Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro – Pavilion 2
Dates6–16 August 2016
No. of events15
Competitors260 from 94 nations
Weightlifting at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
List of weightlifters
MenWomen
56 kg48 kg
62 kg53 kg
69 kg58 kg
77 kg63 kg
85 kg69 kg
94 kg75 kg
105 kg+75 kg
+105 kg

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
QQualification FFinal
Date →Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10 Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16
Event ↓EMAEMAEMAEMAE MAEAEEAEAE
Men's
Men's 56 kgQF
Men's 62 kgQF
Men's 69 kgQF
Men's 77 kgQF
Men's 85 kg QF
Men's 94 kg QF
Men's 105 kg QF
Men's +105 kg QF
Women's
Women's 48 kgF
Women's 53 kgQF
Women's 58 kgQF
Women's 63 kgQF
Women's 69 kgQF
Women's 75 kg QF
Women's +75 kg F

Qualification
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 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

Competitors
Main article: List of weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Medal summary

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

Olympic records broken

Five Olympic records were broken.[6]

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

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

See also

References
  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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. Bluradio (19 August 2016). "Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera". bluradio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  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. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ANTI-DOPING DIVISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT ISSUES DECISION IN THE CASES OF GABRIEL SINCRAIAN
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