| Weightlifting at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Pukyong National University Gymnasium |
| Dates | 30 September – 10 October |
| Competitors | 143 from 30 nations |
Weightlifting was contested from September 30 to October 10 at the 2002 Asian Games in Pukyong National University Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea.
| A | Group A |
| Event↓/Date → | 30th Mon | 1st Tue | 2nd Wed | 3rd Thu | 4th Fri | 5th Sat | 6th Sun | 7th Mon | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | 10th Thu |
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| Men's 56 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Men's 62 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Men's 69 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Men's 77 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Men's 85 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Men's 94 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Men's 105 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Men's +105 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Women's 48 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Women's 53 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Women's 58 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Women's 63 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Women's 69 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Women's 75 kg | A | ||||||||||
| Women's +75 kg | A |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
A total of 143 athletes from 30 nations competed in weightlifting at the 2002 Asian Games:
Bahrain (3)
Bangladesh (1) China (15) Chinese Taipei (10)
East Timor (1)
India (5) Indonesia (5) Iran (8) Japan (12)
Jordan (1) Kazakhstan (9)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (3)
Lebanon (2)
Malaysia (1)
Mongolia (4) Myanmar (7)
Nepal (2) North Korea (6)
Pakistan (3)
Philippines (2) Qatar (4) South Korea (15)
Syria (1)
Tajikistan (1) Thailand (8)
Turkmenistan (2) Uzbekistan (6)
Vietnam (3)
Yemen (2)
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