  Stevick Patris (PLW) |
B | 61.34 | 100 | 104 | 104 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 234 | ||
| — |  Ji Hun-min (KOR) |
A | 61.57 | 135 | 135 | — | — | |||||
| DQ | Erol Bilgin (TUR) |
A | 61.90 | 135 | 135 | 165 | 165 | |||||
Erol Bilgin of Turkey originally finished eighth, but he was disqualified in 2020 after a re-analysis of his samples from the 2012 Olympics resulted in an anti-doping violation.[3]
New records edit
| Snatch | 153 kg | Kim Un-guk (PRK)
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| Clean & Jerk | 177 kg | Óscar Figueroa (COL)
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| Total | 327 kg | Kim Un-guk (PRK)
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References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting – Schedule & Results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Format competition – Weightlifting". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Results Archived 2017-03-22 at the Wayback Machine