Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg

{{Short description|Olympics event}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Men's 85 kg

| games = 2016 Summer

| image = Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics-85kg-12.jpg

| image_size = 260px

| caption = L-R: Tian, Rostami, Sîncrăian

| venue = Riocentro

| date = 12 August 2016

| competitors = 24

| nations = 22

| win_label = Winning total

| win_value = 396 kg WR

| gold = Kianoush Rostami

| goldNOC = IRI

| silver = Tian Tao

| silverNOC = CHN

| bronze = Denis Ulanov

| bronzeNOC = KAZ

| prev = 2012

| next =

}}

{{Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}

The Men's 85 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 12 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.{{cite web|url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/sports/weightlifting |title=Rio 2016: Weightlifting |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date=17 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417073527/http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/sports/weightlifting |archive-date=17 April 2015 }}

On October 13, 2016, the IWF reported that bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian of Romania had tested positive for excess testosterone in a test connected to the Rio Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/17783940/romanian-weightlifter-gabriel-sincraian-lose-bronze-medal-failed-rio-olympic-drug-test|title=Weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian fails Rio Olympic drug test|date=October 13, 2016|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=14 October 2016}}