Weightlifting was contested by both men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 6, 2006. There are seven weight categories for the women and eight for the men. All competition took place at the Banquet Hall, Al-Dana Club.
Ilya Aleksandrovich Ilyin is a Kazakhstani weightlifter who has won four world championships. On 12 December 2015 at the President's Cup in Grozny, Russia, Ilyin set two world records in the −105 kg class: in the clean and jerk (246 kg) and in the total of (437 kg). Ilyin was named IWF World Weightlifter of the Year four times: in 2005, 2006, 2014 and 2015.
Om Yun-chol or Um Yoon-chul is a North Korean weightlifter, Olympic Champion, and five time World Champion competing in the 56 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He is 152 centimetres and weighs 55 kilograms (121 lb). Om represents the Amnokgang Sports Team.
The men's +105 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 6, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 105 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 6, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 94 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 5, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 85 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 5, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 77 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 4, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 69 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 3, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 62 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 3, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 2, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The women's +75 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 6, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The women's 75 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 5, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The women's 69 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 4, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The women's 63 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 4, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The women's 58 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 3, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The women's 53 kilograms event at the 2006 Asian Games took place on December 2, 2006 at Al-Dana Banquet Hall in Doha.
The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 20 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The Men's 94 kilograms event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 25 August 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo Hall A.
The Men's 105 kilograms event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 26 August 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo Hall A.
