This article details the
Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from 28 July to 7 August in the ExCeL venue. Fifteen gold medals were awarded and 260 athletes took part (156 men and 104 women).
Events
15 sets of medals were awarde ...
qualifying phase.
The Weightlifting competition at the 2012 Games includes 260 athletes. Each competing nation is allowed to enter a maximum of 10 competitors, 6 men and 4 women.
2010 and 2011
World Weightlifting Championships
The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.
Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categorie ...
are the main qualifying events for the 2012 Olympic games. NOCs achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2010 and 2011 World Championships. One continental qualification event is held for each continent in 2012. Only NOCs which have not gained quota places in the Main Qualification Events may obtain quota places.
Great Britain, as host country has been allocated three men's quota places and two women's quota places for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Qualification timeline
;Individual Ranking events
Qualification summary
* Albania had 4 male quota places, but use only three. Therefore, one quota remained unused
Men
World Championships
* Teams 1st–6th: 6 athletes
* Teams 7th–12th: 5 athletes
* Teams 13th–18th: 4 athletes
* Teams 19th–24th: 3 athletes
African Championships
* Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete
European Championships
* Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete
Asian Championships
* Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete
Pan-American Championships
* Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete
Oceania Championships
* Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete
Women
World Championships
* Teams 1st–9th: 4 athletes
* Teams 10th–16th: 3 athletes
* Teams 17th–21st: 2 athletes
African Championships
* Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete
European Championships
* Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete
Asian Championships
* Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete
Pan-American Championships
* Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete
Oceania Championships
* Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete
Individual qualification
Eight places for men and seven places for women are allocated based on the Olympic Qualification Ranking Lists. Individual quota places are allocated to the athletes, ranked in the top 15 places for men and the top 10 places for women in each
bodyweight category, from NOCs which have not gained any quota place(s) through the Main or Continental Qualification Events.
Men
Women
Tripartite commission invitations
Men
Women
Reallocation of unused quota places
Men
Women
References
;General
Qualification Summary
;Specific
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Qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics