The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the

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took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of

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. Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the

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for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games). As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024. If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal.

Schedule

All times are

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( UTC-03:00)

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Results

¹ This medal distribution is speculative pending a possible IOC reallocation process.
² Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the

after a doping violation. As yet, medals for this event have not been reallocated.

New records

References

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