The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.[1] Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games).[2][3] As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024.[4] If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal (also in 2012 and 2020).
| Men's 77 kg at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Riocentro | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning total | 379 kg | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Schedule
All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2016 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch |  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 176 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 210 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 | |
| Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 380 kg | Wrocław, Poland | 24 October 2013 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch |  Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 175 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 207 kg | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 | |
| Total | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | 379 kg | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 [1] | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | A | 76.83 | 170 | 175 | 177 | 177 WR | 197 | 202 | 202 | 379 | |
 [1] |  Mohamed Ehab (EGY) | A | 76.69 | 160 | 165 | 165 AF | 196 | 196 | 361 | |||
| 4[1] |  Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA) | A | 76.52 | 160 | 165 | 165 | 191 | 191 | 356 | |||
| 5 |  Alexandru Șpac (MDA) | A | 76.52 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 185 | 190 | 192 | 192 | 347 | |
| 6 |  Andrés Caicedo (COL) | B | 76.26 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 191 | 191 | 346 | |||
| 7 |  Andrés Mata (ESP) | B | 76.32 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 185 | 190 | 190 | 343 | |
| 8 |  Choe Jon-wi (PRK) | A | 76.54 | 153 | 153 | 184 | 190 | 190 | 343 | |||
| 9 | Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY) | A | 76.90 | 147 | 152 | 152 | 186 | 186 | 338 | |||
| 10 |  Nico Müller (GER) | B | 76.70 | 145 | 149 | 151 | 151 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 332 | |
| 11 |  Sathish Sivalingam (IND) | B | 76.96 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 176 | 181 | 181 | 329 | ||
| 12 |  Deni (INA) | B | 69.38 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 172 | 177 | 177 | 323 | ||
| – |  Andranik Karapetyan (ARM) | A | 76.75 | 170 | 174 | 174 ER | – | DNF | DNF | |||
| – |  Dumitru Captari (ROU) | B | 76.68 | 145 | 145 | – | – | – | DNF | DNF | ||
| DSQ[1] |  | A | 76.19 | 160 | 165 | 202 | 214 | – | ||||
1 Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a doping violation.[2] IOC has not yet redistributed the medals.[5][4]
New records
| Snatch | 177 kg | Lü Xiaojun (CHN) | OR, WR |
| Clean & Jerk | Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) |