Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Event:	Weightlifting
Games:	2016 Summer
Venue:	Riocentro – Pavilion 2
Dates:	6–16 August 2016
Competitors:	260
Nations:	94
Num Events:	15
Prev:	2012
Next:	2020

Weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 16 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro. 260 athletes (156 men and 104 women) competed in 15 different events according to their respective weight categories.^[1] Bulgaria^[2] and Russia^[3] were banned from participating in the sport for systematic doping.

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

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

Competition schedule

There were at most three sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Weightlifting program:

• Morning session: 10:00–14:00 BRT
• Afternoon session: 15:30–17:30 BRT
• Evening session: 19:00–21:00 BRT

Q

Qualification

F

Final

Date →	Sat 6	Sun 7			Mon 8			Tue 9			Wed 10			Thu 11	Fri 12			Sat 13		Sun 14	Mon 15		Tue 16
Event ↓	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E		M	A	E	A	E	E	A	E	A	E
Men's
		Q		F
					Q		F
								Q		F
											Q		F
															Q		F
																		Q	F
																					Q	F
																							Q	F
Women's
	F
		Q	F
					Q	F
								Q	F
											Q	F
															Q	F
																				F

Qualification

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Similar to 2012 format, a total of 260 athletes qualified through a combination of team and individual spots. Host nation Brazil had already guaranteed three automatic places for men and two for women, while ten spots (six for men and four for women) were entitled to the athletes through the Tripartite Commission Invitation, leaving the remaining berths up for grabs in both the men's and women's competitions respectively.^{[4] [5]}

Participation

Competitors

See main article: List of weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Medal summary

Olympic records broken

Five Olympic records were broken.^[6]

Men's events

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

• Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for strychnine.^{[7] [8]}
• On 22 March 2022, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stated that the original gold medalist Nijat Rahimov, of Kazakhstan, was disqualified due to a doping offence.^[9] The IOC has not yet redistributed the medals.^[10]
• On 8 December 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stated that the original bronze medalist Gabriel Sincraian, of Romania, was disqualified after he tested positive for exogenous Testosterone.^[11]

Women's events

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

See also

• Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

External links

• Web site: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com) . 23 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826074306/https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting . 26 August 2016 . bot: unknown . dmy-all .
  • Results Book – Weightlifting

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Olympic Games: Weightlifting . . 17 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417073527/http://www.rio2016.com/en/the-games/olympic/sports/weightlifting . 17 April 2015 .
2. News: Bulgaria Olympic ban confirmed by Court of Arbitration for Sport . BBC Sport . 19 June 2016.
3. News: IWF decision on Russian participation in Rio 2016 . . 29 July 2016.
4. News: Rio 2016 – IWF Weightlifting Qualification System . . 22 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150622121832/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/iwf-weightlifting-en.pdf . 22 June 2015 .
5. Web site: Staff Reporter . Brazil Bodyguard Protection For Olympic Games . www.luxurytravelmagazine.com . 31 October 2016 . 29 February 2016.
6. Web site: Olympic Records - International Weightlifting Federation .
7. Web site: CAS AD 16/07 International Olympic Committee v. Izzat Artykov . 9 December 2016 . 29 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829055110/http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Award_CAS_OG_AD_16-07.pdf . dead .
8. Web site: Organización de JJ. OO. confirma medalla de bronce de Luis Javier Mosquera . . es . Bluradio . bluradio.com . 19 August 2016 . 2016-08-20.
9. https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_ADD_Media_Release_ADD21.pdf Decision rendered by the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) Nijat Rahimov (KAZ) - Weightlifting
10. Web site: Rio 2016 Weightlifting 77kg Men Results. IOC. 1 May 2023.
11. http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_AD_16-10_and_16_11.pdf ANTI-DOPING DIVISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT ISSUES DECISION IN THE CASES OF GABRIEL SINCRAIAN