Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul consisted of ten weight classes, all for men only.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight –52 kg |
 Sevdalin MarinovBulgaria (BUL) |
 Chun Byung-KwanSouth Korea (KOR) |
 He Zhuo-QiangChina (CHN) |
| Bantamweight 52–56 kg |
 Oksen MirzoyanSoviet Union (URS) |
He Ying-Qiang China (CHN) |
Liu Shoubin China (CHN) |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
 Naim SüleymanoğluTurkey (TUR) |
Stefan Topurov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Ye Huan-Ming China (CHN) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
 Joachim KunzEast Germany (GDR) |
Israil Militosyan Soviet Union (URS) |
Li Jinhe China (CHN) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Ingo Steinhoefel East Germany (GDR) |
Aleksander Varbanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Istvan MessziHungary (HUN) |
Lee Kyung-Kun South Korea (KOR) |
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
Anatoli Khrapaty Soviet Union (URS) |
Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Sławomir ZawadaPoland (POL) |
| First-heavyweight 90-100 kg |
Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union (URS) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Nicu VladRomania (ROM) |
 Peter ImmesbergerWest Germany (FRG) |
| Heavyweight 100-110 kg |
Yury Zakharevitch Soviet Union (URS) |
Jozsef Jacso Hungary (HUN) |
Ronny Weller East Germany (GDR) |
| Super heavyweight +110 kg |
Alexander Kurlovitch Soviet Union (URS) |
Manfred Nerlinger West Germany (FRG) |
Martin Zawieja West Germany (FRG) |
Note: Mitko Grabnev (56 kg) and Angell Guenchev (67.5 kg) of Bulgaria were originally awarded golds in their respective weight classes, but were stripped after testing positive for furosemide.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China (CHN) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania (ROM) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
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