Weightlifting at the Olympics

Weightlifting had its Olympic premierein Athens in 1896. There were two competitions (one-armed and two-armed), but there were no weight classes. Weightlifting was absent from the next games, but it was back in1904 in St. Louis . There were again two open competitions, but the one-armed one was an all-around competition of ten exercises. In 1908 and 1912 weightlifting was again absent from the program, but since Antwerp 1920 it has been part of the games throughout. Weight classes were introduced and until 1928there was the so-called Olympic three-way fight in Amsterdam , which consisted of pushing, pushing and tearing on both sides. Since 2000 in Sydney women have also started weightlifting at the Olympic Games.

Competitions

Overview competitions for men

Weightlifting - Current Competitions
competition	96	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Men
Bantamweight												•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th
Featherweight							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	24
lightweight							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	24
medium weight							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	24
Light heavyweight							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	24
Heavyweight							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•						•	•	•	•	•	•	24
Super heavyweight																		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13
Weightlifting - Former Competitions
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	Men
One-armed	•																														1
One-armed all-around			•	•																											1
Two-armed	•		•	•																											2
Flyweight																		•	•	•	•	•	•	•							7th
Middle heavyweight													•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		17th
1. Heavyweight																				•	•	•	•	•							5
2. Heavyweight																				•	•	•	•	•							5
Number of competitions	2		2	2			5	5	5	5	5	6th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	7th

Overview competitions for women

Weightlifting - Current Competitions
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	Women
Bantamweight																									•	•	•	•	•	•	6th
Featherweight																									•	•	•	•	•	•	6th
lightweight																									•	•	•	•	•	•	6th
medium weight																									•	•	•	•	•	•	6th
Light heavyweight																									•	•	•	•	•	•	6th
Heavyweight																									•	•	•	•	•	•	6th
Super heavyweight																									•	•	•	•	•	•	6th
Number of competitions																									7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th

Medal table (nation ranking)

Main article : List of Olympic weightlifting champions # Nations Cup

Weight classes

Men

Classification of weight classes at the Olympic Games
1920-1936	1948	1952-1968	1972-1976	1980-1992	1996	2000-2016	2020
Heavy weight +82.5 kg		Heavy weight +90 kg	Super heavy weight +110 kg		Super heavy weight +108 kg	Super heavy weight +105 kg	Super heavy weight +109 kg
			Heavy weight 90–110 kg	2. Heavy weight 100-110 kg	2. Heavy weight 99-108 kg	Heavy weight 94-105 kg	Heavy weight 97-109 kg
				1. Heavy weight 90-100 kg	1. Heavy weight 91-99 kg
		Medium weight 82.5–90 kg			Medium weight 83–91 kg	Medium weight 85–94 kg	Light heavyweight 82-97
Light Heavyweight 75 to 82.5 kg					Light Heavyweight 76-83 kg	Light Heavyweight 77-85 kg
Average weight 67.5–75 kg					Average weight 70-76 kg	Average weight 69-77 kg	Average weight 74-82 kg
Lightweight 60–67.5 kg					Light weight 64–70 kg	Lightweight 62–69 kg	Lightweight 68–74 kg
Feather weight -60 kg	Feather weight 56–60 kg				Feather weight 59–64 kg	Feather weight 56–62 kg	Feather weight 61–68 kg
	Bantam weight -56 kg		Bantam weight 52-56 kg		Bantam weight 54-59 kg	Bantam weight -56 kg	Bantam weight -61 kg
			Flyweight -52 kg		Flyweight -54 kg
5	6th	7th	9	10	10	8th	7th

Women

Classification of weight classes at the Olympic Games
2000-2016	2020
Super heavy weight +75 kg	Super heavy weight +87 kg
Heavy weight 69-75 kg	Heavy weight 76-87 kg
Light Heavyweight 63-69 kg	Light Heavyweight 64-76 kg
Average weight 58-63 kg	Average weight 59-64 kg
Lightweight 53–58 kg	Lightweight 55–59 kg
Feather weight 48–53 kg	Feather weight 49–55 kg
Bantam weight -48 kg	Bantam weight -49 kg
7th	7th

Web links

• Official website of the IMF