| Weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Dongguan Arena |
| Dates | 13–19 November |
| Competitors | 176 from 31 nations |
Weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 19, 2010. There are seven weight categories for the women and eight for the men. All competition took place at the Dongguan Arena.
| B | Group B | A | Group A |
| Event↓/Date → | 13th Sat | 14th Sun | 15th Mon | 16th Tue | 17th Wed | 18th Thu | 19th Fri | |||||||
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| Men's 56 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Men's 62 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Men's 69 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Men's 77 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Men's 85 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Men's 94 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Men's 105 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Men's +105 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Women's 48 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Women's 53 kg | B | A | ||||||||||||
| Women's 58 kg | B | 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) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
A total of 176 athletes from 31 nations competed in weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games:
Afghanistan (1)
Athletes from Kuwait (5)
Bangladesh (4) China (14) Chinese Taipei (10)
East Timor (2)
Hong Kong (1)
India (12) Indonesia (7) Iran (8)
Japan (6) Kazakhstan (15)
Kyrgyzstan (3)
Macau (1)
Mongolia (3)
Myanmar (3)
Nepal (1) North Korea (9)
Pakistan (2)
Palestine (2)
Philippines (2)
Qatar (2)
Saudi Arabia (4) South Korea (14)
Sri Lanka (2)
Syria (5)
Tajikistan (2) Thailand (15)
Turkmenistan (8) Uzbekistan (7)
Vietnam (6)
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