Olympian Database
Weightlifting at the Olympics |  | ||||
Olympic Champions Lightweight M |
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| Tokyo 2020 |  | CHN | Shi Zhiyong | |
| Rio 2016 | | CHN | Shi Zhiyong | |
| London 2012 | | CHN | Lin Qingfeng | |
| Beijing 2008 | | CHN | Liao Hui | |
| Athens 2004 | | CHN | Zhang Guozheng | |
| Sydney 2000 |  | BUL | Galabin Boevski | |
| Atlanta 1996 | | CHN | Zhan Xugang | |
| Barcelona 1992 |  | EUN | Israil Militosyan | |
| Seoul 1988 |  | GDR | Joachim Kunz | |
| Los Angeles 1984 | | CHN | Yao Jingyuan | |
| Moscow 1980 | | BUL | Yanko Russev | |
| Montreal 1976 |  | URS | Petro Korol | |
| Munich 1972 | | URS | Mukharby Kirzhinov | |
| Mexico City 1968 |  | POL | Waldemar Baszanowski | |
| Tokyo 1964 | | POL | Waldemar Baszanowski | |
| Rome 1960 | | URS | Viktor Bushuyev | |
| Melbourne 1956 | | URS | Igor Rybak | |
| Helsinki 1952 |  | USA | Tommy Kono | |
| London 1948 |  | EGY | Ibrahim Hassan Shams | |
| Berlin 1936 |  | AUT | Robert Fein | |
| EGY | Anwar Mohammed Mesbah | ||
| Los Angeles 1932 |  | FRA | Rene Duverger | |
| Amsterdam 1928 | | AUT | Hans Haas | |
 | GER | Kurt Helbig | ||
| Paris 1924 | | FRA | Edmond Decottignies | |
| Antwerp 1920 |  | EST | Alfred Neuland | |
| These facts about Men's Lightweight Olympic Weightlifting champions are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | ||||
