Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Pictogram used to identify weightlifting at the 2008 Games

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 Mens 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

For more details on this topic, see Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification.

Participating nations

Participating nations
Nation	Men's								Women's							Total
	56kg	62kg	69kg	77kg	85kg	94kg	105kg	+105kg	48kg	53kg	58kg	63kg	69kg	75kg	+75kg
Albania			X	X							X					3
Algeria												X				1
Argentina					X											2
Armenia			X		X X	X X								X		6
Australia								X							X	2
Azerbaijan		X	X X		X	X										5
Belarus	X	X		X	X X		X			X			X	X X		10
Belgium	X															1
Bolivia												X				1
Brazil			X													1
Cameroon					X											1
Canada		X	X						X			X		X		5
Chile														X		1
China	X	X	X X	X	X				X		X		X	X		10
Chinese Taipei	X X	X							X			X				5
Colombia	X	X X	X	X	X								X X	X		9
Cook Islands								X								1
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X										6
Cyprus			X													1
Czech Republic							X									1
Dominican Republic										X						1
Ecuador						X					X					2
Egypt		X	X	X			X						X			5
El Salvador															X	1
Fiji				X												1
Finland								X								1
France			X	X	X				X							4
Georgia					X	X	X									3
Germany			X			X		X X		X						5
Great Britain		X										X				1
Greece						X X	X								X	4
Guatemala							X									1
Hungary				X												1
Indonesia	X	X	X	X						X						5
Iran						X	X	X								3
Italy	X		X				X		X							4
Japan	X X		X						X X				X			6
Kazakhstan				X	X	X	X X					X X		X	X	9
Kiribati					X											1
Kyrgyzstan					X											1
Latvia								X								1
Lithuania							X									1
Malaysia	X															1
Mexico												X		X		2
Micronesia		X														1
Moldova	X		X	X		X X										5
Mongolia												X				1
Monaco				X												1
Mauritius						X										1
Nauru								X								1
Nepal			X													1
New Zealand			X	X												2
Nicaragua									X							1
Nigeria				X	X										X	3
North Korea	X X	X	X								X	X	X			7
Norway												X				1
Papua New Guinea										X						1
Peru															X	1
Philippines											X					1
Poland				X		X X	X X	X	X		X X	X				10
Puerto Rico											X					1
Qatar								X								1
Romania		X	X X	X							X					5
Russia				X		X X	X X	X			X	X	X	X		10
Samoa															X	1
Saudi Arabia			X													1
Seychelles					X											1
Slovakia					X		X									2
South Africa				X												1
South Korea		X	X	X X				X	X	X		X			X	9
Solomon Islands											X					1
Spain						X								X		2
Sri Lanka			X													1
Syria							X									1
Tajikistan			X													1
Thailand	X	X	X						X X	X	X					7
Tonga								X								1
Tunisia	X											X				2
Turkey	X			X	X		X		X X							6
Turkmenistan		X X														2
Tuvalu			X													1
Ukraine						X	X X	X X					X	X	X X	9
United States				X	X					X		X X			X	6
Uzbekistan				X	X											2
Venezuela			X	X X	X					X		X	X			7
Vietnam	X											X				2
Total: 86 NOCs	19	17	30	29	21	18	20	15	14	9	12	19	10	13	11	257

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	8	1	0	9
2	South Korea (KOR)	2	1	0	3
3	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	2	1	4
4	Belarus (BLR)	1	1	1	3
5	North Korea (PRK)	1	0	1	2
6	Germany (GER)	1	0	0	1
6	Thailand (THA)	1	0	0	1
8	Russia (RUS)	0	4	3	7
9	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	1	2
10	Colombia (COL)	0	1	0	1
10	France (FRA)	0	1	0	1
10	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
10	Turkey (TUR)	0	1	0	1
10	Vietnam (VIE)	0	1	0	1
15	Armenia (ARM)	0	0	3	3
16	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	0	2	2
16	Indonesia (INA)	0	0	2	2
18	Latvia (LAT)	0	0	1	1
Total		15	15	15	45

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
48 kg	Chen Xiexia China (CHN)	Sibel Özkan Turkey (TUR)	Chen Wei-Ling Chinese Taipei (TPE)
53 kg	Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Thailand (THA)	Yoon Jin-Hee South Korea (KOR)	Nastassia Novikava Belarus (BLR)
58 kg	Chen Yanqing China (CHN)	Marina Shainova Russia (RUS)	O Jong Ae North Korea (PRK)
63 kg	Pak Hyon Suk North Korea (PRK)	Irina Nekrassova Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Lu Ying-chi Chinese Taipei (TPE)
69 kg	Liu Chunhong China (CHN)	Oxana Slivenko Russia (RUS)	Natalya Davydova Ukraine (UKR)
75 kg	Cao Lei China (CHN)	Alla Vazhednina Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Nadezhda Yevstyukhina Russia (RUS)
+75 kg	Jang Mi-Ran South Korea (KOR)	Olha Korobka Ukraine (UKR)	Mariya Grabovetskaya Kazakhstan (KAZ)

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
56 kg	Long Qingquan China (CHN)	Hoang Anh Tuan Vietnam (VIE)	Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia (INA)
62 kg	Zhang Xiangxiang China (CHN)	Diego Salazar Colombia (COL)	Triyatno Indonesia (INA)
69 kg	Liao Hui China (CHN)	Venceslas Dabaya-Tientcheu France (FRA)	Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan Armenia (ARM)
77 kg	Sa Jae-Hyouk South Korea (KOR)	Li Hongli China (CHN)	Gevorg Davtyan Armenia (ARM)
85 kg	Lu Yong China (CHN)	Andrei Rybakou Belarus (BLR)	Tigran Vardan Martirosyan Armenia (ARM)
94 kg	Ilya Ilin Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Szymon Kołecki Poland (POL)	Khadjimourad Akkayev Russia (RUS)
105 kg	Andrei Aramnau Belarus (BLR)	Dmitry Klokov Russia (RUS)	Dmitry Lapikov Russia (RUS)
+105 kg	Matthias Steiner Germany (GER)	Evgeny Chigishev Russia (RUS)	Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia (LAT)

See also

• Weightlifting at the 2007 Pan American Games

References

• International Weightlifting Federation
• Competition Schedule