Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg


The Men's 85 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 12 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.
On October 13, 2016, the IWF reported that bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian of Romania had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.

Schedule

All times are Time in Brazil

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordSnatch187 kgChiang Mai, Thailand22 September 2007
World recordClean & Jerk217 kgTehran, Iran31 May 2016
World recordTotal396 kgTehran, Iran31 May 2016
Olympic recordSnatch185 kgBeijing, China15 August 2008
Olympic recordClean & Jerk215 kgSydney, Australia23 September 2000
Olympic recordTotal394 kgBeijing, China15 August 2008

Results

was originally on the entry list but was ejected from the Games after testing positive for a banned substance on July 25.

New records