Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium |
| Dates | 9–19 August |
| Competitors | 255 |
| Weightlifting at the 2008 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 | ||
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.
Events
15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
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Qualification
Medal summary
The medal records at the 2008 Games have been heavily amended, and will be liable to further amendment, following retests of competitors samples in 2015 and 2016. A significant number of medalists have been disqualified, with more likely to face sanctions as the IOC and IWF processes continue. Some weightlifters who would stand to inherit confiscated medals have also failed retests, and the final destination of several medals remains unclear. The following table has been updated as a result of this. Where a medal has been forfeited, the attached note contains details of the identity of the former medalist, and the reason for the disqualification.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg |
Long Qingquan China
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Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam
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Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia
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| 62 kg |
Zhang Xiangxiang China
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Diego Salazar Colombia
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Triyatno Indonesia
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| 69 kg |
Liao Hui China
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Vencelas Dabaya France
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Vacant [a] |
| 77 kg |
Sa Jae-hyouk South Korea
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Li Hongli China
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Gevorg Davtyan Armenia
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| 85 kg |
Lu Yong China
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Vacant [b] | Tigran V. Martirosyan Armenia
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| 94 kg |
Vacant [c] | Szymon Kołecki Poland
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Vacant [d] |
| 105 kg |
Andrei Aramnau Belarus
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Dmitry Klokov Russia
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Vacant [e] |
| +105 kg |
Matthias Steiner Germany
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Evgeny Chigishev Russia
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Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia
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Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Chen Xiexia China [f]
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Vacant [g] | Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei
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| 53 kg |
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Thailand
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Yoon Jin-hee South Korea
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Vacant [h] |
| 58 kg |
Chen Yanqing China
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Vacant [i] | O Jong-ae North Korea
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| 63 kg |
Pak Hyon-suk North Korea
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Vacant [j] | Lu Ying-chi Chinese Taipei
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| 69 kg |
Liu Chunhong China [f]
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Oksana Slivenko Russia
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Vacant [k] |
| 75 kg |
Cao Lei China [f]
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Alla Vazhenina Kazakhstan
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Vacant [l] |
| +75 kg |
Jang Mi-ran South Korea
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Vacant [m] | Vacant [n] |
Notes
- Men's 69 kg Original bronze medalist Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan of Armenia was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[1]
- Men's 85 kg Original silver medalist Andrei Rybakou of Belarus was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[2]
- Men's 94 kg Original gold medalist Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan was disqualified and stripped of medal by the IOC on 25 November 2016, having tested positive during retests for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. The IWF are to decide on further sanctions.[3]
- Men's 94 kg Original bronze medalist Khadzhimurat Akkayev of Russia was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[4]
- Men's 105 kg Original bronze medalist Dmitry Lapikov of Russia was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[4]
- f Expected to be disqualified for failing post-competition drug re-tests announced on 24 August 2016. Following the IOC’s decisions, the IWF will be in a position to take over the results management of these cases.[5]
- Women's 48 kg Original silver medalist Sibel Özkan of Turkey was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample. The medals have not as of November 2016 been reallocated.[6] On 1 December 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Özkan's final appeal.[7]
- Women's 53 kg Original bronze medalist Nastassia Novikava of Belarus was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[2]
- Women's 58 kg Original silver medalist Marina Shainova of Russia was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[1]
- Women's 63 kg Original silver medalist Irina Nekrassova of Kazakhstan was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[4]
- Women's 69 kg Original bronze medalist Nataliya Davydova of Ukraine was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[4]
- Women's 75 kg Original bronze medalist Nadezhda Evstyukhina of Russia was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[1]
- Women's +75 kg Original silver medalist Olha Korobka of Ukraine was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[2]
- Women's +75 kg Original bronze medalist Mariya Grabovetskaya of Kazakhstan was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[4]
Medal table
| 1 |  China (CHN) |
8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  North Korea (PRK) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Belarus (BLR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Russia (RUS) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Colombia (COL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Armenia (ARM) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Indonesia (INA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Latvia (LAT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 8 | 32 | |
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Participating nations
A total of 255 weightlifters from 84 nations competed at the Beijing Games:
References
- ^ a b c IOC sanctions six athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008
- ^ a b c IOC sanctions nine athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
- ^ IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
- ^ a b c d e IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008
- ^ 3 Olympic weightlifting gold medalists fail doping retests
- ^ IOC sanctions Turkish weightlifter for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
- ^ SIBEL ÖZKAN KONAK APPEAL DISMISSED BY THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT , from tas-cas.org, official website of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
