Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

See also: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Weightlifting at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Riocentro – Pavilion 2
Dates	6–16 August 2016
Competitors	260

Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are scheduled to take place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. Around 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) are expected to compete in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories.

Events

15 sets of medals will be 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

Competition schedule

There will be 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			Fri 12			Sat 13		Sun 14	Mon 15		Tue 16
Event ↓	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	A	E	E	A	E	A	E
Men's
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

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes will qualify through a combination of team and individual spots. Host nation Brazil has already guaranteed three automatic places for men and two for women, while ten spots (six for men and four for women) will be 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.

Participation

Participating nations

•  Albania (1)
•  Algeria (2)
•  American Samoa (1)
•  Argentina (1)
•  Armenia (7)
•  Australia (2)
•  Austria (1)
•  Belarus (8)
•  Brazil (5)
•  Cameroon (2)
•  Canada (2)
•  Chile (2)
•  China (10)
•  Colombia (9)
•  Cook Islands (1)
•  Cuba (2)
•  Cyprus (1)
•  Czech Republic (1)
•  Dominican Republic (3)
•  Ecuador (3)
•  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 (2)
•  Mongolia (1)
•  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)
•  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

1		0	0	0	0
Total		15	15	15	45

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
56 kg
62 kg
69 kg
77 kg
85 kg
94 kg
105 kg
+105 kg

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
48 kg
53 kg
58 kg
63 kg
69 kg
75 kg
+75 kg

See also

• Weightlifting at the 2014 Asian Games
• Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games