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Weightlifting at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games:
Men's Super-Heavyweight
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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium, Beijing
Date Started: August 19, 2008
Date Finished: August 19, 2008
Format: Total of best lifts in snatch and clean & jerk determined placement. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight.
| Gold: |  Matthias Steiner |
| Silver: |  Yevgeny Chigishev |
| Bronze: |  Viktors Ščerbatihs |
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | K | S | CJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Steiner | 25 | Germany | GER | Gold | 461.0 | 203.0 | 258.0 | |
| 2 | Yevgeny Chigishev | 29 | Russia | RUS | Silver | 460.0 | 210.0 | 250.0 | |
| 3 | Viktors Ščerbatihs | 33 | Latvia | LAT | Bronze | 448.0 | 206.0 | 242.0 | |
| 4 | Artem Udachyn | 28 | Ukraine | UKR | 442.0 | 207.0 | 235.0 | ||
| 5 | Ihor Shymechko | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 433.0 | 201.0 | 232.0 | ||
| 6 | Rashid Sharifi | 23 | Iran | IRI | 426.0 | 196.0 | 230.0 | ||
| 7 | Grzegorz Kleszcz | 30 | Poland | POL | 419.0 | 185.0 | 234.0 | ||
| 8 | Almir Velagic | 26 | Germany | GER | 413.0 | 188.0 | 225.0 | ||
| 9 | Damon Kelly | 24 | Australia | AUS | 386.0 | 165.0 | 221.0 | ||
| 10 | Itte Detenamo | 21 | Nauru | NRU | 385.0 | 175.0 | 210.0 | ||
| 11 | Antti Everi | 26 | Finland | FIN | 366.0 | 171.0 | 195.0 | ||
| 12 | Sam Pera | 19 | Cook Islands | COK | 350.0 | 155.0 | 195.0 | ||
| 13 | Maamaloa Lolohea | 40 | Tonga | TGA | 313.0 | 140.0 | 173.0 | ||
| AC | Jeon Sang-Gyun | 27 | South Korea | KOR | NVL | DNF |
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