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Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Weightliftingcompetitions at the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeirotook place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 ofRiocentro.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.

Weightlifting
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro– Pavilion 2
Dates6–16 August 2016
No.of events15
Competitors260 from 94 nations
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Events

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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

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

  • Morning session: 10:00–14:00BRT
  • Afternoon session: 15:30–17:30BRT
  • Evening session: 19:00–21:00BRT
Q Qualification F Final
Date → Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 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

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Main article:Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes qualified through a combination of team and individual spots. Host nationBrazilhad 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

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Participating nations

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Competitors

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Main article:List of weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1China5207
2Thailand2114
3Iran2002
4North Korea1304
5Chinese Taipei1012
Colombia1012
Georgia1012
8Uzbekistan1001
9Armenia0202
Belarus0202
Indonesia0202
12Kazakhstan0145
13Philippines0101
Turkey0101
15Egypt0022
16Japan0011
Lithuania0011
South Korea0011
Spain0011
United States0011
Totals (20 entries)14151544

Olympic records broken

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Five Olympic records were broken.[6]

Men's events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
details 		Long Qingquan
ChinaWR 		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[b] 		vacant Lü Xiaojun
ChinaWR 		Mohamed Ihab
Egypt
85 kg
details[c] 		Kianoush Rostami
IranWROR 		Tian Tao
ChinaOR 		Denis Ulanov
Kazakhstan
94 kg
details 		Sohrab Moradi
Iran 		Vadzim Straltsou
Belarus 		Aurimas Didžbalis
Lithuania
105 kg
details 		Ruslan Nurudinov
UzbekistanOR 		Simon Martirosyan
Armenia 		Aleksandr Zaychikov
Kazakhstan
+105 kg
details 		Lasha Talakhadze
GeorgiaWROR 		Gor Minasyan
Armenia 		Irakli Turmanidze
Georgia

Women's events

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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
ThailandOR 		Pimsiri Sirikaew
Thailand 		Kuo Hsing-chun
Chinese Taipei
63 kg
details 		Deng Wei
ChinaWR 		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 		Lydia Valentín
Spain
+75 kg
details 		Meng Suping
China 		Kim Kuk-hyang
North Korea 		Sarah Robles
United States

See also

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References

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  1. ^"The Olympic Games: Weightlifting".Rio 2016.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2015.Retrieved17 April2015.
  2. ^"Bulgaria Olympic ban confirmed by Court of Arbitration for Sport".BBC Sport.Retrieved19 June2016.
  3. ^"IWF decision on Russian participation in Rio 2016".IWF.Retrieved29 July2016.
  4. ^"Rio 2016 – IWF Weightlifting Qualification System"(PDF).IWF.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 June 2015.Retrieved22 June2015.
  5. ^Staff Reporter (29 February 2016)."Brazil Bodyguard Protection For Olympic Games".luxurytravelmagazine.Retrieved31 October2016.
  6. ^"Olympic Records - International Weightlifting Federation".
  7. ^"CAS AD 16/07 International Olympic Committee v. Izzat Artykov"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 August 2016.Retrieved9 December2016.
  8. ^Bluradio (19 August 2016)."Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera".bluradio(in Spanish).Retrieved20 August2016.
  9. ^Decision rendered by the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) - Weightlifting
  10. ^"Rio 2016 Weightlifting 77kg Men Results".IOC.Retrieved1 May2023.
  11. ^ANTI-DOPING DIVISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT ISSUES DECISION IN THE CASES OF GABRIEL SINCRAIAN
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