Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories.[1] Bulgaria[2] and Russia[3] were banned from participating in the sport for systematic doping.15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: There were at most three sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Weightlifting program: Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes qualified through a combination of team and individual spots.Host nation Brazil had already guaranteed three automatic places for men and two for women, while ten spots (six for men and four for women) were entitled to the athletes through the Tripartite Commission Invitation, leaving the remaining berths up for grabs in both the men's and women's competitions respectively.
Riocentro2016 Summer OlympicsQualificationList of weightlifters105 kg+75 kg+105 kgWeightliftingRio de JaneiroMen's 56 kgMen's 62 kgMen's 69 kgMen's 77 kgMen's 85 kgMen's 94 kgMen's 105 kgMen's +105 kgWomen's 48 kgWomen's 53 kgWomen's 58 kgWomen's 63 kgWomen's 69 kgWomen's 75 kgWomen's +75 kgWeightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – QualificationBrazilAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBelarusBelgiumCameroonCanadaColombiaCook IslandsCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreat BritainGreeceGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIndonesiaIsraelKazakhstanKiribatiKyrgyzstanLatviaLithuaniaMadagascarMalaysiaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMoroccoNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorth KoreaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesPolandPuerto RicoRomaniaSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSeychellesSlovakiaSolomon IslandsSouth KoreaSri LankaSwedenChinese TaipeiThailandTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamList of weightlifters at the 2016 Summer OlympicsdetailsLong QingquanOm Yun-cholSinphet KruaithongÓscar FigueroaEko Yuli IrawanFarkhad KharkiShi ZhiyongDaniyar IsmayilovLuis Javier MosqueraLü XiaojunMohamed IhabKianoush RostamiTian TaoDenis UlanovSohrab MoradiVadzim StraltsouAurimas DidžbalisRuslan NurudinovSimon MartirosyanAleksandr ZaychikovLasha TalakhadzeGor MinasyanIrakli TurmanidzeIzzat ArtykovstrychnineCourt of Arbitration for SportNijat RahimovGabriel SincraianSopita TanasanSri Wahyuni AgustianiHiromi MiyakeHsu Shu-chingHidilyn DiazYoon Jin-heeSukanya SrisuratPimsiri SirikaewKuo Hsing-chunDeng WeiChoe Hyo-simKarina GorichevaXiang YanmeiZhazira ZhapparkulSara AhmedRim Jong-simDarya NaumavaLydia ValentínMeng SupingKim Kuk-hyangSarah RoblesPowerlifting at the 2016 Summer ParalympicsRio 2016ArcheryAthleticsBadmintonBasketballBoxingCanoeingCyclingDivingEquestrianFencingField hockeyFootballGymnasticsHandballModern pentathlonRowingRugby sevensSailingShootingSwimmingSynchronized swimmingTable tennisTaekwondoTennisTriathlonVolleyballWater poloWrestlingChronological summaryMedal tableList of medalistsWeightlifting at the Summer Olympics1906 (Intercalated)List of Olympic recordsList of Olympic venues