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Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics | |
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IOC Code | WLF |
Governing body | IWF |
Events | 14 (men: 7; women: 7) |
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.
Games | Year | Events | Best Nation | |
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1 | 1896 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | |
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3 | 1904 | 2 | ![]() | |
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7 | 1920 | 5 | ![]() | |
8 | 1924 | 5 | ![]() | |
9 | 1928 | 5 | ![]() | |
10 | 1932 | 5 | ![]() | |
11 | 1936 | 5 | ![]() | |
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14 | 1948 | 6 | ![]() | |
15 | 1952 | 7 | ![]() | |
16 | 1956 | 7 | ![]() | |
17 | 1960 | 7 | ![]() | |
18 | 1964 | 7 | ![]() | |
19 | 1968 | 7 | ![]() | |
20 | 1972 | 9 | ![]() | |
21 | 1976 | 9 | ![]() | |
22 | 1980 | 10 | ![]() | |
23 | 1984 | 10 | ![]() | |
24 | 1988 | 10 | ![]() | |
25 | 1992 | 10 | ![]() | |
26 | 1996 | 10 | ![]() | |
27 | 2000 | 15 | ![]() | |
28 | 2004 | 15 | ![]() | |
29 | 2008 | 15 | ![]() | |
30 | 2012 | 15 | ![]() | |
31 | 2016 | 15 | ![]() | |
32 | 2020 | 14 | ![]() | |
33 | 2024 | 10 | ![]() |
In the early Games, all lifters competed in the same events, regardless of their individual body weights.
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.
1920–1936 | 1948 | 1952–1968 | 1972–1976 | 1980–1992 | 1996 | 2000–2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Heavyweight +82.5 kg | Heavyweight +90 kg | Super heavyweight +110 kg | Super heavyweight +108 kg | Super heavyweight +105 kg | Super heavyweight +109 kg | Super heavyweight +102 kg | ||
Heavyweight 90–110 kg | Heavyweight 100–110 kg | |||||||
Heavyweight 96–109 kg | ||||||||
Heavyweight 99–108 kg | ||||||||
Heavyweight 94–105 kg | ||||||||
Heavyweight 89–102 kg | ||||||||
First-heavyweight 90–100 kg | ||||||||
First-heavyweight 91–99 kg | ||||||||
Middle-heavyweight 81–96 kg | ||||||||
Middle-heavyweight 85–94 kg | ||||||||
Middle-heavyweight 83–91 kg | ||||||||
Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg | ||||||||
Middleweight 73–89 kg | ||||||||
Light-heavyweight 77–85 kg | ||||||||
Light-heavyweight 76–83 kg | ||||||||
Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg | ||||||||
Middleweight 73–81 kg | ||||||||
Middleweight 69–77 kg | ||||||||
Middleweight 70–76 kg | ||||||||
Middleweight 67.5–75 kg | ||||||||
Lightweight 67–73 kg | Lightweight 61–73 kg | |||||||
Lightweight 64–70 kg | ||||||||
Lightweight 62–69 kg | ||||||||
Lightweight 60–67.5 kg | ||||||||
Featherweight 61–67 kg | ||||||||
Featherweight 59–64 kg | ||||||||
Featherweight 56–62 kg | ||||||||
Bantamweight −61 kg | ||||||||
Featherweight −60 kg | Featherweight 56–60 kg | |||||||
Bantamweight 54–59 kg | ||||||||
Bantamweight −56 kg | Bantamweight 52–56 kg | Bantamweight −56 kg | ||||||
Flyweight −54 kg | ||||||||
Flyweight −52 kg | ||||||||
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 186 |
Lift | 96 | 04 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years | ||
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One hand lifts | One hand lift | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-around dumbbell | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clean and jerk | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snatch | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two hand lifts | Two hand lift | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clean and jerk | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Clean and press | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Military press | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snatch | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Totals | Biathlon | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Triathlon | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed totals | X | 1 |
Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, [1] with seven weight classes.
Weight class | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
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+75..+87 kg | +75 | +75 | +75 | +75 | +75 | +87 | +81 | 7 |
75..87 kg | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 87 | 81 | 7 |
69..76 kg | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 7 |
63..64 kg | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 6 | |
58..59 kg | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 7 |
53..55 kg | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 6 | |
48..49 kg | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 7 |
Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 47 |
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).
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 43 | 16 | 8 | 67 |
2 | ![]() | 39 | 21 | 2 | 62 |
3 | ![]() | 17 | 17 | 12 | 46 |
4 | ![]() | 13 | 17 | 9 | 39 |
5 | ![]() | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
6 | ![]() | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
7 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
8 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
9 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 22 | 34 |
10 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
11 | ![]() | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
12 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
13 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
14 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
15 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
16 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
17 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
18 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
19 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
20 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
21 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
22 | ![]() | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
23 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
24 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
25 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
26 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
27 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
28 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
29 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
30 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
31 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
32 | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
33 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
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35 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
36 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
37 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
38 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
39 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
40 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
42 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
43 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
44 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
45 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
46 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
48 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
49 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
50 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
51 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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53 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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58 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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63 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
64 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
65 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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– | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (69 entries) | 238 | 235 | 236 | 709 |
Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 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 |
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No. of nations | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 53 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 94 | 148 | |||||
No. of athletes | 7 | 5 | 53 | 107 | 95 | 29 | 80 | 120 | 142 | 105 | 172 | 149 | 160 | 188 | 173 | 172 | 186 | 226 | 244 | 243 | 246 | 249 | 253 | 259 | 260 | 2710 | |||||
Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 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 |
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.
Rank | Weightlifter | Country | Gender | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Pyrros Dimas | ![]() | M | 82.5 kg / 83 kg / 85 kg | 1992 | 2004 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
2 | Lasha Talakhadze | ![]() | M | +105 kg / +109 kg / +102 kg | 2016 | 2024 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
Lü Xiaojun | ![]() | M | 77 kg / 81 kg | 2012 | 2020 | 3 | - | – | 3 | |
Akakios Kakiasvilis (Kakhi Kakhiashvili) | ![]() ![]() | M | 90 kg / 99 kg / 94 kg | 1992 | 2000 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Halil Mutlu | ![]() | M | 54 kg / 56 kg | 1996 | 2004 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
Naim Süleymanoğlu | ![]() | M | 60 kg / 64 kg | 1988 | 1996 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
7 | Louis Hostin | ![]() | M | 82.5 kg | 1928 | 1936 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
Tommy Kono | ![]() | M | 67.5 kg / 75 kg / 82.5 kg | 1952 | 1960 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | |
Yoshinobu Miyake | ![]() | M | 56 kg / 60 kg | 1960 | 1968 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | |
10 | Arkady Vorobyov | ![]() | M | 82.5 kg / 90 kg | 1952 | 1960 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
11 | Vasily Alekseyev | ![]() | M | +110 kg | 1972 | 1976 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
Waldemar Baszanowski | ![]() | M | 67.5 kg | 1964 | 1968 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Chen Yanqing | ![]() | F | 58 kg | 2004 | 2008 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
John Davis | ![]() | M | +82.5 kg / +90 kg | 1948 | 1952 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Hsu Shu-ching | ![]() | F | 53 kg | 2012 | 2016 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Aleksandr Kurlovich | ![]() ![]() | M | +110 kg | 1988 | 1992 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Long Qingquan | ![]() | M | 56 kg | 2008 | 2016 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Norair Nurikyan | ![]() | M | 56 kg / 60 kg | 1972 | 1976 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Hossein Rezazadeh | ![]() | M | +105 kg | 2000 | 2004 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Shi Zhiyong | ![]() | M | 69 kg / 73 kg | 2016 | 2020 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Charles Vinci | ![]() | M | 56 kg | 1956 | 1960 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Leonid Zhabotinsky | ![]() | M | +90 kg | 1964 | 1968 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Zhan Xugang | ![]() | M | 70 kg / 77 kg | 1996 | 2000 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Rim Jong-Sim | ![]() | F | 69 kg / 75 kg | 2012 | 2016 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Li Wenwen | ![]() | F | 81+ kg / 87+ kg | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Hou Zhihui | ![]() | F | 49 kg | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
Li Fabin | ![]() | M | 61 kg | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
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