The men's 77 kilograms weightlifting event at the

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took place at the

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on 19 August. Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the

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, 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. On 12 February 2013, the

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decided to strip

Oleg Perepetchenov Oleg Perepetchenov (born September 6, 1975) is a Russian powerlifter and former weightlifter. In the 2001 and 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, Perepetchenov won the silver medal in the Men's 77 kg weight category. Perepetchenov com ...

of his 2004 Olympic bronze medal after both probes were retested and showed traces of

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Schedule

All times are

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( UTC+03:00)

Records

Results

* Russia's

originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for

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New records

References

External links

Official Olympic Report

IWF Results – Athens 2004 Olympic Coverage
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