Weightlifting has been an event at the Asian Games since 1951 in New Delhi.
Editions GamesYear Host cityBest nation I 1951 New Delhi, India II 1954 Manila, Philippines III 1958 Tokyo, Japan V 1966 Bangkok, Thailand VI 1970 Bangkok, Thailand VII 1974 Tehran, Iran VIII 1978 Bangkok, Thailand IX 1982 New Delhi, India X 1986 Seoul, South Korea XI 1990 Beijing, China XII 1994 Hiroshima, Japan XIII 1998 Bangkok, Thailand XIV 2002 Busan, South Korea XV 2006 Doha, Qatar XVI 2010 Guangzhou, China XVII 2014 Incheon, South Korea XVIII 2018 Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia XIX 2022 Hangzhou, China XX 2026 Aichi–Nagoya, Japan
Events Men's events
1951–1954 Bantamweight -56 kg Featherweight 56–60 kg Lightweight 60–67.5 kg Middleweight 67.5–75 kg Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg Heavyweight +90 kg
1958–1970 (except 1962) Flyweight -52 kg Bantamweight 52–56 kg Featherweight 56–60 kg Lightweight 60–67.5 kg Middleweight 67.5–75 kg Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg Heavyweight +90 kg
1974 Flyweight -52 kg Bantamweight 52–56 kg Featherweight 56–60 kg Lightweight 60–67.5 kg Middleweight 67.5–75 kg Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg Heavyweight 90–110 kg Super heavyweight +110 kg
1978-1990 Flyweight -52 kg Bantamweight 52–56 kg Featherweight 56–60 kg Lightweight 60–67.5 kg Middleweight 67.5–75 kg Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg First-heavyweight 90–100 kg Heavyweight 100–110 kg Super heavyweight +110 kg
1994 Flyweight -54 kg Bantamweight 54–59 kg Featherweight 59–64 kg Lightweight 64–70 kg Middleweight 70–76 kg Light-heavyweight 76–83 kg Middle-heavyweight 83–91 kg First-heavyweight 91–99 kg Heavyweight 99–108 kg Super heavyweight +108 kg
1998–2018 Bantamweight -56 kg Featherweight 56–62 kg Lightweight 62–69 kg Middleweight 69–77 kg Light-heavyweight 77–85 kg Middle-heavyweight 85–94 kg Heavyweight 94–105 kg Super heavyweight +105 kg
2022–present Bantamweight -61 kg Featherweight 61–67 kg Lightweight 67–73 kg Middleweight 73–81 kg Middle-heavyweight 81–96 kg Heavyweight 96–109 kg Super heavyweight +109 kg
Women's events
1990 44 kg 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 67.5 kg 75 kg 82.5 kg +82.5 kg
1994 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 59 kg 64 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg +83 kg
1998–2018 48 kg 53 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 75 kg +75 kg
2022–present 49 kg 55 kg 59 kg 64 kg 76 kg 87 kg +87 kg
Medal table
Multiple medalists The table shows those who have won at least 2 gold medals.
Rank Weightlifter Country Gender Weights From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal1 Mohammad Nassiri M 52 kg / 56 kg 1966 1974 3 - - 3 Kim Tae-hyun M 110 kg / +108 kg / +105 kg 1990 1998 3 - - 3 Behdad Salimi M +105 kg 2010 2018 3 - - 34 Ryoji Isaoka M 82.5 kg 1982 1990 2 - 1 3 Hossein Rezazadeh M +105 kg 1998 2006 2 - 1 36 Talal Najjar M 110 kg/+110 kg 1978 1982 2 - - 2 Yao Jingyuan M 67.5 kg 1982 1986 2 - - 2 He Zhuoqiang M 52 kg 1986 1990 2 - - 2 Huang Woo-won M 100 kg 1986 1990 2 - - 2 Chun Byung-kwan M 56 kg / 59 kg 1990 1994 2 - - 2 Lan Shizhang M 54 kg / 56 kg 1994 1998 2 - - 2 Andrey Makarov M 91 kg / 94 kg 1994 1998 2 - - 2 Cui Wenhua M 108 kg / 105 kg 1994 1998 2 - - 2 Le Maosheng M 62 kg 1998 2002 2 - - 2 Zhang Guozheng M 69 kg 2002 2006 2 - - 2 Ilya Ilyin M 94 kg 2006 2010 2 - - 2 Yang Zhe M 105 kg 2010 2014 2 - - 2 Om Yun-chol M 56 kg 2014 2018 2 - - 2 Ri Song-gum F 48 kg / 49 kg 2018 2022 2 - - 2 Rim Un-sim F 69 kg / 64 kg 2018 2022 2 - - 2 Tian Tao M 85 kg / 96 kg 2014 2022 2 - - 2
List of medalists
Records
See also Asian Weightlifting Championships
External links Asian Weightlifting Confederation