Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 85 kg at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Dates	7 April 2018
Competitors	15 from 15 nations
Winning total weight	338
Medalists
Ragala Venkat Rahul    India   Don Opeloge    Samoa   Mohamad Fazrul Azrie Mohdad    Malaysia
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Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Qualification
	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	90 kg
	+105 kg	+90 kg
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The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 7 April 2018. The weightlifter from India won the gold, with a combined lift of 338 kg.^[1]

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Snatch	Andrei Rybakou (BLR)	187 kg	Chiang Mai, Thailand	22 September 2007
	Clean & Jerk	Kianoush Rostami (IRI)	220 kg	Tehran, Iran	31 May 2016
	Total	Kianoush Rostami (IRI)	396 kg	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12 August 2016
Commonwealth record	Snatch	Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS)	182 kg	Moscow, Russia	27 September 2003
	Clean & Jerk	Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS)	210 kg	Moscow, Russia	27 September 2003
	Total	Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS)	392 kg	Moscow, Russia	27 September 2003
Games record	Snatch	Stephen Ward (ENG)	157 kg	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	18 September 1998
	Clean & Jerk	Shujauddin Malik (PAK)	193 kg	Melbourne, Australia	20 March 2006
	Total	Leon Griffin (ENG)	347.5 kg	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	18 September 1998

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Rank	Athlete	Body weight (kg)	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Ragala Venkat Rahul (IND)	84.64	147	151	151	151	182	187	191	187	338
	Don Opeloge (SAM)	84.28	144	148	151	151	180	188	191	180	331
	Mohamad Fazrul Azrie Mohdad (MAS)	83.61	145	150	150	145	175	181	183	183	328
4	Donald Keyimeh Nkoh (CMR)	84.86	140	140	143	140	180	186	189	186	326
5	Michael Anyalewechi (NGR)	83.57	141	145	147	147	176	177	177	177	324
6	Christian Amoah (GHA)	84.20	140	140	145	145	170	175	176	176	321
7	Taniela Rainibogi (FIJ)	84.71	140	145	145	140	173	173	189	173	313
8	Mathieu Marineau (CAN)	84.52	134	138	141	138	168	174	182	174	312
9	Boris Elesin (AUS)	84.64	140	145	145	140	156	161	162	161	301
10	Alex Collier (ENG)	84.18	125	125	130	130	153	156	160	160	290
11	Tom-Jaye Waibeiya (NRU)	83.77	120	120	126	120	165	170	175	170	290
12	David Gorosi (SOL)	84.83	115	120	120	115	150	150	153	150	265
13	John Cheah En Wei (SGP)	84.71	115	120	120	115	140	143	147	143	258
	Harry Misangyi (WAL)	83.66	110	115	120	115	-	-	-	–	DNF
	Richard Patterson (NZL)	84.71	143	143	143	—					DNF