2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships

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The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th men's and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association overlooked by the Asian Weightlifting Federation. The event had major significance for Asian weightlifters as the championships were the official qualifications for Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
56 kg
Snatch Hoàng Anh Tuấn
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
126 kg Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
121 kg Chen Biao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
120 kg
Clean & Jerk Wu Jingbiao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
154 kg Chen Biao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
153 kg Hoàng Anh Tuấn
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
153 kg
Total Hoàng Anh Tuấn
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
279 kg Wu Jingbiao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
274 kg Chen Biao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
273 kg
62 kg
Snatch Zhang Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
147 kg Ümürbek Bazarbaýew
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
136 kg Eko Yuli Irawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
135 kg
Clean & Jerk Zhang Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
179 kg Eko Yuli Irawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
170 kg Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
163 kg
Total Zhang Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
326 kg
WR
Eko Yuli Irawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
305 kg Ümürbek Bazarbaýew
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
296 kg
69 kg
Snatch Tang Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
140 kg Kim Yoon-han
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
138 kg Kuanysh Rakhatov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
137 kg
Clean & Jerk Tang Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
177 kg Yoshito Shintani
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
176 kg Edi Kurniawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
170 kg
Total Tang Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
317 kg Yoshito Shintani
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
306 kg Edi Kurniawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
305 kg
77 kg
Snatch Lü Xiaojun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
158 kg Lu Changliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
152 kg Sohrab Moradi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
146 kg
Clean & Jerk Lu Changliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
195 kg Lü Xiaojun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
188 kg Kraisorn Dadtuyawat
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
180 kg
Total Lu Changliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
347 kg Lü Xiaojun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
346 kg Sohrab Moradi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
325 kg
85 kg
Snatch Lee Se-won
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
162 kg Zhang Shichong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
160 kg Ulanbek Moldodosov
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
158 kg
Clean & Jerk Zhang Shichong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
200 kg Ulanbek Moldodosov
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
192 kg Mansurbek Chashemov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
191 kg
Total Zhang Shichong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
360 kg Lee Se-won
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
350 kg Ulanbek Moldodosov
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
350 kg
94 kg
Snatch Asghar Ebrahimi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
180 kg Miskander Momynbekov
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
167 kg Suthiphon Watthanakasikam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
161 kg
Clean & Jerk Asghar Ebrahimi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
205 kg Song Jong-shik
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
200 kg Hsieh Wei-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
199 kg
Total Asghar Ebrahimi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
385 kg Hsieh Wei-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
357 kg Almas Uteshov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
355 kg
105 kg
Snatch Niti Khameiam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
157 kg Aleksei Dudin
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
156 kg Ramzi Al-Mahrous
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
150 kg
Clean & Jerk Niti Khameiam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
191 kg Aleksei Dudin
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
190 kg Ramzi Al-Mahrous
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
180 kg
Total Niti Khameiam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
348 kg Aleksei Dudin
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
346 kg Ramzi Al-Mahrous
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
330 kg
+105 kg
Snatch Rashid Sharifi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
190 kg Mohammad Salehi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
185 kg Kazuomi Ota
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
175 kg
Clean & Jerk Rashid Sharifi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
236 kg Mohammad Salehi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
235 kg Mohammad Ali
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
210 kg
Total Rashid Sharifi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
426 kg Mohammad Salehi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
420 kg Kazuomi Ota
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
385 kg

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
48 kg
Snatch Wang Mingjuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
87 kg Ngô Thị Nga
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
83 kg Shoko Sumida
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
78 kg
Clean & Jerk Wang Mingjuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
101 kg Ngô Thị Nga
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
95 kg Shoko Sumida
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
92 kg
Total Wang Mingjuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
188 kg Ngô Thị Nga
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
178 kg Shoko Sumida
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
170 kg
53 kg
Snatch Suda Chaleephay
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
93 kg Raema Lisa Rumbewas
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
91 kg Cen Lijuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
91 kg
Clean & Jerk Cen Lijuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
117 kg Svetlana Cheremshanova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
115 kg Suda Chaleephay
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
114 kg
Total Cen Lijuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
208 kg Suda Chaleephay
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
207 kg Svetlana Cheremshanova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
205 kg
58 kg
Snatch Li Xueying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
102 kg Lin Wan-hsuan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
95 kg Patmawati Abdul Hamid
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
91 kg
Clean & Jerk Li Xueying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
125 kg Lin Wan-hsuan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
113 kg Sureerat Thongsuk
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
112 kg
Total Li Xueying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
227 kg Lin Wan-hsuan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
208 kg Sureerat Thongsuk
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
202 kg
63 kg
Snatch Liu Haixia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
104 kg Nguyễn Thị Thiết
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
101 kg Yelena Shadrina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
99 kg
Clean & Jerk Liu Haixia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
136 kg Nguyễn Thị Thiết
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
124 kg Yelena Shadrina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
123 kg
Total Liu Haixia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
240 kg Nguyễn Thị Thiết
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
225 kg Yelena Shadrina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
222 kg
69 kg
Snatch Liu Chunhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
117 kg Monika Devi
Flag of India.svg  India
100 kg Kao Ya-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
98 kg
Clean & Jerk Liu Chunhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
145 kg Kao Ya-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
124 kg Monika Devi
Flag of India.svg  India
122 kg
Total Liu Chunhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
262 kg Kao Ya-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
222 kg Monika Devi
Flag of India.svg  India
222 kg
75 kg
Snatch Cao Lei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
121 kg Alla Vazhenina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
120 kg Yang Houqin
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
97 kg
Clean & Jerk Cao Lei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
155 kg Alla Vazhenina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
146 kg Sinta Darmariani
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
128 kg
Total Cao Lei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
276 kg Alla Vazhenina
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
266 kg Sinta Darmariani
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
224 kg
+75 kg
Snatch Alexandra Aborneva
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
110 kg Annipa Moontar
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
110 kg Mami Shimamoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
108 kg
Clean & Jerk Mami Shimamoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
142 kg Fumiko Jonai
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
140 kg Annipa Moontar
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
137 kg
Total Mami Shimamoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
250 kg Annipa Moontar
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
247 kg Alexandra Aborneva
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
246 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 102113
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2114
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1214
4Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1203
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1124
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0303
7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0145
8Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0123
9Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0112
10Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 0101
11Flag of India.svg  India 0011
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0011
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 0011
Totals (13 nations)15151545

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 296338
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 63211
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 43613
4Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2619
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 23611
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 14712
7Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1304
8Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0628
9Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0527
10Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0369
11Flag of India.svg  India 0123
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 0123
13Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0101
14Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0033
15Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 0011
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0011
Totals (17 nations)454545135

Participating nations

175 athletes from 26 nations competed.

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