Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium

Beihang University Gymnasium

Beihang University Gymnasium is a 5,400-seat indoor arena located on the campus of Beihang University in Beijing, China. It hosted weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and powerlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.-Reference:...

Events

15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

56 kg Men
62 kg Men
69 kg Men
77 kg Men
85 kg Men
94 kg Men
105 kg Men
+105 kg Men

48 kg Women

53 kg Women

58 kg Women

63 kg Women

69 kg Women

75 kg Women

+75 kg Women

Participating nations

Participating nations
Nation	\| Men's								Women's							\| Total
Nation	56kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	62kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	69kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...	77kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg The men's 77 kg weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	85kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	94kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 94 kg The men's 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	105kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 105 kg The men's 105 kg weightlifting event was the seventh men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 18, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	+105kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's +105 kg The Men's +105 kg weightlifting event was the heaviest men's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics weightlifting competition, allowing competitors of over 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 19, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group...	48kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude...	53kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 53 kg The women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10 at 15:30...	58kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg The women's 58 kg weightlifting event was the third women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	63kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	69kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg The women's 69 kg weightlifting event was the fifth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	75kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 75 kg The women's 75 kg weightlifting event was the sixth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15 at 15:30...	+75kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's +75 kg The women's +75 kg weightlifting event was the heaviest women's event at the weightlifting competition, allowing competitors with over 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 16, starting at 19:00....	\| Total
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Total: 86 NOCs	19	17	30	29	21	18	20	15	14	9	12	19	10	13	11	257

Medal table

1	8	1	0	9
2	2	1	0	3
3	1	2	1	4
4	1	1	1	3
5	1	0	1	2
6	1	0	0	1
6	1	0	0	1
8	0	4	3	7
9	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	0	1
10	0	1	0	1
10	0	1	0	1
10	0	1	0	1
10	0	1	0	1
15	0	0	3	3
16	0	0	2	2
16	0	0	2	2
18	0	0	1	1
Total	15	15	15	45

Women's events

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

Men's events

56 kg
62 kg
69 kg
77 kg
85 kg
94 kg
105 kg
+105 kg

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