| Date | 29 July 1996 — 12:30 (B) (A) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Hall E) | |
| Participants | 23 from 18 countries | |
| Format | Total of best lifts in snatch and clean & jerk determined placement. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight. | |
Ukraine’s Tymur Taimazov had been the silver medalist in 1992 in heavyweight I but moved up in weight and won the World Championships in this class in 1993-94. Injured in 1995, that title was won by his teammate Ihor Razoronov. The expected competition between the two in Atlanta never occurred, however, as Razoronov injured his back in warm-ups and had to withdraw from the event. The leader after the snatch was Romanian Nicu Vlad, the 1984 Olympic middle-heavyweight champion, who lifted 197.5 kg. Taimazov lifted 195.0 kg, tied with Sergey Syrtsov, the 1992 middle-heavyweight silver medalist. Taimazov then lifted 227.5 kg in the clean & jerk on his first attempt, which won him the gold medal. He later lifted a world 235.0 kg to win by 10 kg with Syrtsov winning silver and Vlad the bronze.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | Bodyweight | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tymur Taimazov |  UKR | 430.0 | 107.32 | 195.0 (=2) | 235.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Sergey Syrtsov |  RUS | 420.0 | 107.22 | 195.0 (=2) | 225.0 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Nicu Vlad |  ROU | 420.0 | 107.70 | 197.5 (1) | 222.5 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Uladzimir Yemelianou |  BLR | 407.5 | 107.41 | 187.5 (5) | 220.0 (=4) | |||
| 5 | Cui Wenhua |  CHN | 405.0 | 102.52 | 190.0 (4) | 215.0 (=6) | |||
| 6 | Wes Barnett |  USA | 395.0 | 107.88 | 175.0 (=12) | 220.0 (=4) | |||
| 7 | Ara Vardanyan |  ARM | 395.0 | 107.93 | 180.0 (7) | 215.0 (=6) | |||
| 8 | Dariusz Osuch |  POL | 392.5 | 105.70 | 177.5 (=8) | 215.0 (=6) | |||
| 9 | Mario Kalinke |  GER | 390.0 | 102.30 | 177.5 (=8) | 212.5 (=10) | |||
| 10 | Viktors Ščerbatihs |  LAT | 390.0 | 107.17 | 177.5 (=8) | 212.5 (=10) | |||
| 11 | Dimitri Prochorow | GER | 390.0 | 107.32 | 175.0 (=12) | 215.0 (=6) | |||
| 12 | Konstantine Starikovitch | USA | 387.5 | 106.90 | 177.5 (=8) | 210.0 (=12) | |||
| 13 | Jeon Sang-Seok |  KOR | 380.0 | 107.93 | 170.0 (=15) | 210.0 (=12) | |||
| 14 | Janne Kanerva |  FIN | 360.0 | 107.44 | 160.0 (=17) | 200.0 (14) | |||
| 15 | Hisaya Yoshimoto |  JPN | 360.0 | 107.92 | 170.0 (=15) | 190.0 (=15) | |||
| 16 | Valentin Manushev |  UZB | 350.0 | 107.81 | 160.0 (=17) | 190.0 (=15) | |||
| 17 | Nopadol Wanwang |  THA | 317.5 | 107.33 | 140.0 (19) | 177.5 (17) | |||
| 18 | Shirish Rummun |  MRI | 287.5 | 107.89 | 132.5 (20) | 155.0 (18) | |||
| 19 | Ali Kavuma |  UGA | 260.0 | 106.95 | 110.0 (21) | 150.0 (19) | |||
| Sergey Flerko | RUS | 185.0 | 107.90 | 185.0 (6) | – ( | ||||
| Henadziy Shchekalo | BLR | 175.0 | 107.27 | 175.0 (=12) | – ( | ||||
| Oleng Panatidis |  GRE | – | 107.88 | – ( | – | ||||
| Ihor Razoronov | UKR | – | 106.90 | – ( | – |
