List of weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics

This is a list of the weightlifters who will be participating for their country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5–21, 2016. 260 weightlifters are set to participate at the Games across fifteen events.

Male weightlifters

NOCNameAgeHometown Events
 AlbaniaBriken CaljaFebruary 19, 1990AlbaniaMen's 69 kg
 AlgeriaWalid BidaniJune 11, 1994Algeria MaghniaMen's +105 kg
 American SamoaTanumafili JungblutJune 10, 1990American SamoaMen's 94 kg
 ArmeniaAndranik KarapetyanDecember 15, 1995Armenia VagharshapatMen's 77 kg
Arakel MirzoyanOctober 21, 1989Armenia BaghramyanMen's 85 kg
Simon MartirosyanFebruary 17, 1997Armenia HaykashenMen's 105 kg
Ruben AleksanyanMarch 14, 1990ArmeniaMen's +105 kg
Gor MinasyanOctober 24, 1994ArmeniaMen's +105 kg
 AustraliaSimplice RibouemDecember 5, 1982AustraliaMen's 94 kg
 AustriaSargis MartirosjanSeptember 14, 1986AustriaMen's 105 kg
 BelarusStanislau ChadovichAugust 24, 1992Belarus MogilevMen's 62 kg
Petr AsayonakFebruary 27, 1993BelarusMen's 85 kg
Pavel KhadasevichJuly 16, 1993BelarusMen's 85 kg
Aliaksandr BersanauSeptember 1, 1992BelarusMen's 94 kg
Vadzim StraltsouApril 30, 1986Belarus MogilevMen's 94 kg
 BrazilWelisson SilvaNovember 22, 1993BrazilMinas Gerais ViçosaMen's 85 kg
Mateus GregórioJuly 5, 1993BrazilMen's 105 kg
Fernando ReisMarch 10, 1990BrazilSão Paulo (state) São PauloMen's +105 kg
 CameroonPetit MinkoumbaFebruary 27, 1989CameroonMen's 94 kg
 CanadaPascal PlamondonDecember 12, 1992CanadaQuebec SherbrookeMen's 85 kg
 ChileJulio AcostaJuly 22, 1987ChileMen's 62 kg
 ChinaLong QingquanDecember 3, 1990China LongshanMen's 56 kg
Chen LijunFebruary 8, 1993China YiyangMen's 62 kg
Shi ZhiyongOctober 10, 1993China LongyanMen's 69 kg
Lü XiaojunJuly 27, 1984China QianjiangMen's 77 kg
Tian TaoApril 8, 1994China ChangyangMen's 85 kg
Yang ZheJuly 7, 1991ChinaMen's 105 kg
 Chinese TaipeiTan Chi-chungFebruary 24, 1990Chinese TaipeiMen's 56 kg
Pan Chien-hungAugust 7, 1988Chinese TaipeiMen's 69 kg
Chen Shih-chiehNovember 27, 1989Chinese Taipei PingtungMen's +105 kg
 ColombiaHabib de las SalasApril 19, 1987ColombiaMen's 56 kg
Oscar FigueroaApril 27, 1983Colombia ZaragozaMen's 62 kg
Francisco MosqueraApril 1, 1992ColombiaMen's 62 kg
Luis Javier MosqueraMarch 27, 1995ColombiaMen's 69 kg
Andres CaicedoMay 8, 1997ColombiaMen's 77 kg
 CubaYoelmis HernándezApril 25, 1986Cuba Nueva GeronaMen's 85 kg
 CyprusAntonis MartasidisJune 14, 1992CyprusMen's 85 kg
 Czech RepublicJiří OrságJanuary 5, 1989Czech Republic ZnojmoMen's +105 kg
 Dominican RepublicLuis GarcíaApril 19, 1995Dominican RepublicMen's 56 kg
 EcuadorFernando SalasFebruary 10, 1988EcuadorMen's +105 kg
 EgyptAhmed SaadNovember 1, 1986Egypt Al-FayoumMen's 62 kg
Mohamed IhabNovember 21, 1989EgyptMen's 77 kg
Tarek YehiaMay 18, 1987EgyptMen's 85 kg
Ragab AbdelhayMarch 4, 1991EgyptMen's 94 kg
Gaber MohamedSeptember 1, 1985EgyptMen's 105 kg
Ahmed MohamedApril 27, 1988EgyptMen's +105 kg
 EstoniaMart SeimOctober 24, 1990EstoniaMen's +105 kg
 FijiManueli TuloMarch 25, 1990Fiji LevukaMen's 56 kg
 FinlandMilko TokolaOctober 10, 1992Finland RovaniemiMen's 85 kg
 FranceBernardin MatamMay 20, 1990France BesançonMen's 69 kg
Giovanni BardisMay 21, 1987FranceMen's 85 kg
Benjamin HennequinAugust 24, 1984FranceMen's 85 kg
Kévin BoulyApril 26, 1981FranceMen's 94 kg
 GeorgiaRauli TsirekidzeMay 24, 1987Georgia (country) KutaisiMen's 94 kg
Lasha TalakhadzeOctober 2, 1993Georgia (country)Men's +105 kg
Irakli TurmanidzeDecember 13, 1984Georgia (country) KobuletiMen's +105 kg
 GermanyNico MüllerNovember 2, 1993GermanyMen's 77 kg
Jürgen SpießMarch 26, 1984Germany HeidelbergMen's 105 kg
Alexej ProchorowMarch 30, 1990GermanyMen's +105 kg
Almir VelagićAugust 22, 1981GermanyMen's +105 kg
 GhanaChristian AmoahJuly 25, 1999GhanaMen's 85 kg
 Great BritainSonny WebsterMarch 10, 1994United Kingdom High WycombeMen's 94 kg
 GreeceTheodoros IakovidisFebruary 12, 1991GreeceMen's 85 kg
 GuatemalaEdgar PinedaAugust 17, 1997GuatemalaMen's 56 kg
 HaitiEdouard JosephDecember 24, 1989HaitiMen's 62 kg
 HondurasCristopher PavónApril 18, 1993Honduras El ProgresoMen's 94 kg
 HungaryPéter NagyJanuary 16, 1986Hungary KomáromMen's +105 kg
 IndiaSathish SivalingamJune 23, 1992India VelloreMen's 77 kg
 IndonesiaEko Yuli IrawanJuly 24, 1989Indonesia LampungMen's 62 kg
Muhammad HasbiJuly 12, 1992IndonesiaMen's 62 kg
DeniJuly 26, 1989IndonesiaMen's 69 kg
TriyatnoDecember 20, 1987Indonesia MetroMen's 69 kg
I Ketut ArianaSeptember 6, 1989IndonesiaMen's 77 kg
 IranKianoush RostamiJuly 23, 1991Iran Eslamabad-e GharbMen's 85 kg
Ali HashemiNovember 1, 1991Iran IlamMen's 94 kg
Sohrab MoradiSeptember 22, 1988Iran LenjanMen's 94 kg
Mohammad Reza BarariMarch 31, 1988Iran SariMen's 105 kg
Behdad SalimiDecember 8, 1989Iran Qaem ShahrMen's +105 kg
 IraqSalwan Jasim AbboodSeptember 26, 1991IraqMen's 105 kg
 IsraelIgor OlshanetskyiFebruary 16, 1986IsraelMen's +105 kg
 ItalyMirco ScarantinoJanuary 16, 1995ItalyMen's 56 kg
 JapanHiroaki TakaoJanuary 2, 1992JapanMen's 56 kg
Yōichi ItokazuMay 24, 1991JapanMen's 62 kg
Yōsuke NakayamaMarch 20, 1987JapanMen's 62 kg
 KazakhstanArli ChonteiJuly 1, 1992KazakhstanMen's 56 kg
Farkhat KharkiApril 20, 1991KazakhstanMen's 62 kg
Nijat RahimovAugust 13, 1993Azerbaijan BakuMen's 77 kg
Denis UlanovOctober 28, 1993KazakhstanMen's 85 kg
Alexandr ZaichikovAugust 17, 1992KazakhstanMen's 105 kg
 KenyaJames AdedeOctober 31, 1986KenyaMen's 94 kg
 KiribatiDavid KatoatauJuly 17, 1984Kiribati NonoutiMen's 105 kg
 KyrgyzstanIzzat ArtykovSeptember 8, 1993KyrgyzstanMen's 69 kg
 LatviaArtūrs PlēsnieksJanuary 21, 1992Latvia KroņauceMen's 105 kg
 LithuaniaAurimas DidžbalisJune 13, 1991LithuaniaMen's 94 kg
 MalaysiaMohd Hafifi MansorOctober 28, 1990MalaysiaMen's 69 kg
 MaltaKyle MicallefJanuary 8, 1987MaltaMen's 85 kg
 MexicoBredni RoqueNovember 11, 1987MexicoMen's 69 kg
 MoldovaSerghei CechirOctober 15, 1990MoldovaMen's 69 kg
Alexandru ȘpacNovember 21, 1989MoldovaMen's 77 kg
 MoroccoKhalid El-AabidiSeptember 14, 1995MoroccoMen's 85 kg
 NauruElson BrechtefeldMarch 2, 1994NauruMen's 56 kg
 New ZealandRichie PattersonApril 30, 1983New Zealand AucklandMen's 85 kg
 North KoreaOm Yun-cholNovember 18, 1991North Korea North HamgyongMen's 56 kg
Kim Myong-hyokDecember 3, 1990North KoreaMen's 69 kg
Kwon Yong-gwangJanuary 14, 1996North KoreaMen's 69 kg
Choe Jon-wiJune 29, 1993North KoreaMen's 77 kg
 Papua New GuineaMorea BaruApril 15, 1990Papua New GuineaMen's 62 kg
 PeruJunior LahuanampaApril 5, 1995PeruMen's 69 kg
 PhilippinesNestor ColoniaFebruary 16, 1992Philippines Zamboanga CityMen's 56 kg
 PolandAdrian ZielińskiMarch 28, 1989Poland Nakło nad NoteciąMen's 94 kg
Tomasz ZielińskiOctober 29, 1990Poland Nakło nad NoteciąMen's 94 kg
Bartłomiej BonkOctober 11, 1984Poland WięcborkMen's 105 kg
Arkadiusz MichalskiJanuary 7, 1990PolandMen's 105 kg
 QatarFaris IbrahimJune 4, 1998QatarMen's 85 kg
 RomaniaDumitru CaptariJuly 12, 1989RomaniaMen's 77 kg
Gabriel SîncrăianDecember 21, 1988Romania Cluj-NapocaMen's 85 kg
 SamoaNevo IoaneApril 14, 1988SamoaMen's 62 kg
 Saudi ArabiaMohammed Hussein DhilibMay 1, 1994Saudi ArabiaMen's 69 kg
 SeychellesRick ConfianceMay 24, 1994SeychellesMen's 62 kg
 SlovakiaOndrej KrúželAugust 23, 1988SlovakiaMen's +105 kg
 South KoreaHan Myeong-mokFebruary 1, 1991South KoreaMen's 62 kg
Won Jeong-sikDecember 9, 1990South KoreaMen's 69 kg
Yu Dong-juAugust 19, 1993South KoreaMen's 85 kg
Park Han-woongJanuary 15, 1995South KoreaMen's 94 kg
 SpainJosué BrachiSeptember 8, 1992SpainMen's 56 kg
David SánchezJuly 20, 1994SpainMen's 69 kg
Andrés MataNovember 11, 1992SpainMen's 77 kg
 Sri LankaSudesh PeirisFebruary 3, 1985Sri Lanka SandalankawaMen's 62 kg
 SyriaMan AsaadNovember 20, 1993SyriaMen's +105 kg
 ThailandSinphet KruaithongAugust 22, 1995ThailandMen's 56 kg
Witoon MingmoonFebruary 10, 1996ThailandMen's 56 kg
Tairat BunsukJanuary 11, 1993ThailandMen's 69 kg
Chatuphum ChinnawongJuly 19, 1993Thailand Nakhon RatchasimaMen's 77 kg
Sarat SumpraditApril 17, 1994ThailandMen's 94 kg
 TunisiaKarem Ben HniaNovember 13, 1994TunisiaMen's 69 kg
 TurkeyDaniyar IsmayilovFebruary 3, 1992TurkeyMen's 69 kg
 TurkmenistanHojamuhammet ToychiyevJanuary 16, 1992TurkmenistanMen's +105 kg
 UkraineOleksandr PielieshenkoJanuary 7, 1994UkraineMen's 85 kg
Dmytro ChumakJuly 11, 1990UkraineMen's 94 kg
Volodymyr HozaApril 15, 1996UkraineMen's 94 kg
Ihor ShymechkoMay 27, 1986UkraineMen's +105 kg
 United StatesKendrick FarrisJuly 2, 1986United StatesLouisiana ShreveportMen's 94 kg
 UzbekistanDoston YokubovApril 5, 1995UzbekistanMen's 69 kg
Ivan EfremovMarch 9, 1986Uzbekistan TashkentMen's 105 kg
Ruslan NurudinovNovember 24, 1991Uzbekistan AndijanMen's 105 kg
Rustam DjangabaevAugust 25, 1993UzbekistanMen's +105 kg
Sardorbek DustmurotovMarch 13, 1993UzbekistanMen's +105 kg
 VenezuelaJesús LópezDecember 17, 1984VenezuelaMen's 62 kg
 VietnamThạch Kim TuấnJanuary 15, 1994Vietnam Bình ThuậnMen's 56 kg
Trần Lê Quốc ToànApril 5, 1989Vietnam Đà NẵngMen's 56 kg
Hoàng Tuấn TàiMarch 30, 1990VietnamMen's 85 kg

Female weightlifters

NOCNameAgeHometown Events
 AlgeriaFatima-Zohra BouchraAugust 22, 2000AlgeriaWomen's 75 kg
 ArgentinaJoana PalaciosNovember 8, 1996ArgentinaWomen's 58 kg
 ArmeniaNazik AvdalyanOctober 31, 1986Armenia GyumriWomen's 69 kg
Sona PoghosyanJune 29, 1998ArmeniaWomen's 75 kg
 AustraliaTia-Clair ToomeyJuly 22, 1993AustraliaWomen's 58 kg
 BelarusAnastasiya MikhalenkaDecember 8, 1995BelarusWomen's 69 kg
Darya PachebutDecember 31, 1994BelarusWomen's 69 kg
Darya NaumavaAugust 26, 1995BelarusWomen's 75 kg
 BrazilRosane SantosJune 20, 1987BrazilWomen's 53 kg
Jaqueline FerreiraMarch 5, 1987BrazilRio de Janeiro (state) Rio de JaneiroWomen's 75 kg
 CameroonArcangeline FouodjiAugust 26, 1987CameroonWomen's 69 kg
 CanadaMarie-Ève Beauchemin-NadeauOctober 13, 1988CanadaQuebec MontrealWomen's 69 kg
 ChileMaría Fernanda ValdésMarch 17, 1992Chile CoquimboWomen's 75 kg
 ChinaLi YajunApril 27, 1993ChinaWomen's 53 kg
Deng WeiFebruary 14, 1993ChinaWomen's 63 kg
Xiang YanmeiJune 13, 1992China BaojingWomen's 69 kg
Meng SupingJuly 17, 1989ChinaWomen's +75 kg
 Chinese TaipeiChen Wei-lingJanuary 4, 1982Chinese Taipei TainanWomen's 48 kg
Hsu Shu-chingMay 9, 1991Chinese Taipei KaohsiungWomen's 53 kg
Kuo Hsing-chunNovember 26, 1993Chinese Taipei YilanWomen's 58 kg
Lin Tzu-chiMarch 19, 1988Chinese Taipei KaohsiungWomen's 63 kg
 ColombiaLina RivasApril 24, 1990ColombiaWomen's 58 kg
Mercedes PérezAugust 7, 1987Colombia Santa MartaWomen's 63 kg
Leydi SolísFebruary 17, 1990Colombia TuluáWomen's 69 kg
Ubaldina ValoyesJuly 6, 1982Colombia QuidboWomen's 75 kg
 Cook IslandsLuisa PetersJune 27, 1993Cook Islands RarotongaWomen's +75 kg
 CubaMarina RodríguezMarch 2, 1995CubaWomen's 63 kg
 Dominican RepublicBeatriz PirónFebruary 27, 1995Dominican Republic San Pedro de MacorísWomen's 48 kg
Yuderqui ContrerasMarch 27, 1986Dominican Republic San Pedro de MacorísWomen's 58 kg
 EcuadorAlexandra EscobarJuly 17, 1980Ecuador EsmeraldasWomen's 58 kg
Neisi DajomesMay 12, 1998EcuadorWomen's 69 kg
 EgyptEsraa El-SayedNovember 21, 1998EgyptWomen's 63 kg
Sara AhmedJanuary 1, 1998EgyptWomen's 69 kg
Shaimaa KhalafJanuary 1, 1991EgyptWomen's +75 kg
 FijiApolonia VaivaiFebruary 5, 1991Fiji TaveuniWomen's 69 kg
 FinlandAnni VuohijokiMay 24, 1988FinlandWomen's 63 kg
 FranceGaëlle Nayo-KetchankeApril 20, 1988France Clermont-l'HéraultWomen's 75 kg
 GermanySabine KustererJanuary 4, 1991GermanyWomen's 58 kg
 Great BritainRebekah TilerJanuary 13, 1999United Kingdom TodmordenWomen's 69 kg
 IndiaSaikhom Mirabai ChanuAugust 8, 1994India Imphal EastWomen's 48 kg
 IndonesiaSri Wahyuni AgustianiAugust 13, 1994Indonesia BandungWomen's 48 kg
Dewi SafitriFebruary 10, 1993IndonesiaWomen's 53 kg
 ItalyGiorgia BordignonMay 24, 1987ItalyWomen's 63 kg
 JapanHiromi MiyakeNovember 18, 1985JapanWomen's 48 kg
Kanae YagiJuly 16, 1992JapanWomen's 53 kg
Mikiko AndoSeptember 30, 1992JapanWomen's 58 kg
Namika MatsumotoFebruary 7, 1992JapanWomen's 63 kg
 KazakhstanMargarita YelisseyevaJuly 20, 1992KazakhstanWomen's 48 kg
Karina GorichevaApril 8, 1993KazakhstanWomen's 63 kg
Zhazira ZhapparkulSeptember 30, 1992Kazakhstan ArysWomen's 69 kg
 KyrgyzstanZhanyl OkoevaNovember 15, 1993KyrgyzstanWomen's 48 kg
 LatviaRebeka KohaMay 19, 1998Latvia VentspilsWomen's 53 kg
 MadagascarElisa RavololoniainaFebruary 24, 1992MadagascarWomen's 63 kg
 Marshall IslandsMathlynn SasserDecember 25, 1996Marshall IslandsWomen's 58 kg
 MauritiusRoilya RanaivosoaNovember 14, 1990MauritiusWomen's 48 kg
 MexicoMónica DomínguezMarch 5, 1988MexicoWomen's 58 kg
Eva GurrolaMay 17, 1994MexicoWomen's 63 kg
Alejandra GarzaAugust 1, 1991MexicoWomen's 75 kg
 MongoliaAnkhtsetseg MunkhjantsanDecember 25, 1997MongoliaWomen's 69 kg
 MoroccoSamira OuassApril 22, 1992MoroccoWomen's 75 kg
 New ZealandTracey LambrechsAugust 27, 1985New ZealandWomen's +75 kg
 NicaraguaScarleth MercadoAugust 9, 1996NicaraguaWomen's 53 kg
 NigeriaMariam UsmanNovember 9, 1990NigeriaWomen's +75 kg
 North KoreaChoe Hyo-simDecember 5, 1993North KoreaWomen's 63 kg
Rim Jong-simFebruary 5, 1993North KoreaWomen's 75 kg
Kim Kuk-hyangApril 20, 1993North KoreaWomen's +75 kg
 PeruFiorella CuevaFebruary 4, 1998PeruWomen's 48 kg
 PhilippinesHidilyn DiazFebruary 20, 1991Philippines Zamboanga CityWomen's 53 kg
 PolandPatrycja PiechowiakSeptember 1, 1992PolandWomen's 69 kg
 Puerto RicoLely BurgosJune 6, 1985Puerto Rico PonceWomen's 48 kg
 RomaniaFlorina-Sorina HulpanMarch 7, 1997RomaniaWomen's 69 kg
Andreea AaneiNovember 18, 1993RomaniaWomen's +75 kg
 RussiaTima TurievaJune 22, 1992RussiaWomen's 63 kg
Anastasiya RomanovaOctober 2, 1991RussiaWomen's 69 kg
Tatiana KashirinaJanuary 24, 1991RussiaMoscow Oblast NoginskWomen's +75 kg
 SamoaMary OpelogeJanuary 24, 1992Samoa MotootuaWomen's 75 kg
 Solomon IslandsJenly Tegu WiniJune 9, 1983Solomon Islands HoniaraWomen's 58 kg
 South KoreaYoon Jin-heeAugust 4, 1986South Korea WonjuWomen's 53 kg
Lee Hui-solAugust 27, 1989South KoreaWomen's +75 kg
Son Young-heeApril 24, 1994South KoreaWomen's +75 kg
 SpainLidia ValentínFebruary 10, 1985Spain PonferradaWomen's 75 kg
 SwedenAngelica RoosApril 15, 1989SwedenWomen's 58 kg
 ThailandSopita TanasanDecember 23, 1994ThailandWomen's 48 kg
Pimsiri SirikaewApril 25, 1990Thailand Mancha Khiri DistrictWomen's 58 kg
Sukanya SrisuratMay 3, 1995ThailandWomen's 58 kg
Siripuch GulnoiJuly 17, 1993South KoreaWomen's 63 kg
 TunisiaYosra DhiebAugust 31, 1995TunisiaWomen's +75 kg
 TurkeyMehtap KurnazMay 1, 1995TurkeyWomen's 63 kg
Duygu AynacıJune 26, 1996TurkeyWomen's 69 kg
Assiya İpekDecember 5, 1993TurkeyWomen's 75 kg
 TurkmenistanGulnabat KadyrovaJune 14, 1994TurkmenistanWomen's 69 kg
 UkraineYuliya ParatovaNovember 7, 1986Ukraine OdessaWomen's 53 kg
Veronika IvasyukOctober 12, 1995UkraineWomen's 58 kg
Iryna DekhaMay 14, 1996Ukraine KharkivWomen's 75 kg
Anastasiya LysenkoDecember 2, 1995UkraineWomen's +75 kg
 United Arab EmiratesAisha Al-BalushiJanuary 23, 1992United Arab EmiratesWomen's 58 kg
 United StatesMorghan KingOctober 5, 1985United StatesWashington (state) SeattleWomen's 48 kg
Jenny ArthurDecember 11, 1993United StatesGeorgia (U.S. state) GainesvilleWomen's 75 kg
Sarah RoblesAugust 1, 1988United StatesCalifornia Desert Hot SpringsWomen's +75 kg
 UruguaySofía RitoNovember 2, 1985UruguayWomen's 53 kg
 VenezuelaGénesis RodríguezJuly 17, 1994VenezuelaWomen's 53 kg
Yaniuska EspinosaDecember 5, 1986VenezuelaWomen's 75 kg
Naryury PérezSeptember 29, 1992VenezuelaWomen's 75 kg
 VietnamVương Thị HuyềnJune 22, 1992VietnamWomen's 48 kg

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