Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall |
| Dates | 14 - 25 August 2004 |
| Competitors | 249 from 79 nations |
|
| |
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.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg |
Halil Mutlu Turkey |
Wu Meijin China |
Sedat Artuç Turkey |
| 62 kg |
Shi Zhiyong China |
Le Maosheng China |
Israel José Rubio.png){kind=small} Venezuela |
| 69 kg |
Zhang Guozheng China |
Lee Bae-young South Korea |
Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia |
| 77 kg |
Taner Sağır Turkey |
Sergey Filimonov Kazakhstan |
Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey |
| 85 kg |
Giorgi Asanidze.svg.png){kind=small} Georgia (country) |
Andrei Rybakou.svg.png){kind=small} Belarus |
Pyrros Dimas Greece |
| 94 kg |
Milen Dobrev Bulgaria |
Khadzhimurat Akkayev Russia |
Eduard Tyukin Russia |
| 105 kg |
Dmitry Berestov Russia |
Ihor Razoronov Ukraine |
Gleb Pisarevskiy Russia |
| +105 kg |
Hossein Rezazadeh Iran |
Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia |
Velichko Cholakov Bulgaria |
Women's events
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Georgia (country) (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 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 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 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Participating nations
A total of 249 weightlifters from 79 nations competed at the Athens Games:
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
Doping
A total of twelve weightlifters were disqualified for doping, amongst them Greek star Leonidas Sabanis, 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.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
 |  | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.