Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.
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[edit] Doping
A total of twelve weightlifters were disqualified for doping, amongst them Greek star Leonidas Sampanis, who had won two silver medals in previous Olympics and who had originally been awarded the bronze medal in the Men's 62 kg division.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 56 kg details |
 Halil MutluTurkey (TUR) |
 Wu MeijinChina (CHN) |
Sedat Artuç Turkey (TUR) |
| 62 kg details |
Shi Zhiyong China (CHN) |
Le Maosheng China (CHN) |
 Israel Jose RubioVenezuela (VEN) |
| 69 kg details |
Zhang Guozheng China (CHN) |
 Lee Bae-YoungSouth Korea (KOR) |
 Nikolay PechalovCroatia (CRO) |
| 77 kg details |
Taner Sağır Turkey (TUR) |
 Sergey FilimonovKazakhstan (KAZ) |
 Oleg PerepetchenovRussia (RUS) |
| 85 kg details |
 George AsanidzeGeorgia (GEO) |
 Andrei RybakouBelarus (BLR) |
 Pyrros DimasGreece (GRE) |
| 94 kg details |
 Milen DobrevBulgaria (BUL) |
Khadjimourad Akkaev Russia (RUS) |
Eduard Tjukin Russia (RUS) |
| 105 kg details |
Dmitry Berestov Russia (RUS) |
 Igor RazoronovUkraine (UKR) |
Gleb Pisarevskiy Russia (RUS) |
| +105 kg details |
 Hossein Reza ZadehIran (IRI) |
 Viktors ScerbatihsLatvia (LAT) |
Velichko Cholakov Bulgaria (BUL) |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg details |
Nurcan Taylan Turkey (TUR) |
Li Zhuo China (CHN) |
 Aree WiratthawornThailand (THA) |
| 53 kg details |
Udomporn Polsak Thailand (THA) |
 Raema Lisa RumbewasIndonesia (INA) |
 Mabel MosqueraColombia (COL) |
| 58 kg details |
Chen Yanqing China (CHN) |
 Ri Song HuiNorth Korea (PRK) |
Wandee Kameaim Thailand (THA) |
| 63 kg details |
Nataliya Skakun Ukraine (UKR) |
Hanna Batsiushka Belarus (BLR) |
Tatsiana Stukalava Belarus (BLR) |
| 69 kg details |
Liu Chunhong China (CHN) |
 Eszter KrutzlerHungary (HUN) |
Zarema Kasaeva Russia (RUS) |
| 75 kg details |
Pawina Thongsuk Thailand (THA) |
Natalia Zabolotnaia Russia (RUS) |
Valentina Popova Russia (RUS) |
| +75 kg details |
Tang Gonghong China (CHN) |
Jang Mi-Ran South Korea (KOR) |
 Agata WróbelPoland (POL) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Georgia (GEO) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran (IRI) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Belarus (BLR) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia (INA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| North Korea (PRK) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Colombia (COL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela (VEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Participating nations
A total of 249 weightlifters from 79 nations competed at the Athens Games:
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[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
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