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Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg

Men's 69 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beihang University Gymnasium
Date 11–12 August
Competitors 30 from 26 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Liao Hui  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vencelas Dabaya  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yordanis Borrero  Cuba
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1st, gold medalist(s) Liao Hui  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vencelas Dabaya  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yordanis Borrero  Cuba

The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors. Group C weightlifters competed at 12:30 on the 11th, Group B competed at 10:00 on the 12th, and Group A at 19:00. This event was the seventh 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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