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2016 in weightlifting
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Overview of the events of 2016 in weightlifting
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This article lists the main
weightlifting
events and their results for 2016.
Contents
2016 Summer Olympics (IWF)
World weightlifting championships
Continental & regional weightlifting championships
2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup
References
External links
2016 Summer Olympics (
IWF
)
March 18 – 20: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #1 (Russian Federation President's Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in
Kazan
[
1
]
Men's 94
kg winner:
Adam Maligov
Men's 105
kg winner:
Jaroslaw Pawel Samoraj
Men's +105
kg winner:
Ruben Aleksanyan
Women's 75
kg winner:
Johanie Filiatreault
Women's +75
kg winner:
Hripsime Khurshudyan
April 7 – 10: Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 (South American Weightlifting Championship) in
Rio de Janeiro
(Olympic Test Event)
[
2
]
Colombia
won the gold medal tally. Colombia and
Brazil
won 10 overall medals each.
May 30 – June 3: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #2 (International Fajr Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in
Tehran
(debut event)
[
3
]
Men's 85
kg winner:
Kianoush Rostami
Men's 94
kg winner:
Sohrab Moradi
Men's 105
kg winner:
Mohammad Reza Barari
Men's +105
kg winner:
Behdad Salimikordasiabi
August 6 – 16:
2016 Summer Olympics
in
Rio de Janeiro at the
Riocentro
Men
Men's 56
kg:
Long Qingquan
(
WR & OR
);
Om Yun-chol
;
Sinphet Kruaithong
Men's 62
kg:
Óscar Figueroa
;
Eko Yuli Irawan
;
Farkhad Kharki
Men's 69
kg:
Shi Zhiyong
;
Daniyar Ismayilov
;
Luis Javier Mosquera
Note:
Izzat Artykov
was disqualified from the 69
kg event, due to doping.
[
4
]
Men's 77
kg:
Nijat Rahimov
(
WR
);
Lü Xiaojun
;
Mohamed Ihab
Men's 85
kg:
Kianoush Rostami
(
WR
);
Tian Tao
;
Gabriel Sîncrăian
Men's 94
kg:
Sohrab Moradi
;
Vadzim Straltsou
;
Aurimas Didžbalis
Men's 105
kg:
Ruslan Nurudinov
(
OR
);
Simon Martirosyan
;
Aleksandr Zaychikov
Men's +105
kg:
Lasha Talakhadze
(
WR & OR
);
Gor Minasyan
;
Irakli Turmanidze
Women
Women's 48
kg:
Sopita Tanasan
;
Sri Wahyuni Agustiani
;
Hiromi Miyake
Women's 53
kg:
Hsu Shu-ching
;
Hidilyn Diaz
;
Yoon Jin-hee
Women's 58
kg:
Sukanya Srisurat
(
OR
);
Pimsiri Sirikaew
;
Kuo Hsing-chun
Women's 63
kg:
Deng Wei
(
WR & OR
);
Choe Hyo-sim
;
Karina Goricheva
Women's 69
kg:
Xiang Yanmei
;
Zhazira Zhapparkul
;
Sara Ahmed
Women's 75
kg:
Rim Jong-sim
;
Darya Naumava
;
Lydia Valentín
Women's +75
kg:
Meng Suping
;
Kim Kuk-hyang
;
Sarah Robles
World weightlifting championships
June 24 – July 2: 2016 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in
Tbilisi
[
5
]
China
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
October 20 – 25: 2016 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in
Penang
[
6
]
China
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
November 13 – 17: 2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in
Mérida, Yucatán
[
7
]
China
won the gold medal tally.
Mexico
and
Chinese Taipei
won 8 overall medals each.
Continental & regional weightlifting championships
April 8 – 16:
2016 European Weightlifting Championships
in
Førde
[
8
]
[
9
]
Armenia
and
Turkey
won 3 gold medals each.
Romania
won the overall medal tally.
April 22 – 30:
2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships
in
Tashkent
[
10
]
China
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
April 23 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in
San Salvador
[
11
]
Colombia
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
May 7 – 13:
2016 African Weightlifting Championships
in
Yaoundé
[
12
]
Nigeria
and
Tunisia
won 4 gold medals each. Tunisia won the overall medal tally.
May 23 – 28:
2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships
in
Suva
[
13
]
Australia
and
Fiji
won 3 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
June 4 – 11:
2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships
in
Cartagena, Colombia
[
14
]
Colombia
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
September 10 – 17: 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in
Nowy Tomyśl
Armenia
,
Bulgaria
,
Romania
, and
Ukraine
won 2 gold medals each.
Russia
won the overall medal tally.
October 25 – 29: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in
Penang
[
15
]
India
won the gold medal tally.
Malaysia
won the overall medal tally.
November 8 – 16: 2016 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in
Tokyo
[
16
]
[
17
]
Junior:
Thailand
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Youth:
Iran
won the gold medal tally. Iran,
India
, and
Chinese Taipei
won 7 overall medals each.
December 2 – 10: 2016 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in
Eilat
[
18
]
Ukraine
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
December 8 – 15: 2016 African Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in
Cairo
[
19
]
[
20
]
Junior:
Egypt
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Youth:
Egypt
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2016
IPC
Powerlifting
World Cup
January 21 – 23: PWC #1 in
Rio de Janeiro (Paralympic Test Event)
[
21
]
Brazil
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
February 15 – 19: PWC #2 in
Dubai
[
22
]
Egypt
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
February 24 – 28: PWC #3 (final) in
Kuala Lumpur
[
23
]
China
won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
References
↑
"Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation"
.
www.iwf.net
.
↑
"Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 Page"
. Archived from
the original
on January 6, 2016.
↑
"Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation"
.
www.iwf.net
.
↑
"Kyrgyzstan weightlifter becomes first athlete stripped of Rio 2016 medal for doping"
. August 18, 2016.
↑
"Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation"
.
www.iwf.net
.
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"Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation"
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"Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation"
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www.iwf.net
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"European Weightlifting Championship 2016 Førde, Norway - European Weightlifting Championship Førde 2016"
.
European Weightlifting Championship Førde 2016
. Archived from
the original
on March 16, 2017
. Retrieved
December 31,
2018
.
↑
"Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation"
.
www.iwf.net
. Archived from
the original
on January 27, 2021
. Retrieved
December 31,
2018
.
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"Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation"
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the original
on November 4, 2016
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December 31,
2018
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"EasyPO - Powerlifting, made Easy"
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Day 1 results
Day 2 results
Day 3 results
Day 4 results
External links
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