List Of Olympic Medalists In Weightlifting
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Men


Bantamweight

*–56 kg (1948–1968) *52–56 kg (1972–1992) *54–59 kg (1996) *–56 kg (2000–2016) *–61 kg (2020–)


Lightweight

*60–67.5 kg (1920–1992) *64–70 kg (1996) *62–69 kg (2000–2016) *67–73 kg (2020) *61–73 kg (2024-)


Middleweight

*67.5–75 kg (1920–1992) *70–76 kg (1996) *69–77 kg (2000–2016) *73–81 kg (2020) *73–89 kg (2024–)


Heavyweight

*+82.5 kg (1920–1948) *+90 kg (1952–1968) *90–110 kg (1972–1976) *100–110 kg (1980–1992) *99–108 kg (1996) *94–105 kg (2000–2016) *96–109 kg (2020) *89–102 kg (2024–)


Super heavyweight

*+110 kg (1972–1992) *+108 kg (1996) *+105 kg (2000–2016) *+109 kg (2020) *+102 kg (2024–)


Women


Flyweight

*48 kg (2000–2016) *49 kg (2020–)


Lightweight

*58 kg (2000–2016) *59 kg (2020–)


Light heavyweight

*69 kg (2000–2016) *76 kg (2020) *71 kg (2024–)


Heavyweight

*75 kg (2000–2016) *87 kg (2020–) *81 kg (2024–)


Super heavyweight

*+75 kg (2000–2016) *+87 kg (2020) *+81 kg (2024–)


Discontinued events


Men


One hand lift


Two hand lift


All-around dumbbell contest


Flyweight

*–52 kg (1972–1992) *–54 kg (1996)


Featherweight

*–60 kg (1920–1936) *56–60 kg (1948–1992) *59–64 kg (1996) *56–62 kg (2000–2016) *61–67 kg (2020)


Light heavyweight

*75–82.5 kg (1920–1992) *76–83 kg (1996) *77–85 kg (2000–2016)


First heavyweight

*90–100 kg (1980–1992) *91–99 kg (1996)


Middle heavyweight

*82.5 kg–90 kg (1952–1992) *83–91 kg (1996) *85–94 kg (2000–2016) *81–96 kg (2020)


Women


Featherweight

*53 kg (2000–2016) *55 kg (2020)


Middleweight

*63 kg (2000–2016) *64 kg (2020)


See also

* List of Asian Games medalists in weightlifting *
Weightlifting at the 1906 Intercalated Games At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, two weightlifting events were contested. Now called the ''Intercalated Games'', the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. Medal summary ...
— these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the
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References


International Olympic Committee results database
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