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Facts about Weightlifting in Asian Games

Games	Weightlifting has been part of the Asian Games program 18 times (including this year).

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

Events	There has been 37 different events in Weightlifting at the Asian Games.


Medal table for Weightlifting in the Asian Games


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	CHN	89	38	12	139



2.	IRI	35	30	22	87



3.	KOR	34	32	35	101



4.	PRK	26	28	17	71



5.	JPN	19	20	33	72




			All-time Weightlifting Asian Games Medal table



Weightlifting in the Asian Games Programme


Asian Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

New Delhi 1951	National Stadium		0	7
Manila 1954	Manila		0	7
Tokyo 1958	National Stadium Gymnasium		0	8
Bangkok 1966	Cultural Hall		0	8
Bangkok 1970	Cultural Hall		0	8
Teheran 1974	Aryamehr Weightlifting Hall		0	27
Bangkok 1978	Bangkok		0	10
New Delhi 1982	Siri Fort Sports Complex		0	10
Seoul 1986	Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium		0	10
Beijing 1990	Ditan Gymnasium		9	10
Hiroshima 1994	Saeki Ward Sports Center		9	10
Bangkok 1998	Muang Thong Thani Thunder Dome		7	8
Busan 2002	Pukyong National University Gymnasium		7	8
Doha 2006	Al-Dana Banquet Hall		7	8
Guangzhou 2010	Dongguan Arena		7	8
Incheon 2014	Moonlight Festival Garden Venue		7	8
Jakarta 2018	Jakarta International Expo		7	8
Hangzhou 2023	Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium		7	7

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