Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories. Bulgaria and Russia were banned from participating in the sport for systematic doping.

Events 15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: 56 kg Men 62 kg Men 69 kg Men 77 kg Men 85 kg Men 94 kg Men 105 kg Men +105 kg Men48 kg Women 53 kg Women 58 kg Women 63 kg Women 69 kg Women 75 kg Women +75 kg Women

Competition schedule There were at most three sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Weightlifting program: Morning session: 10:00–14:00 BRT Afternoon session: 15:30–17:30 BRT Evening session: 19:00–21:00 BRT

QQualificationFFinal Date → Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Event ↓ E M A E M A E M A E M A E M A E A E E A E A E Men's Men's 56 kg Q F colspan="3" | Men's 62 kg Q F colspan="3" | Men's 69 kg Q F colspan="3" | Men's 77 kg Q F colspan="3" | Men's 85 kg style="background-color:#5BF560;" |Q F Men's 94 kg colspan="3" | Q F Men's 105 kg colspan="3" | Q F Men's +105 kg colspan="3" | Q F Women's Women's 48 kg F colspan="3" | Women's 53 kg Q F colspan="3" | Women's 58 kg Q F colspan="3" | Women's 63 kg Q F colspan="3" | Women's 69 kg Q F colspan="3" | Women's 75 kg style="background-color:#5BF560;" |Q F Women's +75 kg colspan="3" | F

Qualification

Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes qualified through a combination of team and individual spots. Host nation Brazil had already guaranteed three automatic places for men and two for women, while ten spots (six for men and four for women) were entitled to the athletes through the Tripartite Commission Invitation, leaving the remaining berths up for grabs in both the men's and women's competitions respectively.

Participation Participating nations

Competitors

Medal summary

Medal table

Olympic records broken Five Olympic records were broken.

Men's events 56 kg 62 kg69 kg 77 kg vacant 85 kg 94 kg105 kg +105 kg

Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for strychnine. On 22 March 2022, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stated that the original gold medalist Nijat Rahimov, of Kazakhstan, was disqualified due to a doping offence.Decision rendered by the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) - Weightlifting The IOC has not yet redistributed the medals. On 8 December 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stated that the original bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian, of Romania, was disqualified after he tested positive for exogenous Testosterone.ANTI-DOPING DIVISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT ISSUES DECISION IN THE CASES OF GABRIEL SINCRAIAN

Women's events 48 kg53 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg75 kg +75 kg

See also Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

References

External links

Results Book – Weightlifting