| Weightlifting at the 1990 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Ditan Gymnasium |
| Dates | 23 September – 1 October 1990 |
Weightlifting was contested from September 23 to October 1, 1990, at the 1990 Asian Games in Ditan Gymnasium, Beijing, China.
| Weightlifting at the 1990 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Ditan Gymnasium |
| Dates | 23 September – 1 October 1990 |
Weightlifting was contested from September 23 to October 1, 1990, at the 1990 Asian Games in Ditan Gymnasium, Beijing, China.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 kg | Xing Fen  China | Satomi Saito  Japan | Kunjarani Devi  India |
| 48 kg | Huang Xiaoyu China | Ratcharnee Boonmaread  Thailand | Ponco Imbarwati  Indonesia |
| 52 kg | Peng Liping China | Kim Yong-sun  North Korea | Chhaya Adak India |
| 56 kg | Xing Liwei China | Ni Chia-ping  Chinese Taipei | Mami Abe Japan |
| 60 kg | Ma Na China | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | Won Soon-yi  South Korea |
| 67.5 kg | Guo Qiuxiang China | Kumi Haseba Japan | Chung Myung-sook South Korea |
| 75 kg | Shi Wen China | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | Kim Gyong-ae North Korea |
| 82.5 kg | Li Hongling China | Bharti Singh India | Sin Gum-son North Korea |
| +82.5 kg | Han Changmei China | Jyotsna Dutta India | Mao Yin-hua Chinese Taipei |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
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