Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Riocentro – Pavilion 2 |
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| Dates | 6–16 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 15 |
| Competitors | 260 from 94 nations |
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| 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 | ||||
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Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. Around 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories.[1] Bulgaria[2] and Russia[3] were banned from participating in the sport due to multiple doping cases.
Events
15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
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Competition schedule
There were at most three sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Weightlifting program:
- Morning session: 10:00–14:00 BRT
- Afternoon session: 15:30–17:30 BRT
- Evening session: 19:00–21:00 BRT
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
| Date → | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||
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| Event ↓ | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | A | E | E | A | E | A | E | |
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| Men's 56 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 62 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 69 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 77 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 85 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 94 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 105 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's +105 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 48 kg | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 53 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 58 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 63 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 69 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 75 kg | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's +75 kg | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualification
Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes qualified through a combination of team and individual spots. Host nation Brazil had already guaranteed three automatic places for men and two for women, while ten spots (six for men and four for women) were entitled to the athletes through the Tripartite Commission Invitation, leaving the remaining berths up for grabs in both the men's and women's competitions respectively.[4][5]
Participation
Participating nations
Albania (2)
Algeria (2)
American Samoa (1)
Argentina (1)
Armenia (7)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
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Belgium (1)
Brazil (5)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (2)
Chile (2)
China (10)
Colombia (9)
Cook Islands (1)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (2)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Dominican Republic (3)
Ecuador (3)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (1)
Egypt (9)
Fiji (2)
Finland (2)
France (5)
Georgia (4)
Germany (5)
Ghana (1)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (1)
Guatemala (1)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (1)
India (2)
Indonesia (7)
Iran (5)
Iraq (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (2)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (8)
Kenya (1)
Kiribati (1)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Latvia (2)
Lithuania (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (1)
Malta (1)
Marshall Islands (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (4)
Moldova (3)
Mongolia (2)
Morocco (2)
Nauru (1)
New Zealand (2)
Nicaragua (1)
Nigeria (1)
North Korea (8)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Peru (2)
Philippines (2)
Poland (5)
Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar (1)
Romania (4)
Samoa (2)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Serbia (1)
Seychelles (1)
Slovakia (1)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Korea (7)
Spain (4)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sweden (1)
Syria (1)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Thailand (9)
Tunisia (2)
Turkey (4)
Turkmenistan (2)
Ukraine (8)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (4)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (5)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (4)
Competitors
Main article: List of weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Armenia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Belarus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total 21 NOCs | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Men's events
Women's events
See also
- Weightlifting at the 2014 Asian Games
- Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games
- Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games
- Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bulgaria Olympic ban confirmed by Court of Arbitration for Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "IWF decision on Russian participation in Rio 2016". IWF. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – IWF Weightlifting Qualification System" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Staff, Reporter (29 February 2016). "Brazil Bodyguard Protection For Olympic Games". www.luxurytravelmagazine.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ Bluradio. "Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera". bluradio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ↑ "Olympic Records - International Weightlifting Federation".
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