The Men's 85 kg weightlifting competitions at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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took place on 12 August at the Pavilion 2 of
Riocentro
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Notable events
1981 May Day attack
On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Rio ...
.
On October 13, 2016, the
IWF reported that bronze medalist
Gabriel Sincraian
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of Romania had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.
Schedule
All times are Time in Brazil
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00.
Time zones
Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−0 ...
( UTC-03:00)
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
was originally on the entry list but was ejected from the Games after testing positive for a banned substance on July 25.
Cypriot, Greek athletes kicked out of Olympics after failing drug tests
The Guardian (2016-08-05)
New records
References
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Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics