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| Weightlifting at the 1982 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 20–29 November |
Weightlifting was contested from 20 November to 29 November 1982 at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India. The competition included only men's events for ten different weight categories. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Kazushito Manabe  | Cai Juncheng  | Maman Suryaman  |
| 56 kg | Wu Shude | Yang Eui-yong  | Chang Je-hwan |
| 60 kg | Chen Weiqiang | Ri Hi-bong | Tan Hanyong |
| 67.5 kg | Yao Jingyuan | Yatsuo Shimaya | Zhao Xinmin |
| 75 kg | Ali Pakizehjam  | Li Shunzhu | Mohammed Yaseen  |
| 82.5 kg | Ryoji Isaoka | Mohamed Tarabulsi  | Kim Hung-sam |
| 90 kg | Ma Wenguang | Mehran Eslampour | Kim Chul-hyun  |
| 100 kg | Ahn Ji-young | Kensuke Matsuo | Gian Singh Cheema  |
| 110 kg | Ahn Hyo-jak | Pak Bong-jun | Tara Singh |
| +110 kg | Talal Najjar  | Ali Vadi | Meng Naidong |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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