The Men's 77 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 10 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.

[1] Nijat Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a doping violation (urine substitutions in the weeks before the Games).

[2][3] As of March 2022, medals for this event have not been reallocated, a process that could extend to 2024.

[4] If the medal is reallocated, Lü Xiaojun stands to win his third Olympic weightlifting gold medal (also in 2012 and 2020).

1 Rahimov originally won the gold medal but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a doping violation.