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Weightlifting
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Venue	Riocentro – Pavilion 2
Dates	6–16 August 2016
No. of events	15
Competitors	260 from 94 nations
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Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories.^[1] Bulgaria^[2] and Russia^[3] were banned from participating in the sport for systematic doping.

Events

15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

56 kg Men
62 kg Men
69 kg Men
77 kg Men
85 kg Men
94 kg Men
105 kg Men
+105 kg Men

48 kg Women
53 kg Women
58 kg Women
63 kg Women
69 kg Women
75 kg Women
+75 kg Women

Competition schedule

There were at most three sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Weightlifting program:

Morning session: 10:00–14:00 BRT
Afternoon session: 15:30–17:30 BRT
Evening session: 19:00–21:00 BRT

Q	Qualification	F	Final

Date →	Sat 6	Sun 7			Mon 8			Tue 9			Wed 10			Fri 12			Sat 13		Sun 14	Mon 15		Tue 16
Event ↓	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	A	E	E	A	E	A	E
Men's
Men's 56 kg		Q		F
Men's 62 kg					Q		F
Men's 69 kg								Q		F
Men's 77 kg											Q		F
Men's 85 kg														Q		F
Men's 94 kg																	Q	F
Men's 105 kg																				Q	F
Men's +105 kg																						Q	F
Women's
Women's 48 kg	F
Women's 53 kg		Q	F
Women's 58 kg					Q	F
Women's 63 kg								Q	F
Women's 69 kg											Q	F
Women's 75 kg														Q	F
Women's +75 kg																			F

Qualification

Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes qualified through a combination of team and individual spots. Host nation Brazil had already guaranteed three automatic places for men and two for women, while ten spots (six for men and four for women) were entitled to the athletes through the Tripartite Commission Invitation, leaving the remaining berths up for grabs in both the men's and women's competitions respectively.^[4]^[5]

Participation

Participating nations

Albania (2)
Algeria (2)
American Samoa (1)
Argentina (1)
Armenia (7)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Belarus (8)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (5)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (2)
Chile (2)
China (10)
Colombia (9)
Cook Islands (1)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (2)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Dominican Republic (3)
Ecuador (3)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (1)
Egypt (9)
Fiji (2)
Finland (2)
France (5)
Georgia (4)
Germany (5)
Ghana (1)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (1)
Guatemala (1)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (1)
India (2)
Indonesia (7)
Iran (5)
Iraq (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (2)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (8)
Kenya (1)
Kiribati (1)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Latvia (2)
Lithuania (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malaysia (1)
Malta (1)
Marshall Islands (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (4)
Moldova (3)
Mongolia (2)
Morocco (2)
Nauru (1)
New Zealand (2)
Nicaragua (1)
Nigeria (1)
North Korea (8)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Peru (2)
Philippines (2)
Poland (5)
Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar (1)
Romania (4)
Samoa (2)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Serbia (1)
Seychelles (1)
Slovakia (1)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Korea (7)
Spain (4)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sweden (1)
Syria (1)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Thailand (9)
Tunisia (2)
Turkey (4)
Turkmenistan (2)
Ukraine (8)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (4)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (5)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (4)

Competitors

Medal summary

Medal table

Olympic records broken

Five Olympic records were broken.^[6]

Men's events

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
56 kg details	Long Qingquan China WR	Om Yun-chol North Korea	Sinphet Kruaithong Thailand
62 kg details	Óscar Figueroa Colombia	Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia	Farkhad Kharki Kazakhstan
69 kg details ^[a]	Shi Zhiyong China	Daniyar Ismayilov Turkey	Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia
77 kg details	Lü Xiaojun China WR	Mohamed Ihab Egypt	Chatuphum Chinnawong Thailand
85 kg details ^[b]	Kianoush Rostami Iran WR OR	Tian Tao China OR	Denis Ulanov Kazakhstan
94 kg details	Sohrab Moradi Iran	Vadzim Straltsou Belarus	Aurimas Didžbalis Lithuania
105 kg details	Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan OR	Simon Martirosyan Armenia	Aleksandr Zaychikov Kazakhstan
+105 kg details	Lasha Talakhadze Georgia WR OR	Gor Minasyan Armenia	Irakli Turmanidze Georgia

^{Men's 69kg} Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for strychnine.^[7]^[8]
^{Men's 85kg} On 8 December 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stated that the original bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian, of Romania, was disqualified after he tested positive for exogenous Testosterone.^[9]

Women's events

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
48 kg details	Sopita Tanasan Thailand	Sri Wahyuni Agustiani Indonesia	Hiromi Miyake Japan
53 kg details	Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei	Hidilyn Diaz Philippines	Yoon Jin-hee South Korea
58 kg details	Sukanya Srisurat Thailand OR	Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand	Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei
63 kg details	Deng Wei China WR	Choe Hyo-sim North Korea	Karina Goricheva Kazakhstan
69 kg details	Xiang Yanmei China	Zhazira Zhapparkul Kazakhstan	Sara Ahmed Egypt
75 kg details	Rim Jong-sim North Korea	Darya Naumava Belarus	Lidia Valentín Spain
+75 kg details	Meng Suping China	Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea	Sarah Robles United States

References

^ "The Olympic Games: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "Bulgaria Olympic ban confirmed by Court of Arbitration for Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^ "IWF decision on Russian participation in Rio 2016". IWF. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "Rio 2016 – IWF Weightlifting Qualification System" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ Staff Reporter (29 February 2016). "Brazil Bodyguard Protection For Olympic Games". www.luxurytravelmagazine.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^ "Olympic Records - International Weightlifting Federation".
^ CAS AD 16/07 International Olympic Committee v. Izzat Artykov
^ Bluradio. "Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera". bluradio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ ANTI-DOPING DIVISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT ISSUES DECISION IN THE CASES OF GABRIEL SINCRAIAN

External links

"Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
Results Book – Weightlifting

[1] "The Olympic Games: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[2] "Bulgaria Olympic ban confirmed by Court of Arbitration for Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[3] "IWF decision on Russian participation in Rio 2016". IWF. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[4] "Rio 2016 – IWF Weightlifting Qualification System" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[5] Staff Reporter (29 February 2016). "Brazil Bodyguard Protection For Olympic Games". www.luxurytravelmagazine.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[6] "Olympic Records - International Weightlifting Federation".

[7] CAS AD 16/07 International Olympic Committee v. Izzat Artykov

[8] Bluradio. "Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera". bluradio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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