Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games
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Weightlifting
contested from December 7 to December 13 at the 1998 Asian Games
in Thunder Dome, Bangkok
, Thailand
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Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
contested from December 7 to December 13 at the 1998 Asian Games
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...
in Thunder Dome, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Medal table
| 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men
| 56 kg | |||
| 62 kg | |||
| 69 kg | |||
| 77 kg | |||
| 85 kg | |||
| 94 kg | |||
| 105 kg | |||
| +105 kg |
Women
| 48 kg | |||
| 53 kg | |||
| 58 kg | |||
| 63 kg | |||
| 69 kg | |||
| 75 kg | |||
| +75 kg |