Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
| Venue | ExCeL London |
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| Dates | 28 July to 7 August 2012 |
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | +75 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | |||||
ExCel Exhibition Centre
Weightlifting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from 28 July to 7 August in the ExCeL venue. Fifteen gold medals were awarded and 260 athletes took part (156 men and 104 women).[1]
Events
15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
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Qualification
For more details on this topic, see Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  North Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Iran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Russia | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 56 kg |
Om Yun-chol North Korea (PRK) |
Wu Jingbiao China (CHN) |
Valentin Hristov Azerbaijan (AZE) |
| 62 kg |
Kim Un-guk North Korea (PRK) |
Óscar Figueroa Colombia (COL) |
Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia (INA) |
| 69 kg |
Lin Qingfeng China (CHN) |
Triyatno Indonesia (INA) |
Răzvan Martin Romania (ROU) |
| 77 kg |
Lü Xiaojun China (CHN) |
Lu Haojie China (CHN) |
Iván Cambar Cuba (CUB) |
| 85 kg |
Adrian Zieliński Poland (POL) |
Apti Aukhadov Russia (RUS) |
Kianoush Rostami Iran (IRI) |
| 94 kg |
Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Aleksandr Ivanov Russia (RUS) |
Anatolie Cîrîcu Moldova (MDA) |
| 105 kg |
Oleksiy Torokhtiy Ukraine (UKR) |
Navab Nassirshalal Iran (IRI) |
Bartłomiej Bonk Poland (POL) |
| +105 kg |
Behdad Salimi Iran (IRI) |
Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran (IRI) |
Ruslan Albegov Russia (RUS) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 48 kg |
Wang Mingjuan China (CHN) |
Hiromi Miyake Japan (JPN) |
Ryang Chun-hwa North Korea (PRK) |
| 53 kg |
Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Cristina Iovu Moldova (MDA) |
| 58 kg |
Li Xueying China (CHN) |
Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand (THA) |
Yuliya Kalina Ukraine (UKR) |
| 63 kg |
Maiya Maneza Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Svetlana Tsarukayeva Russia (RUS) |
Christine Girard Canada (CAN) |
| 69 kg |
Rim Jong-sim North Korea (PRK) |
Roxana Cocoș Romania (ROU) |
Maryna Shkermankova Belarus (BLR) |
| 75 kg |
Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia (RUS) |
Iryna Kulesha Belarus (BLR) |
| +75 kg |
Zhou Lulu China (CHN) |
Tatiana Kashirina Russia (RUS) |
Hripsime Khurshudyan Armenia (ARM) |
Olympic and world records broken
Women
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record | Day |
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| Olympics – Women's 53 kg | 29 July | Clean and jerk | Zulfiya Chinshanlo | Kazakhstan | 131 kg | WR | 2 |
| Olympics – Women's 53 kg | 29 July | Total | Zulfiya Chinshanlo | Kazakhstan | 226 kg | OR | 2 |
| Olympics – Women's 58 kg | 30 July | Snatch | Li Xueying | China | 108 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Women's 58 kg | 30 July | Total | Li Xueying | China | 246 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Women's 63 kg | 31 July | Total | Maiya Maneza | Kazakhstan | 245 kg | OR | 4 |
| Olympics – Women's 75 kg | 3 August | Snatch | Natalia Zabolotnaya | Russia | 131 kg | OR | 7 |
| Olympics – Women's 75 kg | 3 August | Clean & Jerk | Svetlana Podobedova | Kazakhstan | 161 kg | OR | 7 |
| Olympics – Women's 75 kg | 3 August | Total | Natalia Zabolotnaya | Russia | 291 kg | OR | 7 |
| Olympics – Women's +75 kg | 5 August | Snatch | Tatiana Kashirina | Russia | 151 kg | WR | 9 |
| Olympics – Women's +75 kg | 5 August | Clean & Jerk | Zhou Lulu | China | 187 kg | OR | 9 |
| Olympics – Women's +75 kg | 5 August | Total | Zhou Lulu | China | 333 kg | WR | 9 |
Men
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record | Day |
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| Olympics – Men's 56 kg | 29 July | Clean and jerk | Om Yun-Chol | North Korea | 168 kg | OR | 2 |
| Olympics – Men's 62 kg | 30 July | Snatch | Kim Un-Guk | North Korea | 153 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Men's 62 kg | 30 July | Total | Kim Un-Guk | North Korea | 327 kg | WR | 3 |
| Olympics – Men's 62 kg | 30 July | Clean and jerk | Óscar Figueroa | Colombia | 177 kg | OR | 3 |
| Olympics – Men's 77 kg | 1 August | Snatch | Lü Xiaojun | China | 175 kg | WR | 5 |
| Olympics – Men's 77 kg | 1 August | Total | Lü Xiaojun | China | 379 kg | WR | 5 |
| Olympics – Men's 94 kg | 4 August | Clean & Jerk | Ilya Ilyin | Kazakhstan | 233 kg | WR | 8 |
| Olympics – Men's 94 kg | 4 August | Total | Ilya Ilyin | Kazakhstan | 418 kg | WR | 8 |
References
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- ↑ "Weightlifting". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
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