The men's 81 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 31 July 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum. Lü Xiaojun won the gold, with a combined lift of 374 kg.

Records

Results RankAthleteNationGroupBodyweightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total123Result123Result Lü Xiaojun A 80.75 165 165 170 170 197 204 210 204 374 Zacarías Bonnat A 80.90 158 163 163 163 198 202 204 204 367 Antonino Pizzolato A 80.90 165 165 168 165 200 203 210 200 365 4 Harrison Maurus A 80.95 153 158 161 161 195 200 205 200 361 5 Brayan Rodallegas A 80.80 163 168 168 163 195 196 200 196 359 6Ritvars Suharevs A 80.90 158 158 163 163 190 195 198 195 358 7 Nico Müller A 80.90 155 159 161 159 190 195 195 195 354 8 Andrés Mata A 80.70 154 158 161 158 189 189 189 189 347 9 Erkand Qerimaj B 80.55 151 155 157 157 181 185 187 181 338 10 Amur Salim Al-Khanjari B 81.00 130 137 140 140 170 176 177 177 317 11 Cameron McTaggart B 80.80 135 140 145 140 170 175 178 175 315 12 Ramzi Bahloul B 136 140 140 136 164 171 — 164 300 Rejepbaý Rejepow A 80.95 160 164 167 164 195 195 198 — — Arley Méndez A 81.00 160 163 165 160 190 190 190 — —

New records Snatch170 kgClean & Jerk204 kgTotal367 kg374 kg

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