Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 61 kg

The Men's 61 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place on 7 August at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

Men's 61 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
Date	7 August 2024
Competitors	12 from 12 nations
Winning total	310 kg
Medalists
Li Fabin  China Theerapong Silachai  Thailand Hampton Morris  United States

Records

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

World Record	Snatch	Li Fabin (CHN)	146 kg	Phuket, Thailand	2 April 2024
	Clean & Jerk	Hampton Morris (USA)	176 kg	Phuket, Thailand	2 April 2024
	Total	Li Fabin (CHN)	318 kg	Pattaya, Thailand	19 September 2019
Olympic Record	Snatch	Olympic Standard	142 kg	—	1 November 2018
	Clean & Jerk	Li Fabin (CHN)	172 kg	Tokyo, Japan	25 July 2021
	Total	Li Fabin (CHN)	313 kg	Tokyo, Japan	25 July 2021

The Olympic record for Snatch was re-established during the competition:

Category	Athlete	New record	Type
Snatch	Li Fabin (CHN)	143 kg	OR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Li Fabin	China	137	140	143	143 OR	167	167	172	167	310
	Theerapong Silachai	Thailand	127	130	132	132	167	169	171	171	303
	Hampton Morris	United States	122	125	126	126	168	172	178	172	298
4	Aniq Kasdan	Malaysia	126	130	130	130	167	174	174	167	297
5	Morea Baru	Papua New Guinea	118	122	122	118	150	157	161	161	279
6	Shota Mishvelidze	Georgia	114	121	128	121	125	135	150	135	256
7	Kaimauri Erati	Kiribati	95	100	100	100	120	120	124	120	220
—	Eko Yuli Irawan	Indonesia	135	135	139	135	162	162	165	—	DNF
	Ivan Dimov	Bulgaria	134	134	135	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
	Sergio Massidda	Italy	132	134	134	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
	Trịnh Văn Vinh	Vietnam	128	128	128	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
	John Ceniza	Philippines	125	125	125	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
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