Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg
| Men's 85 kg at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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| Venue | Riocentro | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning total | 396 kg WR | ||||||||||||
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Kianoush Rostami |
 Iran
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Tian Tao |
 China
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The Men's 85 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 12 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.
On October 13, 2016, the IWF reported that bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian of Romania had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.
All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Antonis Martasidis (CYP) was originally on the entry list but was ejected from the Games after testing positive for a banned substance on July 25.
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