List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting
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This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in weightlifting.
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Current Program
Men
Bantamweight
- –56 kg (1948–1968)
- 52–56 kg (1972–1992)
- 54–59 kg (1996)
- –56 kg (2000-)
Featherweight
- –60 kg (1920–1936)
- 56–60 kg (1948–1992)
- 59–64 kg (1996)
- 56–62 kg (2000-)
Lightweight
- 60–67.5 kg (1920–1992)
- 64–70 kg (1996)
- 62–69 kg (2000-)
Middleweight
- 67.5–75 kg (1920–1992)
- 70–76 kg (1996)
- 69–77 kg (2000-)
Light heavyweight
- 75–82.5 kg (1920–1992)
- 76–83 kg (1996)
- 77–85 kg (2000-)
Middle heavyweight
- 82.5 kg–90 kg (1952–1992)
- 83–91 kg (1996)
- 85–94 kg (2000-)
Heavyweight
- +82.5 kg (1920–1948)
- +90 kg (1952–1968)
- 90–110 kg (1972–1976)
- 100–110 kg (1980–1992)
- 99–108 kg (1996)
- 94–105 kg (2000-)
Super heavyweight
- +110 kg (1972–1992)
- +108 kg (1996)
- +105 kg (2000-)
Women
Flyweight
- 48 kg (2000–present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
 Tara Nott (USA) |
 Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) |
Sri Indriyani (INA) |
| 2004 Athens |
 Nurcan Taylan (TUR) |
 Li Zhuo (CHN) |
 Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Chen Xiexia (CHN) |
Sibel Özkan (TUR) |
 Chen Wei Ling (TPE) |
| 2012 London |
Wang Mingjuan (CHN) |
 Hiromi Miyake (JPN) |
 Ryang Chun-Hwa (PRK) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Featherweight
- 53 kg (2000–present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Yang Xia (CHN) |
Li Fengying (TPE) |
Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) |
| 2004 Athens |
Udomporn Polsak (THA) |
Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) |
 Mabel Mosquera (COL) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon (THA) |
22x20px Yoon Jin-Hee (KOR) |  Nastassia Novikava (BLR) |
| 2012 London |
 Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) |
Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) |
 Cristina Iovu (MDA) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Lightweight
- 58 kg (2000–present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
 Soraya Jiménez (MEX) |
Ri Song Hui (PRK) |
Khassaraporn Suta (THA) |
| 2004 Athens |
Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
Ri Song Hui (PRK) |
Wandee Kameaim (THA) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
 Marina Shainova (RUS) |
O Jong Ae (PRK) |
| 2012 London |
Li Xueying (CHN) |
Pimsiri Sirikaew (THA) |
 Yuliya Kalina (UKR) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Middleweight
- 63 kg (2000–present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
Valentina Popova (RUS) |
 Ioanna Khatziioannou (GRE) |
| 2004 Athens |
Nataliya Skakun (UKR) |
Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) |
Tatsiana Stukalava (BLR) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Pak Hyon Suk (PRK) |
Irina Nekrassova (KAZ) |
Lu Ying-Chi (TPE) |
| 2012 London |
Maiya Maneza (KAZ) |
Svetlana Tsarukayeva (RUS) |
 Christine Girard (CAN) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Light heavyweight
- 69 kg (2000–present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Lin Weining (CHN) |
 Erzsébet Márkus (HUN) |
 Karnam Malleswari (IND) |
| 2004 Athens |
Liu Chunhong (CHN) |
Eszter Krutzler (HUN) |
Zarema Kasaeva (RUS) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Liu Chunhong (CHN) |
Oxana Slivenko (RUS) |
Natalya Davydova (UKR) |
| 2012 London |
Rim Jong-Sim (PRK) |
 Roxana Cocoș (ROU) |
Maryna Shkermankova (BLR) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Heavyweight
- 75 kg (2000–present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
 Ruth Ogbeifo (NGR) |
Kuo Yi-Hang (TPE) |
| 2004 Athens |
Pawina Thongsuk (THA) |
Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS) |
Valentina Popova (RUS) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Cao Lei (CHN) |
Alla Vazhenina (KAZ) |
Nadezhda Evstyukhina (RUS) |
| 2012 London |
Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) |
Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS) |
Iryna Kulesha (BLR) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Super heavyweight
- +75 kg (2000–present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Ding Meiyuan (CHN) |
 Agata Wróbel (POL) |
Cheryl Haworth (USA) |
| 2004 Athens |
Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
22x20px Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) | Agata Wróbel (POL) |
| 2008 Beijing |
22x20px Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) | Olha Korobka (UKR) |
Mariya Grabovetskaya (KAZ) |
| 2012 London |
Zhou Lulu (CHN) |
Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) |
 Hripsime Khurshudyan (ARM) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Discontinued Events
Men
One hand lift
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens |
 Launceston Elliot (GBR) |
 Viggo Jensen (DEN) |
 Alexandros Nikolopoulos (GRE) |
Two hand lift
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens |
Viggo Jensen (DEN) |
Launceston Elliot (GBR) |
Sotirios Versis (GRE) |
| 1900 Paris | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1904 St. Louis |
Perikles Kakousis (GRE) |
 Oscar Osthoff (USA) |
Frank Kugler (USA) |
All-around dumbbell contest
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Oscar Osthoff (USA) |
Frederick Winters (USA) |
Frank Kugler (USA) |
Flyweight
- –52 kg (1972–1992)
- –54 kg (1996)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Munich |
 Zygmunt Smalcerz (POL) |
Lajos Szűcs (HUN) |
Sándor Holczreiter (HUN) |
| 1976 Montreal |
 Aleksandr Voronin (URS) |
György Kőszegi (HUN) |
 Mohammad Nassiri (IRI) |
| 1980 Moscow |
Kanybek Osmonaliyev (URS) |
22x20px Ho Bong Choi (PRK) | 22x20px Han Gyong Si (PRK) |
| 1984 Los Angeles |
Zeng Guoqiang (CHN) |
Zhou Peishun (CHN) |
 Kazushito Manabe (JPN) |
| 1988 Seoul |
 Sevdalin Marinov (BUL) |
 Chun Byung-Kwan (KOR) |
He Zhuoqiang (CHN) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
 Ivan Ivanov (BUL) |
Lin Qisheng (CHN) |
Traian Cihărean (ROU) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
Zhang Xiangsen (CHN) |
Sevdalin Minchev (BUL) |
First heavyweight
- 90–100 kg (1980–1992)
- 91–99 kg (1996)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Moscow |
 Ota Zaremba (TCH) |
Igor Nikitin (URS) |
 Alberto Blanco (CUB) |
| 1984 Los Angeles |
 Rolf Milser (FRG) |
 Vasile Groapa (ROU) |
 Pekka Niemi (FIN) |
| 1988 Seoul |
Pavel Kuznetsov (URS) |
Nicu Vlad (ROU) |
Peter Immesberger (FRG) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
 Viktor Tregubov (EUN) |
Timur Taymazov (EUN) |
Waldemar Malak (POL) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) |
Anatoly Khrapaty (KAZ) |
Denys Gotfrid (UKR) |
See also
- Weightlifting at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee
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