The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th men's and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association overlooked by the Asian Weightlifting Federation. The event had major significance for Asian weightlifters as the championships were the official qualifications for Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Medal summary Men 56 kgSnatch 126 kg 121 kg 120 kgClean & Jerk 154 kg 153 kg 153 kgTotal 279 kg 274 kg 273 kg62 kgSnatch 147 kg 136 kg 135 kgClean & Jerk 179 kg 170 kg 163 kgTotal 326 kg 305 kg 296 kg69 kgSnatch 140 kg 138 kg 137 kgClean & Jerk 177 kg 176 kg 170 kgTotal 317 kg 306 kg 305 kg77 kgSnatch 158 kg 152 kg 146 kgClean & Jerk 195 kg 188 kg 180 kgTotal 347 kg 346 kg 325 kg85 kgSnatch 162 kg 160 kg 158 kgClean & Jerk 200 kg 192 kg 191 kgTotal 360 kg 350 kg 350 kg94 kgSnatch 180 kg 167 kg 161 kgClean & Jerk 205 kg 200 kg 199 kgTotal 385 kg 357 kg 355 kg105 kgSnatch 157 kg 156 kg 150 kgClean & Jerk 191 kg 190 kg 180 kgTotal 348 kg 346 kg 330 kg+105 kgSnatch 190 kg 185 kg 175 kgClean & Jerk 236 kg 235 kg 210 kgTotal 426 kg 420 kg 385 kg
Women 48 kgSnatch 87 kg 83 kg 78 kgClean & Jerk 101 kg 95 kg 92 kgTotal 188 kg 178 kg 170 kg53 kgSnatch 93 kg 91 kg 91 kgClean & Jerk 117 kg 115 kg 114 kgTotal 208 kg 207 kg 205 kg58 kgSnatch 102 kg 95 kg 91 kgClean & Jerk 125 kg 113 kg 112 kgTotal 227 kg 208 kg 202 kg63 kgSnatch 104 kg 101 kg 99 kgClean & Jerk 136 kg 124 kg 123 kgTotal 240 kg 225 kg 222 kg69 kgSnatch 117 kg 100 kg 98 kgClean & Jerk 145 kg 124 kg 122 kgTotal 262 kg 222 kg 222 kg75 kgSnatch 121 kg 120 kg 97 kgClean & Jerk 155 kg 146 kg 128 kgTotal 276 kg 266 kg 224 kg+75 kgSnatch 110 kg 110 kg 108 kgClean & Jerk 142 kg 140 kg 137 kgTotal 250 kg 247 kg 246 kg
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Participating nations 175 athletes from 26 nations competed.
(14) (9) (1) (10) (13) (7) (8) (15) (1) (6) (8) (1) (6) (7) (1) (2) (4) (8) (7) (1) (2) (3) (15) (8) (8) (10)
References Results Results
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