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Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg

Men's 62 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beihang University Gymnasium
Date 11 August
Competitors 17 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Zhang Xiangxiang  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Diego Salazar  Colombia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Triyatno  Indonesia
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1st, gold medalist(s) Zhang Xiangxiang  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Diego Salazar  Colombia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Triyatno  Indonesia

The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second-lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:00, and Group A, at 19:00. This event was the fifth weightlifting event to conclude.

Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

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


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