Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.

Weightlifting
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Dates9–19 August 2008
No. of events15
Competitors253 from 83 nations
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The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following a re-analysis of competitors samples in 2015, 2016 and 2017. 26 lifters were disqualified due to these tests, including 16 medalists and four lifters who stood to inherit forfeited medals.

Qualification

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)5106
2  South Korea (KOR)2204
3  Russia (RUS)1203
4  Chinese Taipei (TPE)1102
  North Korea (PRK)1102
6  Thailand (THA)1023
7  Poland (POL)1012
8  Belarus (BLR)1001
  Germany (GER)1001
  Kazakhstan (KAZ)1001
11  Colombia (COL)0202
12  Armenia (ARM)0112
13  France (FRA)0101
  Georgia (GEO)0101
  Samoa (SAM)0101
  Spain (ESP)0101
  Vietnam (VIE)0101
18  Cuba (CUB)0033
  Indonesia (INA)0033
20  Canada (CAN)0011
  Egypt (EGY)0011
  Latvia (LAT)0011
  Mexico (MEX)0011
  Nigeria (NGR)0011
Totals (24 entries)15151545

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
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Long Qingquan
  China
Hoàng Anh Tuấn
  Vietnam
Eko Yuli Irawan
  Indonesia
62 kg
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Zhang Xiangxiang
  China
Diego Salazar
  Colombia
Triyatno
  Indonesia
69 kg[a]
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Liao Hui
  China
Vencelas Dabaya
  France
Yordanis Borrero
  Cuba
77 kg
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Sa Jae-hyouk
  South Korea
Li Hongli
  China
Gevorg Davtyan
  Armenia
85 kg[b]
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Lu Yong
  China
Tigran Martirosyan
  Armenia
Jadier Valladares
  Cuba
94 kg[c]
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Szymon Kołecki
  Poland
Arsen Kasabiev
  Georgia
Yoandry Hernández
  Cuba
105 kg[d]
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Andrei Aramnau
  Belarus
Dmitry Klokov
  Russia
Marcin Dołęga
  Poland
+105 kg
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Matthias Steiner
  Germany
Evgeny Chigishev
  Russia
Viktors Ščerbatihs
  Latvia

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg[e]
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Chen Wei-ling
  Chinese Taipei
Im Jyoung-hwa
  South Korea
Pensiri Laosirikul
  Thailand
53 kg[g]
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Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon
  Thailand
Yoon Jin-hee
  South Korea
Raema Lisa Rumbewas
  Indonesia
58 kg[h]
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Chen Yanqing
  China
O Jong-ae
  North Korea
Wandee Kameaim
  Thailand
63 kg[i]
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Pak Hyon-suk
  North Korea
Lu Ying-chi
  Chinese Taipei
Christine Girard
  Canada
69 kg[j]
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Oxana Slivenko
  Russia
Leydi Solís
  Colombia
Abeer Abdelrahman
  Egypt
75 kg[k]
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Alla Vazhenina
  Kazakhstan
Lydia Valentín
  Spain
Damaris Aguirre
  Mexico
+75 kg[l]
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Jang Mi-ran
  South Korea
Ele Opeloge
  Samoa
Mariam Usman
  Nigeria

Participating nations

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A total of 253 weightlifters from 83 nations competed at the Beijing Games:

References

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