Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium |
| Dates | 9–19 August |
| Competitors | 255 |
| Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 | ||
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.
Events
The Men's 85kg competition on August 15.
15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
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Qualification
Medal summary
The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following retests of competitors samples in 2015 and 2016. A significant number of medalists have been disqualified, including some weightlifters who originally stood to inherit medals. The following table has been updated as a result of this. Where a medal has been forfeited, the attached note contains details of the identity of the former medalist, and the reason for the disqualification.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg |
Long Qingquan |
Hoàng Anh Tuấn |
Eko Yuli Irawan |
| 62 kg |
Zhang Xiangxiang |
Diego Salazar |
Triyatno |
| 69 kg [a] |
Liao Hui |
Vencelas Dabaya |
Yordanis Borrero |
| 77 kg |
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Li Hongli |
Gevorg Davtyan |
| 85 kg [b] |
Lu Yong |
Tigran V. Martirosyan |
Jadier Valladares |
| 94 kg [c] |
Szymon Kołecki |
Arsen Kasabiev |
Yoandry Hernández |
| 105 kg [d] |
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Dmitry Klokov |
Marcin Dołęga |
| +105 kg |
Matthias Steiner |
Evgeny Chigishev |
Viktors Ščerbatihs |
Women's events
Notes
- Men's 69 kg Original bronze medalist Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan of Armenia was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[1]
- Men's 85 kg Original silver medalist Andrei Rybakou of Belarus was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[2]
- Men's 94 kg Original gold medalist Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan was disqualified and stripped of medal by the IOC on 25 November 2016, having tested positive during retests for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid.[3] Original bronze medalist Khadzhimurat Akkayev of Russia was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[4]
- Men's 105 kg Original bronze medalist Dmitry Lapikov of Russia was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample.[4]
- Women's 48 kg Original gold medalist Xiexia Chen of China was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[5] Original silver medalist Sibel Özkan of Turkey was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[6] On 1 December 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Özkan's final appeal.[7]
- Women's 53 kg Original bronze medalist Nastassia Novikava of Belarus was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[2]
- Women's 58 kg Original silver medalist Marina Shainova of Russia was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[1]
- Women's 63 kg Original silver medalist Irina Nekrassova of Kazakhstan was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[4]
- Women's 69 kg Original gold medalist Liu Chunhong of China was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[5] Original bronze medalist Nataliya Davydova of Ukraine was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[4]
- Women's 75 kg Original gold medalist Lei Cao of China was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[5] Original bronze medalist Nadezhda Evstyukhina of Russia was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[1]
- Women's +75 kg Original silver medalist Olha Korobka of Ukraine was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[2] Original bronze medalist Mariya Grabovetskaya of Kazakhstan was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of her 2008 sample.[4]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 20 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Participating nations
A total of 255 weightlifters from 84 nations competed at the Beijing Games:
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See also
References
- 1 2 3 IOC sanctions six athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008
- 1 2 3 IOC sanctions nine athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
- ↑ IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
- 1 2 3 4 5 IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008
- 1 2 3 IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
- ↑ IOC sanctions Turkish weightlifter for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
- ↑ SIBEL ÖZKAN KONAK APPEAL DISMISSED BY THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT , from tas-cas.org, official website of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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