Competitors at the Olympic Games have used banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs.
Vicky Batta is an Indian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg class at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Chinthana Geetal Vidanage is a Sri Lankan weightlifter. He won a gold medal in the men's 62 kg category weightlifting; the first weightlifting gold medal for Sri Lanka in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Australia. In, 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules.
Loa Dika Toua is a Papua New Guinean Olympian weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's −49 kg.
Damon Joseph Kelly is an Australian weightlifter who competed at the 2008 Olympic Games finishing ninth. Damon recorded lifts of 165 kg in the Snatch and 221 kg in the Clean and Jerk with a total of 386 kg. He was the biggest member of the Australian Olympic Team and was Australia's only male weightlifter at the Games, having secured the sole position with a personal best lift on his final attempt at the Olympic Nomination Trials.
Laishram Monika Devi is an Indian weightlifter from Manipur who won the silver medal in the Women's 69 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Monika was originally part of the Indian squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's 68 kg category but was dropped after the Weightlifting Federation stated that she was tested positive in a dope test. The Prime Minister's Office overruled this decision. Because the final list of participants had already been submitted to the Olympics officials, Monika could not take part in the Games.
Ele Opeloge is a Samoan weightlifter. She was the first Samoan to win an Olympic medal, winning silver in the women's +75 kg category at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Ravi Kumar Katulu is an Indian weightlifter from Odisha. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 69 kg (152 lb) weightlifting category.
Seen Lee is an Australian weightlifter. She won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and a silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She represented Australia in weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Jenly Tegu Wini is Solomon Islander weightlifter. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 58 kg category. She was flagbearer of Solomon Islands sports team in the opening ceremony. In the event, Wini finished in 17th.
Mercy Apondi Obiero born on August 27, 1978, in Nairobi is a Kenyan weightlifter.
Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu is an Indian weightlifter. Born in Kakching Khunou, Kakching district, Manipur, she is a two time Commonwealth Games Champion. Chanu won the gold medals at the 2014 Glasgow and the 2018 Gold Coast events in the women's 48 kg and 53 kg weight category respectively. She holds the Commonwealth Games record of 84 kg for the Snatch segment in the latter weight category.
Chika Joy Amalaha is a Nigerian weightlifter. In 2019 she tested positive for metenolone and is banned until 2027 by the International Weightlifting Federation.
Neelam Setti Laxmi is an Indian female weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing India at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. She also won two silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Iuniarra Sipaia is a Samoan female weightlifter. She has represented Samoa in several international competitions such as Pacific Mini Games, Commonwealth Games, Oceania Weightlifting Championships and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 16 March 2006. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 255 kg.
The Men's 77 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 1 August 2002. The weightlifter from Wales won the gold, with a combined lift of 305 kg.
The Men's 62 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 30 July 2002. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, with a combined lift of 277.5 kg.
Karine Turcotte is a Canadian weightlifter.
Juliette Ruby Rita Malvina is a Seychellois weightlifter, who has been awarded multiple medals at 2010 African Championships, 2011 African Championships, 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, 2015 African Games and 2023 African Championships. She has also tested positive for banned substances on two occasions: the first in 2015 incurred a four year ban.
