Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Riocentro – Pavilion 2 |
Dates | 6–16 August 2016 |
Competitors | 260 |
Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification List of weightlifters | ||
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 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.[1]
Events
15 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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
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.[2][3]
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)
- 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
Medal summary
Medal table
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
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Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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56 kg |
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62 kg |
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69 kg |
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77 kg |
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85 kg |
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94 kg |
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105 kg |
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+105 kg |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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48 kg |
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53 kg |
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58 kg |
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63 kg |
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69 kg |
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75 kg |
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+75 kg |
See also
- Weightlifting at the 2014 Asian Games
- Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Weightlifting at the 2015 African Games
References
- ^ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – IWF Weightlifting Qualification System" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Weightlifting qualification criteria for Rio 2016 approved by IOC". Inside the Games. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.