Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre |
Dates | 16–26 September 2000 |
Competitors | 246 from 76 nations |
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 | ||
The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.[1]
Medal summary
Men's competition
Women's competition
Women's weightlifting was included as a medal sport for the first time in Sydney 2000[2]
Notes
- a Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[3]
- b Sevdalin Minchev of Bulgaria originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[3]
- c Ashot Danielyan of Armenia originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for stanozolol.[4]
- d Izabela Dragneva of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[3]
Participating nations
A total number of 261 weightlifters from 73 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
19 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Ola Rio 2016".
- ^ a b c "Bulgarian lifters sent home". BBC Sport. 22 September 2000.
- ^ "Two more fail drug tests". BBC Sport. 1 October 2000.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 August 2008.