Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics

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Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
IOC CodeWLF
Governing body IWF
Events10 (men: 5; women: 5)
Summer Olympics

Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games.

Contents

Summary

GamesYearEventsBest Nation
1 1896 2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (1)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain (1)
2
3 1904 2US flag 45 stars.svg  United States (1)
4
5
6
7 1920 5Flag of France.svg  France (1)
8 1924 5Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy (1)
9 1928 5Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany (1)
10 1932 5Flag of France.svg  France (2)
11 1936 5Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt (1)
12
13
14 1948 6US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (2)
15 1952 7US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (3)
16 1956 7US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (4)
17 1960 7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1)
18 1964 7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (2)
19 1968 7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (3)
20 1972 9Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria (1)
21 1976 9Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (4)
22 1980 10Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (5)
23 1984 10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1)
24 1988 10Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (6)
25 1992 10Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team (1)
26 1996 10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (1)
27 2000 15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (2)
28 2004 15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (3)
29 2008 15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (4)
30 2012 15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (5)
31 2016 15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (6)
32 2020 14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (7)
33 2024 10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (8)

Events

Men's events

In the early Games, all lifters competed in the same events, regardless of their individual body weights.

1896

1904

When the sport returned to the Olympic Games in 1920, the competition was structured as a set of weight classes. The number of classes and weight limits for each class have changed several times, as shown in the following table.

Weight class 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Super heavyweight +110 +110 +110 +110 +110 +110 +108 +105 +105 +105 +105 +105 +109 +102 14
Heavyweight +82.5 +82.5 +82.5 +82.5 +82.5 +82.5 +90 +90 +90 +90 +90 110 110 110 110 110 110 108 105 105 105 105 105 109 102 25
First-heavyweight 100 100 100 100 99 5
Middle-heavyweight 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 91 94 94 94 94 94 96 18
Light-heavyweight 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.5 83 85 85 85 85 85 89 24
Middleweight 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 77 81 24
Lightweight 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 70 69 69 69 69 69 73 73 25
Featherweight 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 64 62 62 62 62 62 67 24
Bantamweight 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 59 56 56 56 56 56 61 61 20
Flyweight 52 52 52 52 52 52 54 7
Total555556777779910101010108888875186

Women's events

Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, [1] with seven weight classes.

Medal table

Sources: [2]

As of the 2024 Summer Olympics and Court of Arbitration for Sport decision of March 2022 to disqualify a gold medalist in the weightlifting men's 77kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics (medals in this event have not yet been reallocated as of August 2024).

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)4316867
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3921262
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)17171246
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1317939
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)96520
6Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)94922
7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)81211
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)67922
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)662234
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)65415
11Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)58518
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)55818
13Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)54817
14Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)54615
15Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)5409
16Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)47617
17Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)42511
18Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  (GEO)4138
19Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)37717
20Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)3429
21Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)3238
22Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)29920
23Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)27312
24Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)26311
25Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)231015
26Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2316
27Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)2237
28Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)2158
29Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2125
30Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)2114
31Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2002
32Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)17816
33Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)14611
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)14611
35Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1449
36Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)1438
37Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)1337
38Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1214
39Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1203
40Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1124
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)1124
42Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1113
43Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)1102
44Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1034
45Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1023
46Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)1012
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)1012
48Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)0527
49Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0224
50Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)0213
51Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0123
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)0123
53Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0112
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)0112
Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0112
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)0112
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)0112
58Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)0101
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)0101
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)0101
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)0101
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan  (TKM)0101
63Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0044
64Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0033
65Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BRN)0011
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)0011
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)0011
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0011
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)0011
Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  Individual Neutral Athletes  (AIN)0011
Totals (69 entries)238236242716

Nations

Nation 96 00 04 0812 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania    1311234229
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria    32223121121112
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa    21111117
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina    3318522123221114
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia    1044667237
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba    1113
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia    23777233544471222225320
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria    15102106424316536111218
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan    245565
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados    112
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus    958108827
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium    78832121211321112118
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize    11
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia    1113
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana    11
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina    11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil    321121221111252216
Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies    11
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria    37559910610109922314
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon    211212228
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada    553334447322225325219
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile    112225
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China    1010101010101010108611
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei    4714475479
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia    232253453910893415
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros    11
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands    21111117
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica    312
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia    1113
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba    3111569985526424117
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus    112
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic    211111118
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia    267264132137105515
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1   5114331112212
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic    2121411211235314
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany    387945
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador    1312243439
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt    11288675321055125589519
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador    21111117
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia    3844116
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji    1111226
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland    14712459575442111218
Flag of France.svg  France    101410589536253842462354454425
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia    132334438
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 1  104105101054555314
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana    1113
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1   2105510557579810101061121524125
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3 1  11244594510810411118
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam    21114
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala    1112111112111
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana    2121116
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti    112
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras    1113
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong    11
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1   23257799101010777111119
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland    12134
Flag of India.svg  India    1223121112423533221119
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Athletes    122
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia    1123113541365675317
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran    577554375663652216
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq    5715251111111
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland    212
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel    231131118
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy    515644164723613363244124324
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica    2113
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan    1577799910107846577318
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan    76388837
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya    1411116
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati    11114
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait    112
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan    2111216
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia    4125311122111
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon    121121311110
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya    221215
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania    11111117
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg    343225
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar    111215
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia    322
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia    6211116
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta    112
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands    112
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius    12111117
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico    3211132131112244117
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia    11114
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova    533522118
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco    112
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia    432112118
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco    42111217
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar    1232311319
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru    32311117
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal    221115
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands    531022117
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles    53214
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand    111112333122125116
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua    122211118
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria    264115232110
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea    1351024478810
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway    311421118
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan    21321127
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau    112
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama    1112223211111
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea    211111218
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru    3121111129
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines    12221332311212
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland    45777991079597109516
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal    1111112119
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico    3246621211211114
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar    2213
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China    3327516
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania    4222110104655754415
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia    99910105
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa    2121111229
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino    112
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia    14114
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia    11
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro    11
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles    111115
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone    112
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore    3312116
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia    3131116
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands    11111117
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa    24331117
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea    846776191010788910716
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union    77677991099
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain    21146613222412
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka    11114
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan    2113
Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland    122
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden    652247113225663521119
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland    29105343111111
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria    42111217
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan    11
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand    4211115577911
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga    11114
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago    122215
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia    21122227
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey    1112245697969414
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan    112325
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu    112
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    221115
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine    71099986
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team    101
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany    2763
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates    112
Flag of the United States.svg  United States    1010127777799101010106563420
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay    11114
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan    5232656
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela    211312373410
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam    12244
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands    11
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany    576675
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia    222
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe    11
No. of nations53141619815304134534255544639486269777679848494148
No. of athletes75531079529801201421051721491601881731721862262442432462492532592602710
Year 96 00 04 0812 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24

Multiple medalists

The table shows those who have won at least 2 gold medals. Boldface denotes active weightlifters and highest medal count among all weightlifters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

See also

References

  1. "Ola Rio 2016". 4 February 2022.
  2. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.