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Weightlifting has been an event at the Summer Olympics since 1896. Under the current Olympic structure, 15 sets of weightlifting medals are awarded, eight men's and seven women's. Athletes compete in two disciplines, snatch and clean & jerk, and medals are awarded to the top competitors in each weight class.
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Fast Facts
- Introduced: 1896
- Summer Olympics event
- Governed by the International Weightlifting Federation
- Men's and women's medals are awarded based on weight class
- 15 total medals (eight men's, seven women's)
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Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held at Beihang University Gymnasium from August 9 to August 19, 2008. The host nation of China won nine medals, including eight gold medals. Russia followed with seven total medals, four silver and three bronze, while Kazakhstan came in third with four total medals.NBC Olympics: Weightlifting 2008 Medals Standings By Nation -
History
Although the sport of weightlifting can be traced back to ancient Egyptians and Greeks, international weightlifting competitions began in 1891.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting Discipline's Origin Weightlifting was one of only nine sports at the first Summer Olympic Games held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The 1900 Olympics did not contain a weightlifting event, but the sport reappeared at the 1904 Olympics before being removed from the program again in 1908. In 1920, weightlifting returned as a full sport and has been contested in each Summer Olympics Games since. Also in 1920, the format of the event was restructured to allow athletes to compete by weight class. -
Olympic Weight Classes
- Men's 56 kg (123 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Men's 62 kg (137 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Men's 69 kg (152 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Men's 77 kg (170 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Men's 85 kg (187 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Men's 94 kg (207 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Men's 105 kg (231 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Men's 105+ kg (231+ lbs.)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Women's 48 kg (106 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Women's 53 kg (117 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Women's 58 kg (128 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Women's 63 kg (139 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Women's 69 kg (152 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Women's 75 kg (165 lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
- Women's 75+ kg (165+ lbs)Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Weightlifting
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Men's Weightlifting Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 56 kg (123 lbs.) Qingquan Long - China Anh Tuan Hoang - Vietnam Eko Yuli Irawan - Indonesia 62 kg (137 lbs.) Xiangxiang Zhang - China Diego Salazar - Colombia Triyatno - Indonesia 69 kg (152 lbs.) Liao Hui - China Venceslas Dabaya-Tientcheu - France Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan - Armenia 77 kg (170 lbs) Jaehyouk Sa - South Korea Hongli Li - China Gevorg Davtyan - Armenia 85 kg (187 lbs) Lu Yong - China Andrei Rybakou - Belarus Tigran Varban Martirosyan - Armenia 94 kg (207 lbs) Ilya Ilin - Kazakhstan Szymon Kolecki - Poland Khadzhimurat Akkaev - Russia 105 kg (231 lbs) Andrei Aramnau - Belarus Dmitriy Klokov - Russia Dmitry Lapikov - Russia 105+ kg (231+ lbs) Matthias Steiner - Germany Evgeny Chigishev - Russia Viktors Scerbatihs - Latvia
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