| Weightlifting at the 2009 East Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre [1] |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 7–11 December 2009 |
| Competitors | 63 from 8 nations |
The weightlifting competitions at the 2009 East Asian Games took place at the Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre in Hong Kong from 7 to 11 December 2009. [2] [3] The game featured 15 events, 8 men and 7 women events. [4]
A total of 63 competitors from 8 nations participated.
China (13)
Chinese Taipei (10)
Hong Kong (3)(host)
Japan (10)
North Korea (10)
South Korea (10)
Macau (3)
Mongolia (4)* Host nation (Hong Kong)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  North Korea (PRK) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Macau (MAC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Hong Kong (HKG)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg | Long Qingquan China | 280 | Yang Chin-yi Chinese Taipei | 240 | Munkhdul Enkhjargal Mongolia | 215 |
| 62 kg | Kim Un-guk North Korea | 310 | Yang Sheng-hsiung Chinese Taipei | 296 | Cha Kum-chol North Korea | 295 |
| 69 kg | Kim Kum-sok North Korea | 321 | Tang Deshang China | 320 | Wu Tsung-ling Chinese Taipei | 288 |
| 77 kg | Kim Kwang-hoon  South Korea | 352 | Liao Hui China | 351 | Pang Kum-chol North Korea | 331 |
| 85 kg | Lu Yong China | 370 | Cheon Jeong-pyung South Korea | 333 | Yuji Yoshioka Japan | 320 |
| 94 kg | Jiang Hairong China | 374 | Kim Min-jae South Korea | 374 | Yuki Hiraoki Japan | 330 |
| 105 kg | Yang Zhe China | 390 | Kim Wha-sung South Korea | 370 | Hsieh Wei-chun Chinese Taipei | 346 |
| +105 kg | An Yong-kwon South Korea | 405 | Kazuomi Ota Japan | 382 | Chen Shih-chieh Chinese Taipei | 371 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Yang Lian China | 202 | Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei | 192 | Ryang Chun-hwa North Korea | 192 |
| 53 kg | Li Ping China | 215 | Paek Un-hui North Korea | 201 | Yu Weili Hong Kong | 199 |
| 58 kg | Jong Chun-mi North Korea | 232 | Li Xueying China | 231 | O Jong-ae North Korea | 221 |
| 63 kg | Pak Hyon-suk North Korea | 247 | Liu Xia Macau | 221 | Guo Xiyan China | 220 |
| 69 kg | Zhang Shaoling Macau | 243 | Liu Chunhong China | 231 | Lu Ying-chi Chinese Taipei | 200 |
| 75 kg | Cao Lei China | 252 | Wang Ya-jhen Chinese Taipei | 226 | Lee Ae-ra South Korea | 220 |
| +75 kg | Qi Xihui China | 275 | Lee Hui-sol South Korea | 256 | Mami Shimamoto Japan | 253 |
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