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

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 and clean and jerk

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

 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+8

UTC+8

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...

)

Date	Time	Round
Monday, August 11, 2008	10:00-12:00	Group B
Monday, August 11, 2008	19:00-20:40	Group A

Medalists

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Shi Zhiyong Shi Zhiyong Shi Zhiyong is a Chinese weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion during the 2004 Summer Olympics. He lifted a total of 325 kg, equalising the World record at that time....  (CHN) China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	153 kg	Izmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	28 June 2002
	Clean & Jerk	Le Maosheng Le Maosheng Le Maosheng is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2000 he finished fourth in the 62 kg class. Four years later he won the silver medal in the 62 kg class....  (CHN) China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	182 kg	Busan Busan Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	2 October 2002
	Total	Zhang Jie Zhang Jie (weightlifter) Zhang Jie is a male Chinese weightlifter.-External links:*...  {CHN} China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	326 kg	Kanazawa Kanazawa, Ishikawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	28 April 2008
Olympic Record	Snatch		152.5 kg	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	16 August 2004
	Clean & Jerk	Olympic Standard	177.5 kg
	Total		325 kg	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	17 September 2000

Qualified Athletes

17 lifters were selected for the games.

	Athlete	|Notes
1		May 12, 1985 (age 26)	280 kg
2		December 10, 1983 (age 28)	290 kg
3		April 13, 1977 (age 34)	267.5 kg
4		July 16, 1983 (age 28)	319 kg	2008 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
5		April 27, 1983 (age 28)	304 kg	2006 World Championships 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
6		October 03, 1980 (age 31)	305 kg	2006 World Championships 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
7		October 12, 1984 (age 27)	284 kg
8		July 18, 1987 (age 24)	286 kg
9		September 28, 1978 (age 33)	293 kg
10		December 10, 1987 (age 24)	300 kg
11		March 26, 1984 (age 27)	287 kg
12		February 09, 1980 (age 31)	315 kg	2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's 62 kg -Medalists:-Snatch:-Clean & jerk:-Total:...
13		January 21, 1990 (age 22)	273 kg
14		October 21, 1989 (age 22)	247 kg
15		September 17, 1981 (age 30)	296 kg
16		January 04, 1986 (age 26)	284 kg
17		June 01, 1983 (age 28)	290 kg

Results

Rank	Name	Group	Body Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total (kg)
				1	2	3	Res	1	2	3	Res
		A	61.91	139	143	143	143	169	176	184	176	319
		A	61.47	132	136	138	138	163	165	167	167	305
		A	61.90	133	135	135	135	163	163	163	163	298
4		A	61.66	126	130	130	130	161	165	168	165	295
5		A	61.60	132	135	135	132	162	162	166	162	294
6		A	61.75	128	132	135	132	162	168	168	162	294
7		A	61.96	126	126	131	126	162	170	170	162	288
8		B	62.00	129	129	129	129	155	159	164	159	288
9		B	61.97	125	130	134	130	151	157	163	157	287
10		B	61.95	128	128	128	128	150	156	156	150	278
11		B	61.69	115	120	123	120	145	150	155	155	275
12		B	61.67	110	115	118	115	145	151	156	151	266
–		A	61.91	137	140	142	142	161	161	161	–	DNF
–		A	61.60	138	138	140	138	168	168	168	–	DNF
–		A	61.96	133	136	137	133	160	160	162	–	DNF
–		B	61.96	120	128	128	128	152	152	152	–	DNF
–		A	61.66	128	128	128	–	–	–	–	–	DNF