Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg

The Men's Weightlifting in the class up to 62 kg ( featherweight ) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 30 July 2012 at Exhibition Centre London. It occurred in 15 athletes.

The competition consisted of two parts: Tear ( Snatch ) and put ( Clean and Jerk ). The participants were divided into two groups at first in the snatch, in which they had three attempts. Who did not have a valid attempt was eliminated. In pushing each starter had three attempts again. Won The athlete with the highest weight added together. In the event of a tie, the lower body weight tipped the scales.

Title holders

Existing Records

Final result

Winner Kim Un - guk (PRK ) -won the first Olympic gold medal in North Korea in this weight class. The Colombian Figueroa won the silver medal because of its lower body weight.