Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Dates9–19 August
Competitors255
Weightlifting at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Men Women
  56 kg     48 kg  
62 kg 53 kg
69 kg 58 kg
77 kg 63 kg
85 kg 69 kg
94 kg 75 kg
105 kg +75 kg
+105 kg

Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.

Events

The Men's 85kg competition on August 15.

15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

  • 56 kg Men
  • 62 kg Men
  • 69 kg Men
  • 77 kg Men
  • 85 kg Men
  • 94 kg Men
  • 105 kg Men
  • +105 kg Men
  • 48 kg Women
  • 53 kg Women
  • 58 kg Women
  • 63 kg Women
  • 69 kg Women
  • 75 kg Women
  • +75 kg Women

Qualification

Medal summary

The medal records at the 2008 Games have been heavily amended, and will be liable to further amendment, following retests of competitors samples in 2015 and 2016. A significant number of medalists have been disqualified, with more likely to face sanctions as the IOC and IWF processes continue. Some weightlifters who would stand to inherit confiscated medals have also failed retests, and the final destination of several medals remains unclear. The following table has been updated as a result of this. Where a medal has been forfeited, the attached note contains details of the identity of the former medalist, and the reason for the disqualification.

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
Long Qingquan
 China
Hoàng Anh Tuấn
 Vietnam
Eko Yuli Irawan
 Indonesia
62 kg
Zhang Xiangxiang
 China
Diego Salazar
 Colombia
Triyatno
 Indonesia
69 kg
Liao Hui
 China
Vencelas Dabaya
 France
Vacant [a]
77 kg
Sa Jae-hyouk
 South Korea
Li Hongli
 China
Gevorg Davtyan
 Armenia
85 kg
Lu Yong
 China
Vacant [b] Tigran V. Martirosyan
 Armenia
94 kg
Vacant [c] Szymon Kołecki
 Poland
Vacant [d]
105 kg
Andrei Aramnau
 Belarus
Dmitry Klokov
 Russia
Vacant [e]
+105 kg
Matthias Steiner
 Germany
Evgeny Chigishev
 Russia
Viktors Ščerbatihs
 Latvia

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
Chen Xiexia
 China [f]
Vacant [g] Chen Wei-ling
 Chinese Taipei
53 kg
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon
 Thailand
Yoon Jin-hee
 South Korea
Vacant [h]
58 kg
Chen Yanqing
 China
Vacant [i] O Jong-ae
 North Korea
63 kg
Pak Hyon-suk
 North Korea
Vacant [j] Lu Ying-chi
 Chinese Taipei
69 kg
Liu Chunhong
 China [f]
Oksana Slivenko
 Russia
Vacant [k]
75 kg
Cao Lei
 China [f]
Alla Vazhenina
 Kazakhstan
Vacant [l]
+75 kg
Jang Mi-ran
 South Korea
Vacant [m] Vacant [n]

Notes

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China (CHN) 8 1 0 9
2  South Korea (KOR) 2 1 0 3
3  North Korea (PRK) 1 0 1 2
4  Belarus (BLR) 1 0 0 1
 Germany (GER) 1 0 0 1
 Thailand (THA) 1 0 0 1
7  Russia (RUS) 0 3 0 3
8  Colombia (COL) 0 1 0 1
 France (FRA) 0 1 0 1
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 0 1 0 1
 Poland (POL) 0 1 0 1
 Vietnam (VIE) 0 1 0 1
13  Armenia (ARM) 0 0 2 2
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 0 2 2
 Indonesia (INA) 0 0 2 2
16  Latvia (LAT) 0 0 1 1
Total 14 10 8 32

Participating nations

A total of 255 weightlifters from 84 nations competed at the Beijing Games:

References

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