2025 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 79 kg
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The men's 79 kilograms competition at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 6 October 2025.[1]
| Men's 79 kg at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Førdehuset | |||||||||
| Location | Førde, Norway | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 October | |||||||||
| Winning total | 361 kg | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2025 | 10:00 | Group D |
| 12:00 | Group C | |
| 17:00 | Group B | |
| 19:30 | Group A |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch | World Standard | 165 kg | — | 1 June 2025 |
| Clean & jerk | World Standard | 202 kg | — | 1 June 2025 | |
| Total | World Standard | 361 kg | — | 1 June 2025 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |  Rizki Juniansyah (INA) | A | 157 |  | 195 | 204 CWR | — | | 361 | ||
 |  Ri Chong-song (PRK) | A | 160 | 163 | | 197 | 6 | 360 | |||
|  Mohamed Younes (EGY) | A | 162 | | 198 | 5 | 360 | ||||
| 4 | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (INA) | B | 150 | 156 | — | 5 | 192 | 203 | — | | 359 |
| 5 |  Caden Cahoy (USA) | A | 150 | 154 | 155 | 8 | 193 | 198 | 4 | 353 | |
| 6 |  Yedige Yemberdi (KAZ) | A | 145 | 151 | 155 | 7 | 190 | 196 | 7 | 351 | |
| 7 |  Ning Gan (CHN) | A | 153 | 157 | 4 | 186 | 10 | 343 | |||
| 8 | Ryan Grimsland (USA) | B | 147 | 152 | 9 | 185 | 190 | 8 | 342 | ||
| 9 |  Abdollah Beiranvand (IRI) | B | 149 | 153 | 156 | 6 | 176 | 181 | 184 | 11 | 340 |
| 10 |  Rakuei Azuma (JPN) | B | 143 | 148 | 14 | 183 | 188 | 9 | 336 | ||
| 11 |  Ritvars Suharevs (LAT) | A | 146 | 150 | 13 | 184 | 12 | 334 | |||
| 12 |  Vadzim Likharad (AIN) | B | 148 | 151 | 10 | 175 | 180 | 16 | 331 | ||
| 13 | Petr Khrebtov (KAZ) | B | 142 | 147 | 16 | 183 | 13 | 330 | |||
| 14 |  Briken Calja (ALB) | C | 147 | 15 | 175 | 181 | 14 | 328 | |||
| 15 |  Huang Pin-hsun (TPE) | C | 140 | 145 | 19 | 176 | 181 | 15 | 326 | ||
| 16 |  Ajaya Babu Valluri (IND) | C | 146 | 17 | 172 | 177 | 17 | 323 | |||
| 17 |  Elkhan Aligulizada (AZE) | C | 140 | 145 | 18 | 170 | 18 | 315 | |||
| 18 |  Samuel Guertin (CAN) | C | 136 | 139 | 21 | 166 | 19 | 305 | |||
| 19 |  Petr Mareček (CZE) | C | 135 | 22 | 166 | 20 | 301 | ||||
| 20 | James Whiteman (CAN) | C | 128 | 133 | 23 | 166 | 21 | 299 | |||
| 21 |  Timo Heikuksela (FIN) | C | 133 | 24 | 160 | 22 | 293 | ||||
| 22 |  Nikola Todorović (CRO) | D | 120 | 124 | 25 | 148 | 153 | 24 | 277 | ||
| 23 |  Remy Aune (NOR) | C | 117 | 121 | 27 | 156 | 23 | 277 | |||
| 24 |  Issa Al-Balushi (UAE) | D | 115 | 120 | 122 | 26 | 145 | 150 | 25 | 272 | |
| 25 |  Gustav Wang Hansen (DEN) | D | 112 | 29 | 145 | 26 | 257 | ||||
| 26 |  Sood Al-Mutairi (KUW) | D | 80 | — | — | 31 | 100 | — | — | 27 | 180 |
| 27 | Sultan Al-Qahtani (KUW) | D | 65 | 70 | 75 | 32 | 85 | — | — | 28 | 160 |
| — |  Natthawut Suepsuan (THA) | A | 150 | 12 | — | — | |||||
| — |  Son Hyeon-ho (KOR) | A | — | 198 | | — | |||||
| — |  Oscar Reyes (ITA) | A | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Erkand Qerimaj (ALB) | B | 150 | 11 | — | — | |||||
| — |  Erry Hidayat Muhammad (MAS) | C | 140 | — | 20 | — | — | ||||
| — |  Inocent Jakalase (BOT) | D | 102 | 106 | 112 | 30 | — | — | |||
| — |  Anthony Masinde (KEN) | D | 118 | 28 | — | — | |||||
| — |  Chris Murray (GBR) | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — |  Roberto Gutu (GER) | B | Did not start | ||||||||
| X |  Iain Wilson (CWF) | D | 123 | 126 | X | 154 | X | 280 | |||
| X | James Knox (CWF) | D | 117 | 122 | X | 140 | 145 | 148 | X | 270 | |
| X | Jason Epton (CWF) | C | X | 147 | — | — | X | — | |||