Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | ExCeL London |
| Dates | 28 July - 7 August 2012 |
| Competitors | 260 |
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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 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from 28 July to 7 August in the ExCeL venue. Fifteen gold medals were awarded and 260 athletes took part (156 men and 104 women).[1]
Events
15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
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Qualification
Medal summary
The results of the 2012 Olympic weightlifting competition have been significantly revised after significant doping was uncovered through retests of samples from these Games that were undertaken in 2016, 2018 and 2019. As of 30 April 2020, a total of 43 lifters (including 22 medallists and ten lifters who stood to inherit forfeited medals) have tested positive for a variety of prohibited substances following these retests. Below are the results listed by the International Weightlifting Federation.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  North Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 56 kg [a] |
Om Yun-chol North Korea
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Wu Jingbiao China
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Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam
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| 62 kg |
Kim Un-guk North Korea
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Óscar Figueroa Colombia
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Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia
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| 69 kg [b] |
Lin Qingfeng China
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Triyatno Indonesia
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Răzvan Martin Romania contested due to doping
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| 77 kg |
Lü Xiaojun China
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Lu Haojie China
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Iván Cambar Cuba
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| 85 kg [c] |
Adrian Zieliński Poland
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Kianoush Rostami Iran
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Tarek Yehia Egypt
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| 94 kg [d] |
Saeid Mohammadpour Iran
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Kim Min-jae South Korea
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Tomasz Zieliński Poland
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| 105 kg [e] |
Navab Nassirshalal Iran
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Bartłomiej Bonk Poland
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Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan
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| +105 kg |
Behdad Salimi Iran
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Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran
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Ruslan Albegov Russia
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Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 48 kg |
Wang Mingjuan China
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Hiromi Miyake Japan
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Ryang Chun-hwa North Korea
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| 53 kg [f] |
Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei
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Citra Febrianti Indonesia
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Iulia Paratova Ukraine
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| 58 kg [g] |
Li Xueying China
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Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand
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Rattikan Gulnoi Thailand
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| 63 kg [h] |
Christine Girard Canada
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Milka Maneva Bulgaria
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Luz Acosta Mexico
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| 69 kg [i] |
Rim Jong-sim North Korea
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Roxana Cocoș Romania contested due to doping
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Anna Nurmukhambetova Kazakhstan
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| 75 kg [j] |
Lidia Valentín Spain
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Abeer Abdelrahman Egypt
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Madias Nzesso Cameroon
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| +75 kg [k] |
Zhou Lulu China
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Tatiana Kashirina Russia
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Jang Mi-ran South Korea
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Notes
- Men's 56 kg Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2019 after testing positive for steroids.[2]
- Men's 69 kg Răzvan Martin of Romania faces disqualification after a retest of his sample tested positive for three different steroids.[3]
- Men's 85 kg Apti Aukhadov of Russia originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for steroids.[4]
- Men's 94 kg Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan, Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia, and Anatolie Cîrîcu of Moldova originally won the gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively, but were all disqualified in 2016 after retests of their 2012 samples were positive for steroids. Fourth-placed Andrey Demanov of Russia, sixth-placed Intigam Zairov of Azerbaijan, and seventh-placed Almas Uteshov of Kazakhstan were also disqualified for the same reason.[5][6][7]
- Men's 105 kg Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine originally won the gold medal, and Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan originally finished fourth, but were both disqualified after they tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[8][9]
- Women's 53 kg Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan and Cristina Iovu of Moldova originally won the gold and bronze medals respectively, but were both disqualified in 2016 after testing positive for steroids.[6][10]
- Women's 58 kg Yuliya Kalina of Ukraine originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample tested positive for steroids.[11]
- Women's 63 kg Maiya Maneza of Kazakhstan originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample tested positive for stanozolol.[10] Fourth-placed Sibel Şimşek of Turkey was also disqualified for the same reason.[7] On 5 April 2017, original silver medalist Svetlana Tsarukayeva of Russia was also disqualified for the same reason.[12]
- Women's 69 kg Maryna Shkermankova of Belarus originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample was positive for steroids.[10] Fourth-placed Dzina Sazanavets of Belarus was also disqualified for the same reason.[13] Roxana Cocoș of Romania faces disqualification after a failed retest of her sample from 2012 tested positive for two different steroids.[3]
- Women's 75 kg Svetlana Podobedova of Kazakhstan, Natalia Zabolotnaya of Russia, and Iryna Kulesha of Belarus originally won the gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively, but were all disqualified in 2016 after retests of their 2012 samples were positive for steroids.[6][10]
- Women's +75 kg Hripsime Khurshudyan of Armenia originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample was positive for steroids.[6]
Olympic and world records broken
Women
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record | Day |
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| Olympics – Women's 58 kg | 30 July | Snatch | Li Xueying | China |
108 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Women's 58 kg | 30 July | Total | Li Xueying | China |
246 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Women's +75 kg | 5 August | Snatch | Tatiana Kashirina | Russia |
151 kg | WR | 9 |
| Olympics – Women's +75 kg | 5 August | Clean & Jerk | Zhou Lulu | China |
187 kg | OR | 9 |
| Olympics – Women's +75 kg | 5 August | Total | Zhou Lulu | China |
333 kg | WR | 9 |
Men
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record | Day |
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| Olympics – Men's 56 kg | 29 July | Clean and jerk | Om Yun-Chol | North Korea |
168 kg | OR | 2 |
| Olympics – Men's 62 kg | 30 July | Snatch | Kim Un-Guk | North Korea |
153 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Men's 62 kg | 30 July | Total | Kim Un-Guk | North Korea |
327 kg | WR | 3 |
| Olympics – Men's 62 kg | 30 July | Clean and jerk | Óscar Figueroa | Colombia |
177 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Men's 77 kg | 1 August | Snatch | Lü Xiaojun | China |
175 kg | WR | 5 |
| Olympics – Men's 77 kg | 1 August | Total | Lü Xiaojun | China |
379 kg | WR | 5 |
References
- ^ "Weightlifting". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
- ^ a b "2 more weightlifters set to lose Olympic medals for doping". Associated Press. 13 January 2020.
- ^ IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
- ^ IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
- ^ a b c d IOC sanctions 12 athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
- ^ a b IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
- ^ "PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - IWF". IWF. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012". International Olympic Committee. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
- ^ "IOC sanctions Ukrainian weightlifter Yulia Kalina for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". IOC. 13 July 2016.
- ^ IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
- ^ "Ten weightlifters, including great Ilya Ilyin, return positive tests from London 2012". Sky Sports. 15 June 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- "Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics (London2012.com)". Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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- Results by Events. International Weightlifting Federation
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