The weightlifting competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 24 July to 4 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum.
Weightlifting at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Tokyo International Forum |
Dates | 24 July – 4 August 2021 |
No. of events | 14 |
Competitors | 196 from 74 nations |
Competition schedule
editDate | Jul 24 | Jul 25 | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | Jul 28 | Jul 29 | Jul 30 | July 31 | Aug 1 | Aug 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 4 |
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Men's 61kg | F | |||||||||||
Men's 67kg | F | |||||||||||
Men's 73kg | F | |||||||||||
Men's 81kg | F | |||||||||||
Men's 96kg | F | |||||||||||
Men's 109kg | F | |||||||||||
Men's 109+kg | F | |||||||||||
Women's 49kg | F | |||||||||||
Women's 55kg | F | |||||||||||
Women's 59kg | F | |||||||||||
Women's 64kg | F | |||||||||||
Women's 76kg | F | |||||||||||
Women's 87kg | F | |||||||||||
Women's 87+kg | F |
Qualification
editThe number of weightlifters at these Games was reduced to 196, down from 260 in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Furthermore, many countries had reduced squads, and four were excluded from weightlifting at these Games due to punishments given as a result of high numbers of historic doping offenses.
Changes
editThe total gold medal count was reduced from 15 to 14, with one men's event being eliminated.
In July 2018, IWF announced new official weight categories.[3]
Participating nations
editAlbania (2)
Algeria (1)
American Samoa (1)
Armenia (2)
Australia (5)
Austria (2)
Belarus (2)
Belgium (2)
Botswana (1)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (5)
Chile (2)
China (8)
Colombia (3)
Cuba (4)
Czech Republic (1)
Dominican Republic (5)
Ecuador (4)
France (4)
Georgia (4)
Germany (3)
Ghana (1)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
India (1)
Indonesia (5)
Iran (2)
Israel (1)
Italy (4)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (1)
Lithuania (1)
Madagascar (2)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (4)
Moldova (1)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (1)
Nauru (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (5)
Nicaragua (1)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palestine (1)
Papua New Guinea (2)
Peru (1)
Philippines (2)
Poland (3)
Refugee Olympic Team (1)
ROC (2)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Korea (8)
Spain (4)
Sweden (1)
Syria (1)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Tonga (1)
Tunisia (5)
Turkey (2)
Turkmenistan (5)
Ukraine (2)
United States (8)
Uzbekistan (4)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (2)
Medalists
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Japan)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (24 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Men's
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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61 kg |
Li Fabin |
313 kg OR | Eko Yuli Irawan |
302 kg | Igor Son |
294 kg |
67 kg |
Chen Lijun |
332 kg OR | Luis Javier Mosquera |
331 kg | Mirko Zanni |
322 kg |
73 kg |
Shi Zhiyong |
364 kg WR | Julio Mayora |
346 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah |
342 kg |
81 kg |
Lü Xiaojun |
374 kg OR | Zacarías Bonnat |
367 kg | Antonino Pizzolato |
365 kg |
96 kg |
Fares Ibrahim |
402 kg OR | Keydomar Vallenilla |
387 kg | Anton Pliesnoi |
387 kg |
109 kg |
Akbar Djuraev |
430 kg OR | Simon Martirosyan |
423 kg | Artūrs Plēsnieks |
410 kg |
109+ kg |
Lasha Talakhadze |
488 kg WR | Ali Davoudi |
441 kg | Man Asaad |
424 kg |
Women's
editDuring the women's +87 competition, Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming the first transgender woman to compete in the Olympics.[4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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49 kg |
Hou Zhihui |
210 kg OR | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu |
202 kg | Windy Cantika Aisah |
194 kg |
55 kg |
Hidilyn Diaz |
224 kg OR | Liao Qiuyun |
223 kg | Zulfiya Chinshanlo |
213 kg |
59 kg |
Kuo Hsing-chun |
236 kg OR | Polina Guryeva |
217 kg | Mikiko Ando |
214 kg |
64 kg |
Maude Charron |
236 kg | Giorgia Bordignon |
232 kg | Chen Wen-huei |
230 kg |
76 kg |
Neisi Dajomes |
263 kg | Katherine Nye |
249 kg | Aremi Fuentes |
245 kg |
87 kg |
Wang Zhouyu |
270 kg | Tamara Salazar |
263 kg | Crismery Santana |
256 kg |
87+ kg |
Li Wenwen |
320 kg OR | Emily Campbell |
283 kg | Sarah Robles |
282 kg |
Controversies
editDoping in weightlifting was highlighted during the Games due to historic problems in the sport.[5][6] Due to corruption,[7] failed reforms of the International Weightlifting Federation,[8] and doping problems, the IOC is threatening to drop weightlifting entirely from the Olympics unless substantial reforms are made to the sport.[9]
Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics. Her participation in the women’s heavyweight class sparked controversy over whether natal males have biological advantages in female sport.[10][11][12][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Weightlifting Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Schedule - Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Bodyweight categories unanimously accepted as IWF confirms plans to hold 2020 World Championships for non-Olympic divisions". www.insidethegames.biz. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics". The Guardian. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Fujita, Junko (2021-08-08). "Olympics-Weightlifting-Tokyo 2020 marked by firsts, but recent scandals cloud outlook". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (6 January 2020). "IOC concerned by 'very serious' doping allegations in weightlifting". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (2020-01-06). "IOC concerned by 'very serious' doping allegations in weightlifting". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Georgiev, Ognian; Belson, Ken (2021-07-28). "Weight Lifting, an Original Olympic Sport, May Be Dropped". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Dunbar, Graham (2021-08-08). "IOC gives itself more power to remove sports from Olympics". AP News. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Panja, Tariq; Belson, Ken (2021-07-31). "Olympics' First Openly Transgender Woman Stokes Debate on Fairness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Young, Chris (2 October 2021). "Transgender weightlifter's award generates massive controversy". au.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (2 August 2021). "End of Laurel Hubbard's Olympic dream but controversy around her will remain". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Wamsley, Laurel (June 21, 2021). "New Zealand Weightlifter Will Be The First Openly Trans Competitor At The Olympics". NPR.
External links
edit- Results book Archived 2021-08-07 at the Wayback Machine