The Men's +105 kilograms weightlifting event was the heaviest men's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics weightlifting competition, allowing competitors of over 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 19, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 15:30, and Group A, at 19:00. This event was the fifteenth and last weightlifting event to conclude.
| Men's +105 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 19 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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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 edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2008 | 15:30 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) |
213 kg | Qinhuangdao, China | 14 September 2003 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) |
263 kg | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 | ||
| Total | Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) |
472 kg | Sydney, Australia | 26 September 2000 | ||
| Olympic Record | Snatch |  Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) |
212 kg | Sydney, Australia | 26 September 2000 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) |
263 kg | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 | ||
| Total | Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) |
472 kg | Sydney, Australia | 26 September 2000 | ||
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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 Matthias Steiner (GER) |
A | 145.93 | 198 | 203 | 203 | 248 | 258 | 258 | 461 | ||
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 Evgeny Chigishev (RUS) |
A | 124.13 | 200 | 205 | 210 | 210 | 240 | 247 | 250 | 250 | 460 |
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 Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) |
A | 144.97 | 198 | 203 | 206 | 206 | 242 | 242 | 448 | ||
| 4 |  Artem Udachyn (UKR) |
A | 144.09 | 197 | 203 | 207 | 207 | 235 | 235 | 442 | ||
| 5 | Ihor Shymechko (UKR) |
A | 130.25 | 193 | 197 | 201 | 201 | 217 | 227 | 232 | 232 | 433 |
| 6 | Rashid Sharifi (IRI) |
B | 142.89 | 188 | 192 | 196 | 196 | 230 | 230 | 426 | ||
| 7 |  Grzegorz Kleszcz (POL) |
A | 131.16 | 185 | 185 | 234 | 234 | 419 | ||||
| 8 | Almir Velagić (GER) |
B | 132.16 | 180 | 184 | 188 | 188 | 220 | 225 | 225 | 413 | |
| 9 |  Damon Kelly (AUS) |
B | 154.15 | 165 | 165 | 211 | 221 | 221 | 386 | |||
| 10 |  Itte Detenamo (NRU) |
B | 148.48 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 175 | 205 | 210 | 210 | 385 | |
| 11 |  Antti Everi (FIN) |
B | 130.04 | 166 | 171 | 171 | 195 | 195 | 366 | |||
| 12 |  Sam Pera (COK) |
B | 122.96 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 188 | 195 | 195 | 350 | ||
| 13 |  Maamaloa Lolohea (TGA) |
B | 135.13 | 127 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 173 | 173 | 313 | ||
| — |  Jeon Sang-guen (KOR) |
A | 155.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||