Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games
Weightlifting was contested by both men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 6, 2006. There are seven weight categories for the women and eight for the men. All competition took place at the Al-Dana Banquet Hall.
India did not take part in this weightlifting events after the government failed to pay a USD$50,000 fine to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to lift their suspension. The IWF suspended India's weightlifting team from any sports events after they failed doping tests during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Iran also had same sanctions after 9 weightlifters failed doping test before the World Championships in Dominican Republic, but after Iran Weightlifting Federation agreed to pay US$400,000, Iran clear to compete.[2]
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg |
Li Zheng China
|
Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam
|
Lee Jong-hoon South Korea
|
| 62 kg |
Qiu Le China
|
Mao Jiao China
|
Im Yong-su North Korea
|
| 69 kg |
Zhang Guozheng China
|
Shi Zhiyong China
|
Kim Sun-bae South Korea
|
| 77 kg |
Li Hongli China
|
Lee Jeong-jae South Korea
|
Harem Taha Iraq
|
| 85 kg |
Vyacheslav Yershov Kazakhstan
|
Lu Yong China
|
Kim Seon-jong South Korea
|
| 94 kg |
Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan
|
Lee Ung-jo South Korea
|
Hsieh Wei-chun Chinese Taipei
|
| 105 kg |
Ahed Joughili Syria
|
Mohammed Jassim Iraq
|
Bakhyt Akhmetov Kazakhstan
|
| +105 kg |
Hossein Rezazadeh Iran
|
Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar
|
Andrey Martemyanov Uzbekistan
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Wang Mingjuan China
|
Pensiri Laosirikul Thailand
|
Thongyim Bunphithak Thailand
|
| 53 kg |
Li Ping China
|
Junpim Kuntatean Thailand
|
Yu Weili Hong Kong
|
| 58 kg |
Chen Yanqing China
|
Wandee Kameaim Thailand
|
Pak Hyon-suk North Korea
|
| 63 kg |
Pawina Thongsuk Thailand
|
Ouyang Xiaofang China
|
Thaw Yae Faw Myanmar
|
| 69 kg |
Liu Haixia China
|
Yar Thet Pan Myanmar
|
Kim Mi-kyung South Korea
|
| 75 kg |
Cao Lei China
|
Kim Soon-hee South Korea
|
Sinta Darmariani Indonesia
|
| +75 kg |
Mu Shuangshuang China
|
Jang Mi-ran South Korea
|
Annipa Moontar Thailand
|
Medal table
| 1 |  China (CHN) |
10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRI) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Syria (SYR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 |  Iraq (IRQ) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Myanmar (MYA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Qatar (QAT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vietnam (VIE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  North Korea (PRK) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia (INA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participating nations
A total of 173 athletes from 34 nations competed in weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games:
