| Weightlifting at the 1982 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 20–29 November 1982 |
Weightlifting was contested from 20 November to 29 November 1982 at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India. The competition included only men's events for ten different weight categories. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Kazushito Manabe  Japan | Cai Juncheng  China | Maman Suryaman  Indonesia |
| 56 kg | Wu Shude China | Yang Eui-yong  North Korea | Chang Je-hwan North Korea |
| 60 kg | Chen Weiqiang China | Ri Hi-bong North Korea | Tan Hanyong China |
| 67.5 kg | Yao Jingyuan China | Yatsuo Shimaya Japan | Zhao Xinmin China |
| 75 kg | Ali Pakizehjam  Iran | Li Shunzhu China | Mohammed Yaseen  Iraq |
| 82.5 kg | Ryoji Isaoka Japan | Mohamed Tarabulsi  Lebanon | Kim Hung-sam North Korea |
| 90 kg | Ma Wenguang China | Mehran Eslampour Iran | Kim Chul-hyun  South Korea |
| 100 kg | Ahn Ji-young South Korea | Kensuke Matsuo Japan | Gian Singh Cheema  India |
| 110 kg | Ahn Hyo-jak South Korea | Pak Bong-jun North Korea | Tara Singh India |
| +110 kg | Talal Najjar  Syria | Ali Vadi Iran | Meng Naidong China |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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