The men's 69 kilograms weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass.

The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large number of competitors.

Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each.

The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.