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 | |||||||||
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| Date | 11 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | +75 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | |||||
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.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2008 | 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 |  Shi Zhiyong (CHN) |
153 kg | Izmir, Turkey | 28 June 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk | Le Maosheng (CHN) |
182 kg | Busan, South Korea | 2 October 2002 | |
| Total | Zhang Jie (CHN) |
326 kg | Kanazawa, Japan | 28 April 2008 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 152 kg | Athens, Greece | 16 August 2004 |
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 177 kg | — | 1 January 1997 | |
| Total |  Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | 325 kg | Sydney, Australia | 17 September 2000 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 | Zhang Xiangxiang (CHN) | A | 61.91 | 139 | | 143 | 143 | 169 | 176 | | 176 | 319 |
 |  Diego Salazar (COL) | A | 61.47 | 132 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 305 |
 |  Triyatno (INA) | A | 61.90 | 133 | | 135 | 135 | | | 163 | 163 | 298 |
| 4 |  Antoniu Buci (ROU) | A | 61.66 | 126 | | 130 | 130 | 161 | 165 | | 165 | 295 |
| 5 |  Phaisan Hansawong (THA) | A | 61.60 | 132 | | | 132 | | 162 | | 162 | 294 |
| 6 |  Lázaro Ruiz (CUB) | A | 61.75 | 128 | 132 | | 132 | 162 | | | 162 | 294 |
| 7 |  Tolkunbek Hudaybergenov (TKM) | A | 61.96 | | 126 | | 126 | 162 | | | 162 | 288 |
| 8 |  Mohamed Abdelbaki (EGY) | B | 62.00 | | | 129 | 129 | 155 | 159 | | 159 | 288 |
| 9 |  Yang Sheng-hsiung (TPE) | B | 61.97 | 125 | 130 | | 130 | 151 | 157 | | 157 | 287 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Henadzy Makhveyenia (BLR) | B | 61.95 | 120 | | 128 | 128 | 150 | | | 150 | 278 |
| 11 |  Manuel Minginfel (FSM) | B | 61.69 | 115 | 120 | | 120 | 145 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 275 |
| 12 |  Jasvir Singh (CAN) | B | 61.67 | 110 | 115 | | 115 | 145 | 151 | | 151 | 266 |
| — |  Sardar Hasanov (AZE) | B | 61.96 | | | 128 | 128 | | | | — | — |
| — |  Ji Hun-min (KOR) | A | 61.91 | 137 | 140 | 142 | 142 | | | | — | — |
| — |  Im Yong-su (PRK) | A | 61.60 | | 138 | | 138 | | | | — | — |
| — | Óscar Figueroa (COL) | A | 61.66 | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Umurbek Bazarbayev (TKM) | A | 61.96 | 133 | | | 133 | | | | — | — |