Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Qualifying criteria

A total of 260 athletes will be competing in the weightlifting events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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Host nation

The host nation shall directly qualify 6 men's and 4 women's places.

World championships

NOCs will achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2006 and in the 2007 World Championships, whereby points achieved in the 2007 World Championships team classification must be multiplied by 1.2.

Men:

Women:

Continental championships

Continental qualification events will be held for each continent, at which only NOCs which have not gained qualification places in the 2006 and 2007 World Championships may win qualification places.

Men:

Women:

Individual qualification

15 places (8 for men and 7 for women) will be allocated based on the Olympic Qualification Ranking List established by 31 May 2008. Individual qualification places will be allocated to the athletes, ranked in the top 15 places (men), or top 10 places (women) in each bodyweight category, from NOCs which have not gained any qualification places through the 2006 and 2007 World Championships or Continental Qualification Events. Individual Qualification is attributed by name to the respective athlete, who may participate in the Olympic Games only in the same weight category in which he achieved the qualification place. An NOC may qualify a maximum of 1 (one) male and 1 (one) female weightlifter under the criteria of individual qualification. Should more than 1 (one) athlete from an NOC achieve qualification under these criteria, the NOC must determine which place will be used.

Tripartite commission

The Tripartite Commission shall, on the basis of requests submitted by the NOCs and in consultation, allocate a total of 10 (ten) Invitation places to NOCs, in a gender proportion of approximately 6 (six) men and 4 (four) women.

Reallocation of unused quotas

If an NOC chooses not to use all qualification places obtained, or if individual qualification places cannot be allocated, the qualification places concerned shall be reallocated by the IWF with consideration to the Olympic Qualification Ranking List.

Qualification timeline

EventDateVenue
2006 World Championships Sep 29 - Oct 7, 2006 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo
2007 World Championships September 15–24, 2007 Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai
2008 African Championships May 12–15, 2008 Flag of South Africa.svg Strand
2008 Asian Championships Apr 27 - May 1, 2008 Flag of Japan.svg Kanazawa
2008 European Championships April 14–20, 2008 Flag of Italy.svg Lignano Sabbiadoro
2008 Pan American Championships March 19–23, 2008 Flag of Peru.svg Callao
2008 Oceania Championships March 28–30, 2008 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland

Qualifiers

Men

RankNOCQuotasNominated Athletes
Host Nation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6 Long Qingquan (56), Zhang Xiangxiang (62), Liao Hui (69), Shi Zhiyong (69), Li Hongli (77), Lu Yong (85),
World Championships
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6 Oleg Perepetchenov (77), Roman Konstantinov (94), Khadzhimurat Akkaev (94), Dmitry Lapikov (105), Dmitriy Klokov (105), Evgeny Chigishev (+105)
2Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 6 Vitali Dzerbianiou (56), Henadzi Makhveyenia (62), Siarhei Lahun (77), Andrei Rybakou (85), Vadzim Straltsou (85), Andrei Aramnau (105)
3Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 6 Sergio Alvarez Boulet (56), Lázaro Maikel Ruiz (62), Yordanis Borrero (69), Iván Cambar (77), Jadiel Valladares (85), Yohandris Hernández (94)
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0 [1]
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6 Krzysztof Szramiak (77), Bartłomiej Bonk (94), Szymon Kołecki (94), Robert Dołęga (105), Marcin Dołęga (105), Grzegorz Kleszcz (+105)
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 6 Sergio Rada (56), Oscar Figueroa (62), Diego Fernando Salazar (62), Edwin Mosquera (69), Luis Miguel Pineda (69), Carlos Andica (85)
7Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 5 Ji Hun-Min (62), Lee Bae-Young (69), Kim Kwang-Hoon (77), Sa Jae-Hyouk (77), Jeon Sang-Guen (+105)
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5 Artem Ivanov (94), Igor Razoronov (105), Oleksiy Torokhtiy (105), Ihor Shymechko (+105), Artem Udachyn (+105)
9Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 5 Tigran G. Martirosyan (69), Gevorg Davtyan (77), Ara Khachatryan (77), Tigran V. Martirosyan (85), Edgar Gevorgyan (85)
10Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 5 Igor Grabucea (56), Alexandru Dudoglo (69), Andrei Gutu (77), Evgheni Bratan (94), Vadim Vacarciuc (94)
11Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3 [2] Konstantinos Gkaripis (94), Anastasios Triantafyllou (94), Nikolaos Kourtidis (105)
12Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 5 Vladimir Kuznetsov (77), Vladimir Sedov (85), Ilya Ilyin (94), Bakhyt Akhmetov (105), Sergey Istomin (105)
13Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan 5 Sardar Hasanov (62), Afgan Bayramov (69), Turan Mirzayev (69), Intigam Zairov (85), Nizami Pashayev (94)
14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Artiom Shaloyan (69), Jürgen Spiess (94), Matthias Steiner (+105), Almir Velagic (+105)
15Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4 Mohamed Abd Elbaki (62), Tarek Abdelazim (69), Mahmoud Elhaddad (77), Abdelrahman El Sayed (105)
16Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 4 Israel José Rubio (69), Ocando Jose Leonardo (77), Octavio Antonio Mejias (77), Herbys Charlys Marquez (85)
17Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4 Sedat Artuç (56), Taner Sağır (77), İzzet İnce (85), Bunyamin Sudas (105)
18Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 4 Cha Kum-Chol (56), Ri Kyong-Sok (56), Im Yong-Su (62), Kim Chol-Jin (69)
19Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4 Antoniu Buci (62), Răzvan Martin (69), Alexandru Roșu (69), Răzvan Rusu (77)
20Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4 Eko Yuli Irawan (56), Triyatno (62), Edi Kurniawan (69), Sandou Nasution (77)
21Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3 Pongsak Maneetong (56), Phaisan Hansawong (62), Sittisak Suphalak (69)
22Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3 Asghar Ebrahimi (94), Mohsen Beiranvand (105), Rashid Sharifi (+105)
23Flag of France.svg  France 3 Vencelas Dabaya (69), Giovanni Bardis (77), Benjamin Hennequin (85)
24Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3 Rauli Tsirekidse (85), Arsen Kasabiev (94), Albert Kuzilov (105)
25Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 Yasunobu Sekikawa (56), Masaharu Yamada (56), Yoshito Shintani (69)
26Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3 Vito Dellino (56), Giorgio de Luca (69), Moreno Boer (105)
27Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3 Yang Chin-Yi (56), Wang Shin-Yuan (56), Yang Sheng-Hsiung (62)
African Championships
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2 Felix Ekpo (77), Benedict Uloko (85)
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1 Brice Vivien Batchaya (85)
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1 Khalil El Maaoui (56)
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 Darryn Anthony (77)
American Championships
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 Chad Vaughn (77), Kendrick Farris (85)
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 Jasvir Singh (62), Francis Luna-Grenier (69)
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1 Wellison Silva (69)
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 1 Carlos Espeleta (77)
5Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1 Eduardo Guadamud (94)
Asian Championships
1Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 2 Sherzodjon Yusupov (77), Mansurbek Chashemov (85)
2Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2 Umurbek Bazarbayev (62), Tolkunbek Hudaybergenov (62)
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 1 Ulanbek Moldodosov (85)
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0 Ali Hussein Al-Dhilab (69)
5Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0 [3] Sawara Mohammed (69)
European Championships
1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2 Gert Trasha (69), Erkand Qerimaj (77)
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2 Ondrej Kutlík (85), Martin Tešovič (105)
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1 János Baranyai (77)
4Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1 Ramūnas Vyšniauskas (105)
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 José Juan Navarro (94)
Oceania Championships
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 Mark Spooner (69), Richie Patterson (77)
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1 Damon Kelly (+105)
3Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 1 Itte Detenamo (+105)

Women

RankNOCQuotasNominated Athletes
Host Nation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4 Chen Xiexia (48), Chen Yanqing (58), Liu Chunhong (69), Cao Lei (75)
World Championships
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4 Marina Shainova (58), Svetlana Tsarukaeva (63), Oxana Slivenko (69), Nadezhda Evstyukhina (75)
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4 Pramsiri Bunphithak (48), Pensiri Laosirikul (48), Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (53), Wandee Kameaim (58)
3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 4 Im Jyoung-Hwa (48), Yoon Jin-Hee (53), Kim Soo-Kyung (63), Jang Mi-Ran (+75)
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4 Natalya Davydova (69), Nadiya Myronyuk (75), Yuliya Dovhal (+75), Olha Korobka (+75)
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4 Mercedes Pérez (63), Tulia Angela Medina (69), Leydi Solís (69), Ubaldina Valoyes (75)
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4 Marzena Karpińska (48), Marieta Gotfryd (58), Aleksandra Klejnowska (58), Dominika Misterska (63)
7Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 4 Nastassia Novikava (53), Hanna Batsiushka (69), Iryna Kulesha (75), Yuliya Novakovich (75)
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 Melanie Roach (53), Carissa Gump (63), Natalie Woolfolk (63), Cheryl Haworth (+75)
9Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 4 Maya Maneza (63), Irina Nekrassova (63), Alla Vazhenina (75), Mariya Grabovetskaya (+75)
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 Hiromi Miyake (48), Misaki Oshiro (48), Rika Saito (69)
11Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 3 Judith Chacon (53), Solenny Villasmil (63), Iriner Jimenez (69)
12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1 [2] Victoria Mavridou (+75)
13Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3 O Jong-Ae (58), Pak Hyon-Suk (63), Hong Yong-Ok (69)
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3 Marilou Dozois-Prevost (48), Christine Girard (63), Jean Elisabeth Lassen (75)
15Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0 [1]
16Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2 Luz Acosta (63), Damaris Aguirre (75)
17Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2 Chen Wei-ling (48), Lu Ying-chi (63)
African Championships
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 Maryam Usman (+75)
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1 Abir Khalil (69)
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1 Hanene Ourfelli (63)
American Championships
1Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1 Alexandra Escobar (58)
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1 Geralee Vega (58)
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1 Yudelquis Maridalin (53)
4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1 Eva Dimas (+75)
Asian Championships
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1 Raema Lisa Rumbewas (53)
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1 Nguyen Thi Thiet (63)
3Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1 Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa (63)
4Flag of India.svg  India 0 [4] Laishram Monika Devi (69)
European Championships
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2 Sibel Özkan (48), Nurcan Taylan (48)
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 Julia Rohde (53)
3Flag of France.svg  France 1 Mélanie Noël (48)
Oceania Championships
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1 Deborah Lovely (+75)
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1 Dika Toua (53)
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1 Ele Opeloge (+75)

Individual qualification

No.NameNOCWeightRecord
Men
1 Hoang Anh Tuan Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 56279
2 Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 56262
3 Manuel Minginfel Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 62293
4 Dimitrios Minasidis Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 69305
5 Ahed Joughili Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 105387
6 Viktors Ščerbatihs Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia +105447
7 Jaber Saeed Salem Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar +105435
8Did not allocate
Women
1 Genny Pagliaro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48194
2 Yu Weili Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 53205
3 Romela Begaj Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 58212
4 Roxana Cocoş Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 58209
5 Ruth Kasirye Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 63222
6 Hripsime Khurshudyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 75250
7 Lydia Valentin Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 75245

Tripartite commission invitations and reallocation of unused quotas

No.NameNOCWeight
Men
1 Tom Goegebuer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 56
2 Mubarak Kivumbi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 56
3 Chinthana Vidanage Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 69
4 Kamal Bahadur Adhikari Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 69
5 Logona Esau Flag of Tuvalu (3-2).svg  Tuvalu 69
6 Nizom Sangov Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 69
7 Josefa Vueti Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 77
8 Romain Marchessou Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 77
9 David Katoatau Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 85
10Terrence DixieFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 85
11 Ravi Bhollah Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 94
12 Libor Wälzer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 105
13 Christian Lopez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 105
14 Antti Everi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland +105
15 Maamaloa Lolohea Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga +105
16 Sam Pera Junior Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands +105
Women
17 Karla Moreno Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 48
18 Hidilyn Diaz Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 58
19 Wendy Hale Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 58
20 Maria Teresa Monasterio Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 63
21 Michaela Breeze Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 63
22 Leila Lassouani Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 63
23 Nora Köppel Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 75
24 Elizabeth Poblete Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 75
25 Cristina Cornejo Flag of Peru.svg  Peru +75

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