Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 94 kg
| Men's 94 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium | |||||||||
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| Date | 17 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 14 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 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, 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 thirteenth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2008 | 15:30 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch |  Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) |
188 kg | Athens, Greece | 27 November 1999 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Szymon Kołecki (POL) |
232 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 29 April 2000 | |
| Total | Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) |
412 kg | Athens, Greece | 27 November 1999 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 187 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 227 kg | — | 1 January 1997 | |
| Total | Olympic Standard | 415 kg | — | 1 January 1997 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 |  Ilya Ilyin (KAZ) | A | 93.64 | 175 | 180 | — | 180 | | 223 | 226 | 226 | 406 |
 | Szymon Kołecki (POL) | A | 93.73 | 174 | 177 | 179 | 179 | 217 | 224 | | 224 | 403 |
 |  Khadzhimurat Akkayev (RUS) | B | 92.99 | 178 | 182 | 185 | 185 | 212 | 215 | 217 | 217 | 402 |
| 4 |  Arsen Kasabiev (GEO) | A | 93.69 | 172 | 176 | | 176 | 215 | 223 | | 223 | 399 |
| 5 |  Nizami Pashayev (AZE) | A | 93.83 | | | 181 | 181 | | | 215 | 215 | 396 |
| 6 |  Yoandry Hernández (CUB) | A | 92.30 | | 172 | 178 | 178 | 215 | | | 215 | 393 |
| 7 |  Asghar Ebrahimi (IRI) | A | 92.32 | 180 | | | 180 | | 212 | | 212 | 392 |
| 8 | Roman Konstantinov (RUS) | A | 93.90 | 175 | | | 175 | | 212 | | 212 | 387 |
| 9 |  Jürgen Spieß (GER) | A | 93.74 | 170 | 173 | | 173 | 206 | 211 | | 211 | 384 |
| 10 |  José Juan Navarro (ESP) | B | 93.09 | 165 | | 173 | 173 | 206 | 210 | | 210 | 383 |
| 11 |  Artem Ivanov (UKR) | A | 93.97 | 170 | | | 170 | 205 | 210 | | 210 | 380 |
| 12 |  Vadim Vacarciuc (MDA) | B | 93.69 | | 168 | | 168 | | 205 | | 205 | 373 |
| 13 | Eugen Bratan (MDA) | B | 93.71 | 170 | | | 170 | 200 | | | 200 | 370 |
| 14 | Konstantinos Gkaripis (GRE) | B | 93.01 | 150 | | 160 | 160 | 190 | 195 | 200 | 200 | 360 |
| 15 | Anastasios Triantafyllou (GRE) | B | 93.90 | 147 | 155 | | 155 | 185 | 190 | 196 | 196 | 351 |
| 16 |  Ravi Bhollah (MRI) | B | 93.03 | 125 | | | 125 | 145 | 150 | | 150 | 275 |
| — | Bartłomiej Bonk (POL) | A | 93.00 | 175 | | | 175 | | | | — | — |
| — |  Eduardo Guadamud (ECU) | B | 93.71 | 165 | | | 165 | | | | — | — |