Weightlifting 2020/Men's 73 kg

Men's 73 kg
General information
Sport	Weightlifting 2020
Date	28 July 2021
Competitors	14 athletes
Venue	Tokyo International Forum
Medalists
	Shi Zhiyong
	Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia
	Rahmat Erwin Abdullah

The men's 73 kg of Weightlifting 2020 during the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 28 July 2021 in the Tokyo International Forum. With 14 athletes competing, the event was won by Shi Zhiyong from China, with Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia from Venezuela taking the silver medal and Rahmat Erwin Abdullah from Indonesia taking bronze.

Format

The competition exists out of two rounds in which athletes try to lift as much weight as possible. In the snatch round, this lift needs to be done in one continuous motion, while the competitors are allowed to rest the barbell on the chest in the clean and jerk. The athlete with the highest combined weight lifted wins the event.

Preview

Fourteen athletes qualified for the event with reigning world champion Shi Zhiyong as the favorite for gold. The Chinese defeated Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev at the most recent world championships by 17 kilograms, though Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia also had a very strong season since he won the Pan-American championships. Other potential medal contenders and outsiders also included Karem Ben Hnia, Marin Robu, Clarence Cummings Jr, and Masanori Miyamoto.

Summary

Snatch

Snatch Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
1		Shi Zhiyong	158	163	166
2		Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia	150	154	156
3		Marin Robu	150	155	159
4		Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev	150	154	154
5		Karem Ben Hnia	148	151	153
6		Rahmat Erwin Abdullah	142	147	152
7		Briken Calja	151	151	155
8		Masanori Miyamoto	143	147	151
9		David Sanchez Lopez	142	146	150
10		Clarence Cummings Jr	145	145	150
10		Jorge Adan Cardenas Estrada	140	140	145
12		Mahmoud Mohammed Alhumayd	135	141	145
13		Abderrahim Moum	120	127	127
14		Brandon Dean Wakeling	115	120	125

Clean and Jerk

Clean and Jerk Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
1		Shi Zhiyong	188	192	198
2		Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia	186	190	199
2		Rahmat Erwin Abdullah	180	190	190
2		Briken Calja	184	188	190
5		Masanori Miyamoto	183	188	196
6		Karem Ben Hnia	185	190	190
7		Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev	184	189	190
8		Clarence Cummings Jr	180	190	198
9		David Sanchez Lopez	177	177	180
10		Marin Robu	175	182	182
10		Jorge Adan Cardenas Estrada	170	175	175
12		Brandon Dean Wakeling	158	162	166
13		Mahmoud Mohammed Alhumayd	165	175	-
14		Abderrahim Moum	142	142	151

Results

Result	Athlete	Nationality	Total
	Shi Zhiyong	China	364
	Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia	Venezuela	346
	Rahmat Erwin Abdullah	Indonesia	342
4	Briken Calja	Albania	341
5	Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev	Bulgaria	338
6	Karem Ben Hnia	Tunisia	338
7	Masanori Miyamoto	Japan	335
8	Marin Robu	Moldova	330
9	Clarence Cummings Jr	United States	325
10	David Sanchez Lopez	Spain	323
11	Jorge Adan Cardenas Estrada	Mexico	320
12	Mahmoud Mohammed Alhumayd	Saudi Arabia	306
13	Brandon Dean Wakeling	Australia	291
14	Abderrahim Moum	Morocco	278