| Weightlifting at the 1966 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Bangkok Cultural Hall |
| Dates | 12–18 December 1966 |
Weightlifting was contested from 12 December to 18 December 1966 at the 1966 Asian Games in Cultural Hall, Bangkok, Thailand.
The competition included only men's events for eight different weight categories. Iran finished 1st at the medal table by winning three gold medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) | Chaiya Sukchinda  Thailand | Tetsuhide Sasaki  Japan | Mohammad Reza Nasehi  Iran |
| Bantamweight (56 kg) | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | Chua Phung Kim  Singapore | Yu In-ho  South Korea |
| Featherweight (60 kg) | Yoshinobu Miyake Japan | Ahn Jong-chul South Korea | Chang Ming-chung  Republic of China |
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) | Parviz Jalayer Iran | Takeo Kimura Japan | Won Shin-hee South Korea |
| Middleweight (75 kg) | Masushi Ouchi Japan | Lee Chun-sik South Korea | Mohammad Ami-Tehrani Iran |
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) | Lee Jong-sup South Korea | Hideki Fujimoto Japan | Lee Yi-hsiung Republic of China |
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) | Lee Hyung-woo South Korea | Masafumi Tsugioka Japan | Esmaeil Doroudian Iran |
| Heavyweight (+90 kg) | Manouchehr Boroumand Iran | Hwang Ho-dong South Korea | Reza Esteki Iran |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRN) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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