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Weightlifting at the Olympics All-time

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Facts about Weightlifting in the Olympics

Olympics	Weightlifting has been part of the Olympic program 26 times (including this year).

Medals	A total of 237 Weightlifting events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 19 different events in Olympic Weightlifting.


Medal table for Weightlifting in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	URS	39	21	2	62



2.	CHN	38	16	8	62



3.	USA	16	17	13	46



4.	BUL	12	17	8	37



5.	IRI	9	6	5	20




			All-time Olympic Weightlifting Medal table



Weightlifting in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

Athens 1896	Pananthenian Stadium		0	2
St. Louis 1904	Francis Field		0	2
Antwerp 1920	Stade Olympique, Beerschot		0	5
Paris 1924	Velodrome d'Hiver		0	5
Amsterdam 1928	Krachtsportgebouw, Olympia Sportpark		0	5
Los Angeles 1932	Olympic Auditorium, Olympic Park		0	5
Berlin 1936	Deutschlandhalle		0	5
London 1948	Empress Hall, Earls Court		0	6
Helsinki 1952	Messuhalli II		0	7
Melbourne 1956	Exhibition Building		0	7
Rome 1960	Palazetto dello Sport		0	7
Tokyo 1964	Shibuya Public Hall		0	7
Mexico City 1968	Insurgentes Theatre		0	7
Munich 1972	Messegelände		0	9
Montreal 1976	St. Michel Arena		0	9
Moscow 1980	Izmailovo Sports Palace		0	10
Los Angeles 1984	Albert Gersten Pavilion		0	10
Seoul 1988	Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium		0	10
Barcelona 1992	Pavello L'Espanya Industrial		0	10
Atlanta 1996	Georgia World Congress Center		0	10
Sydney 2000	Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour		7	8
Athens 2004	Nikaia Weightlifting Hall		7	8
Beijing 2008	Beijing University of Aeronautics Gymnasium		7	8
London 2012	ExCel		7	8
Rio 2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 2		7	8
Tokyo 2020	Tokyo International Forum		7	7
Paris 2024	South Paris Arena 6		5	5


International Weightlifting Federation

The Olympic competitions in Weightlifting is organized by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of

These facts about Weightlifting in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database

Weightlifting at the OlympicsAll-time