Olympics event
Men's 85 kgat the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Riocentro Date 12 August 2016 Competitors 24 from 22 nations Winning total 396 kg WR
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 .[1]
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.[2]
Schedule
All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00 )
Date
Time
Event
12 August 2016
10:00
Group B
19:00
Group A
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
Antonis Martasidis (CYP ) was originally on the entry list but was ejected from the Games after testing positive for a banned substance on July 25.[4]
New records
References
82.5 kg (1920–1992)
83 kg (1996)
85 kg (2000–2016)