Weightlifting at the Asian Games

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Weightlifting has been an event at the Asian Games since 1951 in New Delhi.

Editions

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!width=50|Year

!width=180|Host city

!width=160|Best nation

I1951New Delhi, India{{flagIOC2|IRN|1951 Asian Games}}
II1954Manila, Philippines{{flagIOC2|KOR|1954 Asian Games}}
III1958Tokyo, Japan{{flagIOC2|IRN|1958 Asian Games}}
V1966Bangkok, Thailand{{flagIOC2|IRN|1966 Asian Games}}
VI1970Bangkok, Thailand{{flagIOC2|JPN|1970 Asian Games}}
VII1974Tehran, Iran{{flagIOC2|IRN|1974 Asian Games}}
VIII1978Bangkok, Thailand{{flagIOC2|PRK|1978 Asian Games}}
IX1982New Delhi, India{{flagIOC2|CHN|1982 Asian Games}}
X1986Seoul, South Korea{{flagIOC2|CHN|1986 Asian Games}}
XI1990Beijing, China{{flagIOC2|CHN|1990 Asian Games}}
XII1994Hiroshima, Japan{{flagIOC2|CHN|1994 Asian Games}}
XIII1998Bangkok, Thailand{{flagIOC2|CHN|1998 Asian Games}}
XIV2002Busan, South Korea{{flagIOC2|CHN|2002 Asian Games}}
XV2006Doha, Qatar{{flagIOC2|CHN|2006 Asian Games}}
XVI2010Guangzhou, China{{flagIOC2|CHN|2010 Asian Games}}
XVII2014Incheon, South Korea{{flagIOC2|CHN|2014 Asian Games}}
XVIII2018JakartaPalembang, Indonesia{{flagIOC2|PRK|2018 Asian Games}}
XIX2022Hangzhou, China{{flagIOC2|PRK|2022 Asian Games}}

Events

=Men's events=

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;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

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;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

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;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

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;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

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;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

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;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

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;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

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=Women's events=

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;1990

  • 44 kg
  • 48 kg
  • 52 kg
  • 56 kg
  • 60 kg
  • 67.5 kg
  • 75 kg
  • 82.5 kg
  • +82.5 kg

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;1994

  • 46 kg
  • 50 kg
  • 54 kg
  • 59 kg
  • 64 kg
  • 70 kg
  • 76 kg
  • 83 kg
  • +83 kg

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;1998–2018

  • 48 kg
  • 53 kg
  • 58 kg
  • 63 kg
  • 69 kg
  • 75 kg
  • +75 kg

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;2022–present

  • 49 kg
  • 55 kg
  • 59 kg
  • 64 kg
  • 76 kg
  • 87 kg
  • +87 kg

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Medal table

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| gold_CHN = 86 | silver_CHN = 38 | bronze_CHN = 13

| gold_IRI = 33 | silver_IRI = 31 | bronze_IRI = 20

| gold_KOR = 32 | silver_KOR = 31 | bronze_KOR = 34

| gold_PRK = 28 | silver_PRK = 29 | bronze_PRK = 21

| gold_JPN = 23 | silver_JPN = 19 | bronze_JPN = 29

| gold_KAZ = 12 | silver_KAZ = 9 | bronze_KAZ = 9

| gold_TPE = 4 | silver_TPE = 11 | bronze_TPE = 18

| gold_MYA = 3 | silver_MYA = 8 | bronze_MYA = 13

| gold_SYR = 3 | silver_SYR = 0 | bronze_SYR = 0

| gold_THA = 2 | silver_THA = 14 | bronze_THA = 17

| gold_INA = 2 | silver_INA = 8 | bronze_INA = 14

| gold_LBN = 2 | silver_LBN = 2 | bronze_LBN = 1

| gold_IRQ = 1 | silver_IRQ = 7 | bronze_IRQ = 10

| gold_UZB = 1 | silver_UZB = 8 | bronze_UZB = 12

| gold_PHI = 1 | silver_PHI = 5 | bronze_PHI = 4

| gold_SGP = 1 | silver_SGP = 3 | bronze_SGP = 2

| gold_QAT = 1 | silver_QAT = 2 | bronze_QAT = 0

| gold_TKM = 1 | silver_TKM = 1 | bronze_TKM = 0

| gold_BRN = 1 | silver_BRN = 0 | bronze_BRN = 0

| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 5 | bronze_IND = 9

| gold_VIE = 0 | silver_VIE = 4 | bronze_VIE = 0

| gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 1 | bronze_ISR = 4

| gold_PAK = 0 | silver_PAK = 1 | bronze_PAK = 3

| gold_KGZ = 0 | silver_KGZ = 0 | bronze_KGZ = 2

| gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 0 | bronze_HKG = 1

| gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 1

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Multiple medalists

The table shows those who have won at least 2 gold medals.

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! class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="width:1em" | Rank

! class="hintergrundfarbe5" | Weightlifter

! class="hintergrundfarbe5" | Country

! class="hintergrundfarbe5" | Gender

! class="hintergrundfarbe5" | Weights

! class="hintergrundfarbe5" | From

! class="hintergrundfarbe5" | To

! style="background: gold; width:6%" | Gold

! style="background: silver; width:6%" | Silver

! style="background: #CC9966; width:6%" | Bronze

! class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="width:6%" |Total

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|rowspan="3"|1

align="left" | Mohammad Nassirialign="left" | {{IRI}}M52 kg / 56 kg19661974bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 3bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 3
align="left" | Kim Tae-hyunalign="left" | {{KOR}}M110 kg / +108 kg / +105 kg19901998bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 3bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 3
align="left" | Behdad Salimialign="left" | {{IRI}}M+105 kg20102018bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 3bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 3
align="center"

|rowspan="2"|4

align="left" | Ryoji Isaokaalign="left" | {{JPN}}M82.5 kg19821990bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | 1bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 3
align="left" | Hossein Rezazadehalign="left" | {{IRI}}M+105 kg19982006bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | 1bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 3
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|rowspan="16"|6

align="left" | Talal Najjaralign="left" | {{SYR}}M110 kg/+110 kg19781982bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Yao Jingyuanalign="left" | {{CHN}}M67.5 kg19821986bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | He Zhuoqiangalign="left" | {{CHN}}M52 kg19861990bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Huang Woo-wonalign="left" | {{KOR}}M100 kg19861990bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Chun Byung-kwanalign="left" | {{KOR}}M56 kg / 59 kg19901994bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Lan Shizhangalign="left" | {{CHN}}M54 kg / 56 kg19941998bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Andrey Makarovalign="left" | {{KAZ}}M91 kg / 94 kg19941998bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Cui Wenhuaalign="left" | {{CHN}}M108 kg / 105 kg19941998bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Le Maoshengalign="left" | {{CHN}}M62 kg19982002bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Zhang Guozhengalign="left" | {{CHN}}M69 kg20022006bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Ilya Ilyinalign="left" | {{KAZ}}M94 kg20062010bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Yang Zhealign="left" | {{CHN}}M105 kg20102014bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Om Yun-cholalign="left" | {{PRK}}M56 kg20142018bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Ri Song-gumalign="left" | {{PRK}}F48 kg / 49 kg20182022bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Rim Un-simalign="left" | {{PRK}}F69 kg / 64 kg20182022bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2
align="left" | Tian Taoalign="left" | {{CHN}}M85 kg / 96 kg20142022bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 2bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | -bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | -bgcolor="#E7FAEC" | 2

List of medalists

{{further|List of Asian Games medalists in weightlifting}}

Records

{{further|List of Asian Games records in Olympic weightlifting}}

See also