Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.

The Weightlifting competition at the 2012 Games includes 260 athletes. Each competing nation is allowed to enter a maximum of 10 competitors, 6 men and 4 women.[1] 2010 and 2011 World Weightlifting Championships are the main qualifying events for the 2012 Olympic games. NOCs achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2010 and 2011 World Championships. One continental qualification event is held for each continent in 2012. Only NOCs which have not gained quota places in the Main Qualification Events may obtain quota places.[1]

Great Britain, as host country has been allocated three men's quota places and two women's quota places for the London 2012 Olympic Games.[1]

Qualification timeline

EventDateVenue
2010 World ChampionshipsSeptember 17–26, 2010 Antalya, Turkey
2011 World ChampionshipsNovember 5–13, 2011 Paris, France
2012 African ChampionshipsMarch 30 – April 2, 2012 Nairobi, Kenya
2012 European ChampionshipsApril 9–15, 2012 Antalya, Turkey
2012 Asian ChampionshipsApril 24–30, 2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea
2012 Pan-American ChampionshipsMay 11–18, 2012 Antigua, Guatemala
2012 Oceania ChampionshipsJune 6–9, 2012 Apia, Samoa
Olympic Qualification Ranking ListJune 9, 2012
Tripartite Commission InvitationsJune 26, 2012
Individual Ranking events
EventDateVenue
IWF Continental Clubs Grand PrixDecember 11–16, 2010 Penang, Malaysia
IWF Grand PrixJanuary 15–17, 2011 Fujian, China
2011 World Junior ChampionshipsJune 30 – July 7, 2011 Penang, Malaysia
IWF Grand Prix – President's CupDecember 16–18, 2011 Belgorod, Russia

Qualification summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
 Albania314
 Algeria11
 Armenia426
 Aruba11
 Australia112
 Azerbaijan516
 Belarus448
 Belgium11
 Brazil112
 Bulgaria112
 Cameroon112
 Canada33
 Chile112
 China6410
 Chinese Taipei134
 Colombia448
 Cook Islands11
 Cuba44
 Czech Republic11
 Dominican Republic22
 Ecuador134
 Egypt538
 El Salvador11
 Federated States of Micronesia11
 Fiji112
 Finland11
 France314
 Georgia33
 Germany325
 Ghana11
 Great Britain325
 Greece11
 Guatemala112
 Honduras11
 Hong Kong11
 Hungary11
 India112
 Indonesia516
 Iran66
 Iraq11
 Italy11
 Japan145
 Kazakhstan448
 Kenya11
 Kiribati11
 Kyrgyzstan11
 Latvia11
 Madagascar11
 Mexico112
 Moldova112
 Nauru11
 New Zealand11
 Nicaragua11
 Nigeria112
 North Korea538
 Palau11
 Papua New Guinea112
 Peru11
 Philippines11
 Poland639
 Puerto Rico11
 Romania314
 Russia6410
 Samoa112
 Saudi Arabia11
 Singapore11
 Slovakia11
 Solomon Islands11
 South Africa11
 South Korea6410
 Spain112
 Syria112
 Thailand347
 Tunisia112
 Turkey549
 Turkmenistan33
 Tuvalu11
 Uganda11
 Ukraine639
 United Arab Emirates11
 United States123
 Uzbekistan516
 Venezuela123
 Vietnam112
Total: 84 NOCs155104259
  • Albania had 4 male quota places, but use only three. Therefore one quota remained unused[2]

Men

World Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 6 athletes
  • Teams 7th–12th: 5 athletes
  • Teams 13th–18th: 4 athletes
  • Teams 19th–24th: 3 athletes[3][4]
RankQuotaNOCYearCategorySubtotalTotal
566269778594105+105
16 China201053/225/1/125/121/1124/6261
201153/228/128/128/1/1137/6
26 Russia201025/150/248/2/1123/6258
201143/242/228/122/1135/6
36 Iran2010/122/113/113/149/297/6233
201120/128/135/253/2136/6
46 South Korea201021/117/1/117/141/296/6223
201119/125/119/121/143/2127/6
56 Poland201015/118/128/121/150/2132/6223
201115/223/114/139/291/6
66 Ukraine201013/166/215/123/287/6207
201115/140/225/140/2120/6
75 Egypt201014/1/142/214/120/190/6196
201138/222/118/113/115/1106/6
85 Uzbekistan201022/137/236/221/1116/6191
201116/14/14/112/121/118/175/6
95 North Korea201023/128/123/117/191/4180
201120/145/26/218/189/6
105 Turkey201023/244/213/112/192/6171
201133/236/2/110/179/6
115 Indonesia201030/241/225/296/6163
2011/138/220/29/167/6
125 Azerbaijan201035/210/15/119/1/169/6162
201123/142/211/217/193/6
134 Kazakhstan2010/1/129/231/260/6158
201119/116/128/235/298/6
144 Belarus201023/119/219/216/177/6157
201132/213/120/115/280/6
154 Colombia201035/217/110/19/115/186/6152
201125/240/21/266/6
164 Cuba201037/222/122/114/110/1105/6143
201121/2/1/117/1/138/6
174 Albania20101/135/220/11/257/6133
201122/236/211/17/176/6
184 Armenia201028/2/215/119/162/6131
201118/240/211/269/6
193 Turkmenistan201010/133/2/17/1/150/6125
201134/215/114/212/175/6
203 Georgia20109/18/226/215/158/6123
2011/110/135/220/265/6
213 France20103/117/2/118/138/5121
20113/138/231/211/183/6
223 Romania2010/1/216/119/123/158/6118
20119/1/131/220/1/160/6
233 Thailand2010/128/213/13/16/150/6111
201125/217/25/114/161/6
243 Germany201011/16/17/16/125/255/6110
2011/113/114/111/117/155/5
25 Moldova20109/212/127/217/165/6102
20119/18/12/1/118/237/6
26 Japan201013/223/24/111/151/693
201110/217/27/18/142/6
27 Venezuela201028/28/28/17/151/692
201114/110/26/19/12/141/6
28 Slovakia20109/117/210/116/16/158/672
2011/1/110/14/214/5
29 Lithuania20104/123/2/17/134/569
20116/216/113/2/135/6
30 Chinese Taipei20107/12/1/221/230/669
201118/23/15/113/139/5
31 Ecuador201012/18/19/110/139/463
2011/18/1/1/115/11/124/6
32 Spain201013/210/25/110/138/660
201110/2/24/18/122/6
33 Greece20101/116/2/118/135/555
20111/15/114/220/4
34 United States20107/12/24/214/127/654
201111/18/28/1/227/6
35 Tunisia201021/1/18/121/1/150/550
2011/1/1/20/4
36 Hungary2010/211/1/112/123/541
2011/118/128/2
37 Kyrgyzstan201019/2/1/119/438
201119/1/119/2
38 India201011/16/1/11/218/532
20112/110/21/11/1/114/6
39 Latvia201015/2/115/329
201114/1/114/2
40 El Salvador201019/219/229
201110/210/2
41 Belgium201014/114/126
201112/112/1
42 Czech Republic20102/1/13/221/226/626
2011/1/10/2
43 Brazil20105/13/18/223
20116/2/19/115/4
44 Vietnam2010/10/122
201122/222/2
45 Canada20105/1/1/29/114/521
2011/1/2/17/27/6
46 Malaysia201019
20115/114/119/2
47 Mexico201018
201118/118/1
48 Nauru201016
201116/116/1
49 Nigeria201016
201112/14/116/2
50 Philippines201013
201113/113/1
51 Federated States of Micronesia201012
201112/112/1
52 Italy20105/13/1/11/1/19/59
2011/1/1/10/3
53 Guatemala20105/15/18
2011/13/13/2
54 Fiji20102/12/17
20115/15/1
55 South Africa20101/14/1/1/1/15/55
2011
56 Samoa20104
2011/14/14/2
57 Finland2010/12/12/24
2011/12/1/1/12/4
58 Australia20103
2011/1/13/1/13/4
59 Qatar20103/1/13/23
2011
60 Chile20103
20113/13/1
61 Kiribati20102
20112/12/1
 Cameroon2010/10/10
2011/10/1
 Croatia2010/10/10
2011/1/10/2
 Puerto Rico2010/10/10
2011/10/1
 Ireland2010/1/10/20
2011/1/10/2
 Peru20100
2011/10/1
 Papua New Guinea20100
2011/10/1
 American Samoa20100
2011/10/1
 Costa Rica20100
2011/10/1
 Palau20100
2011/10/1
 Switzerland2010/10/10
2011/1/10/2
 Tajikistan2010/10/10
2011/10/1
 Tuvalu20100
2011/10/1
 Dominican Republic2010/10/10
2011
 Uruguay2010/10/10
2011
 Iraq2010/1/1/1/1/1/10/60
2011
 Saudi Arabia2010/2/1/1/1/10/60
2011
 Mauritius2010/10/10
2011

African Championships

  • Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete[5]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Algeria28/123/123/125/128/123/1150
21 Tunisia28/145/225/128/122/1148
31 Cameroon25/145/222/122/128/1142
41 South Africa25/121/146/222/120/1134
51 Nigeria21/128/125/1/125/125/1124
6 Uganda22/145/214/116/120/1117
7 Libya/141/228/123/123/1115
8 Ghana20/116/118/119/121/121/1115
9 Morocco23/1/119/119/1/121/182
10 Kenya21/119/115/2/121/176
11 Sudan17/122/139
12 Seychelles17/120/137
13 Mauritius18/118

European Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete[6]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Moldova28/123/153/225/128/1157
21 Bulgaria25/153/253/223/1154
31 Hungary17/117/128/116/125/125/1128
41 Spain45/219/140/222/1126
51 Czech Republic41/218/118/120/128/1125
61 Italy21/138/243/220/1122
71 Greece21/139/219/142/2121
8 Lithuania44/223/222/118/1107
9 Slovakia20/120/119/144/2/1103
10 Finland/116/119/118/120/120/193
11 Ireland29/217/115/117/178
12 Croatia/122/119/122/163
13 Latvia28/119/147
14 Estonia21/121/142
15 Israel23/123
16 Belgium22/122
17 Sweden20/120
18 Cyprus/116/116
19 Denmark16/116
20 Netherlands14/114

Asian Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete[7]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Chinese Taipei44/225/125/128/128/1150
21 Japan28/122/128/125/147/2150
31 Vietnam53/244/223/119/1139
41 Kyrgyzstan25/122/128/119/123/121/1138
51 India20/122/128/123/121/120/1134
61 Saudi Arabia22/121/120/122/122/123/1130
71 Iraq19/143/219/128/1/1109
8 Malaysia25/141/221/122/1/1109
9 Mongolia18/119/131/219/118/1105
10 Syria20/145/2/123/188
11 United Arab Emirates27/218/1/116/118/179
12 Qatar33/217/117/167
13 Kuwait18/117/119/154
14 Sri Lanka18/118
15 Tajikistan17/117
 Oman/1/10
 Philippines/10

Pan-American Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete[8]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Ecuador25/125/150/228/128/1156
21 Brazil28/136/243/228/1135
31 Mexico28/121/125/120/118/122/1134
41 United States22/144/244/222/1132
51 Guatemala22/142/223/143/2130
61 Venezuela51/228/125/125/1129
71 Chile23/120/118/122/143/2126
8 Canada34/220/119/146/2119
9 Puerto Rico20/118/121/119/119/118/1115
10 Argentina22/118/114/138/219/1111
11 Peru21/137/217/115/117/1107
12 El Salvador19/225/116/116/116/192
13 Dominican Republic21/123/144
14 Nicaragua15/116/213/144
15 Panama19/117/136
16 Honduras/117/215/132

Oceania Championships

  • Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete[9]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Australia25/125/125/145/228/1148
21 Kiribati17/128/118/128/128/123/1142
31 Fiji50/225/122/122/122/1141
41 New Zealand23/123/120/128/123/122/1139
51 Papua New Guinea42/222/122/116/125/1127
6 American Samoa19/117/121/121/139/2117
7 Tonga16/120/119/119/121/121/1116
8 Nauru25/118/121/121/225/1110
9 Samoa51/223/1/125/299
10 Marshall Islands41/241
11 Federated States of Micronesia28/128
12 Palau21/121
13 Tuvalu20/120
14 Vanuatu20/120
15 Solomon Islands19/119

Women

World Championships

  • Teams 1st–9th: 4 athletes
  • Teams 10th–16th: 3 athletes
  • Teams 17th–21st: 2 athletes[10][11]
RankQuotaNOCYearCategorySubtotalTotal
485358636975+75
14 Russia201028/148/228/1104/4206
201121/128/128/125/1102/4
24 China201028/125/121/125/199/4205
201128/125/125/128/1106/4
34 Kazakhstan201021/128/146/295/4196
201128/128/145/2101/4
44 Turkey201053/228/125/1106/4188
201123/125/115/119/182/4
54 Belarus201025/120/138/283/4172
201128/139/222/189/4
64 Thailand201023/120/138/281/4171
201147/218/125/190/4
74 Colombia201019/123/122/119/183/4158
201121/118/118/118/175/4
84 South Korea201021/116/122/123/182/4151
201117/113/119/120/169/4
94 Japan201015/122/137/274/4148
201121/116/137/274/4
103 Chinese Taipei201022/135/2/157/4139
201123/117/162/282/4
113 Ukraine201021/120/136/277/4132
201123/132/2/155/4
123 North Korea201019/123/221/163/4130
201122/222/123/167/4
133 Poland201020/117/129/266/4130
201121/116/112/115/164/4
143 Egypt201019/117/128/264/4129
201113/119/133/265/4
153 Canada201015/112/120/115/162/4122
201113/133/214/160/4
163 Ecuador20109/113/122/121/165/4120
201118/110/17/120/155/4
172 Germany201018/113/111/114/156/4112
201115/114/127/256/4
182 Venezuela201014/115/125/254/4111
201118/114/125/257/4
192 United States201012/113/111/117/153/4105
201121/231/252/4
202 Dominican Republic201011/125/1/111/147/4101
201121/222/111/154/4
212 Armenia201017/119/123/122/181/4100
201110/1/19/219/4
22 Mexico201018/115/110/1/143/495
201112/117/110/113/152/4
23 Spain201014/115/19/1/138/491
201116/17/19/121/153/4
24 Hungary201018/126/212/156/490
201114/112/18/1/134/4
25 Indonesia2010/123/121/144/389
201114/115/216/145/4
26 India20103/112/18/18/131/486
201135/212/18/155/4
27 Italy201026/210/110/146/474
20119/29/110/128/4
28 Albania201017/114/111/242/469
2011/119/28/127/4
29 Azerbaijan20107/17/168
201119/120/122/161/3
30 France20108/116/224/367
201125/218/243/4
31 Brazil201014/114/128/261
20117/18/15/113/133/4
32 Nigeria201055
201116/116/1/123/155/4
33 Romania20105/111/114/230/453
201123/123/1
34 Sweden201010/111/19/130/334
2011/14/14/2
35 Greece20104/18/112/124/334
20115/15/110/2
36 Vietnam201018/118/129
201111/111/1
37 Czech Republic201017/18/125/225
2011
38 Finland20109/19/124
2011/115/215/3
39 Uzbekistan20108/27/19/124/424
2011
40 Australia201022
20116/16/110/122/3
41 Philippines201020
201120/120/1
42 Hong Kong2010/10/119
201119/119/1
43 United Arab Emirates20107/111/218/318
2011
44 Puerto Rico2010/1/1/1/10/417
201117/117/1
45 Samoa201017
201117/1/117/2
46 Norway2010/10/115
201115/115/1
47 Serbia201013/113/113
2011/10/1
48 South Africa201013/113/113
2011
49 New Zealand201012
201112/112/1
50 Denmark20109/19/112
20113/13/1
51 Solomon Islands201010
20117/13/110/2
52 Nauru20109
20119/19/1
53 Fiji20108
20118/18/1
54 El Salvador20108
20118/18/1
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina20107/17/17
2011/10/1
56 Seychelles20106
20116/16/1
57 Pakistan20105
20115/15/1
58 Slovakia20104
20114/14/1
 Cameroon20100
2011/10/1
 Malaysia20100
2011/10/1
 Moldova20100
2011/10/1
 Mongolia2010/1/2/10/40
2011/1/10/2
 Peru20100
2011/10/1

African Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete[12]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Nigeria28/128/128/128/1112
21 Tunisia28/123/125/125/1101
31 Cameroon25/147/228/1100
41 Madagascar25/121/122/120/188
5 Ghana23/119/123/123/188
6 South Africa25/140/221/186
7 Kenya23/122/120/120/185
8 Morocco20/119/125/164
9 Seychelles23/128/151
10 Mauritius21/123/144
11 Sudan21/122/143
12 Uganda22/122

European Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete[13]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Azerbaijan28/128/122/128/1106
21 Romania25/122/123/128/198
31 Spain23/121/123/128/195
41 Bulgaria23/123/125/123/194
51 Albania25/125/121/120/191
61 France43/219/120/182
7 Slovakia18/141/221/180
8 Greece19/118/121/122/180
9 Sweden17/120/122/120/179
10 Czech Republic19/115/122/120/176
11 Hungary42/2/125/167
12 Finland41/219/260
13 Italy/120/121/119/160
14 Moldova28/121/149
15 Norway25/125
16 Israel22/122
17 Lithuania20/120
18 Denmark18/118
19 Latvia17/117
 Bosnia and Herzegovina/10

Asian Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete[14]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Uzbekistan53/225/123/1101
21 Syria20/121/128/125/194
31 Vietnam43/223/128/194
41 Indonesia19/125/125/125/194
51 India43/222/128/193
61 United Arab Emirates47/245/292
7 Malaysia41/222/128/191
8 Turkmenistan18/144/223/185
9 Mongolia19/1/1/122/141
10 Hong Kong28/128
11 Philippines28/128
12 Kyrgyzstan18/118
13 Pakistan17/117

Pan-American Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete[15]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Mexico28/128/128/128/1112
21 Brazil28/123/125/128/1104
31 Chile25/123/125/128/1101
41 Guatemala23/120/125/125/193
5 El Salvador45/225/122/192
6 Puerto Rico25/119/122/123/189
7 Peru21/122/143/286
8 Nicaragua19/121/121/161
9 Argentina20/1/123/143
10 Costa Rica23/123
11 Panama22/122

Oceania Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete[16]
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Samoa28/128/150/2106
21 Papua New Guinea28/128/122/125/1103
31 Fiji25/128/122/123/198
41 Australia25/125/125/123/198
5 New Zealand23/123/123/125/194
6 Solomon Islands25/128/153
7 Marshall Islands22/121/143
8 Nauru23/123
9 Tonga23/123
10 Cook Islands21/121

Individual qualification

Eight places for men and seven places for women are allocated based on the Olympic Qualification Ranking Lists. Individual quota places are allocated to the athletes, ranked in the top 15 places for men and the top 10 places for women in each bodyweight category, from NOCs which have not gained any quota place(s) through the Main or Continental Qualification Events.[1]

Men

No. Weight Name Record Meet Rank
1 105  Ahed Joughili (SYR) 399 Russia Grand Prix 8
2 62  Julio Salamanca (ESA) 282 2012 Pan-American 12
3 105  Martin Tešovič (SVK) 387 2010 World 13
4 105  Artūrs Plēsnieks (LAT) 383 2011 World Junior 14
5 62  Manuel Minginfel (FSM) 280 2012 Oceania 15
6 +105  Itte Detenamo (NRU) 408 2011 World 15
7 Did not allocate
8 Did not allocate

Women

No. Weight Name Record Meet Rank
1 53  Cristina Iovu (MDA) 207 2012 European 5
2 58  Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) 212 2012 Asian 9
3 53  Yu Weili (HKG) 201 2012 Asian 10
4 Did not allocate
5 Did not allocate
6 Did not allocate
7 Did not allocate

Tripartite commission invitations

Men

No. Weight Name
1 +105  Carl Henriquez (ARU)
2 94  Christopher Pavón (HON)
3 62  Stevick Patris (PLW)
4 77  Toafitu Perive (SAM)
5 62  Tuau Lapua Lapua (TUV)
6 Did not allocate

Women

No. Weight Name
1 +75  Luisa Peters (COK)
2 63  Lucía Castañeda (NCA)
3 Did not allocate
4 Did not allocate

Reallocation of unused quota places

Men

No. NOC
1  Belgium
2  Finland
3  Uganda

Women

No. NOC
1  Ghana
2  Kenya
3  Peru
4  Puerto Rico
5  Singapore
6  Solomon Islands

References

General
Specific
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