Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre |
Dates | 16–26 September 2000 |
No. of events | 15 |
Competitors | 246 from 76 nations |
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Men | Women | |
56 kg | 48 kg | |
62 kg | 53 kg | |
69 kg | 58 kg | |
77 kg | 63 kg | |
85 kg | 69 kg | |
94 kg | 75 kg | |
105 kg | +75 kg | |
+105 kg | ||
The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting. [1] [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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56 kg [a] |
Halil Mutlu Turkey |
Wu Wenxiong China |
Zhang Xiangxiang China |
62 kg [b] |
Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia |
Leonidas Sabanis Greece |
Henadzi Aliashchuk Belarus |
69 kg |
Galabin Boevski Bulgaria |
Georgi Markov Bulgaria |
Siarhei Laurenau Belarus |
77 kg |
Zhan Xugang China |
Viktor Mitrou Greece |
Arsen Melikyan Armenia |
85 kg |
Pyrros Dimas Greece |
Marc Huster Germany |
Giorgi Asanidze Georgia |
94 kg |
Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece |
Szymon Kołecki Poland |
Aleksey Petrov Russia |
105 kg |
Hossein Tavakkoli Iran |
Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria |
Said Saif Asaad Qatar |
+105 kg [c] |
Hossein Rezazadeh Iran |
Ronny Weller Germany |
Andrey Chemerkin Russia |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
19 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
A total number of 261 weightlifters from 73 nations competed at the Sydney Games: