Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center |
| Dates | 20–30 July 1996 |
| Competitors | 243 from 77 nations |
| Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 54 kg | |
| 59 kg | |
| 64 kg | |
| 70 kg | |
| 76 kg | |
| 83 kg | |
| 91 kg | |
| 99 kg | |
| 108 kg | |
| +108 kg | |
The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Participating nations
A total of 236 weightlifters from 77 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:
- Albania (1)
- Algeria (3)
- American Samoa (1)
- Argentina (3)
- Armenia (10)
- Aruba (1)
- Australia (7)
- Azerbaijan (2)
- Belarus (10)
- Brazil (1)
- Bulgaria (10)
- Cameroon (1)
- Canada (2)
- Chile (1)
- China (10)
- Chinese Taipei (4)
- Colombia (5)
- Cook Islands (1)
- Cuba (5)
- Czech Republic (2)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Egypt (1)
- El Salvador (1)
- Fiji (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Georgia (2)
- Germany (10)
- Great Britain (1)
- Greece (10)
- Guatemala (1)
- Hungary (7)
- India (5)
- Indonesia (1)
- Iraq (1)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (2)
- Japan (7)
- Kazakhstan (7)
- Kenya (1)
- North Korea (2)
- South Korea (7)
- Kuwait (1)
- Latvia (5)
- Lithuania (1)
- Mauritius (2)
- Moldova (5)
- Morocco (1)
- Nauru (3)
- Nepal (1)
- Nigeria (1)
- Norway (1)
- Panama (1)
- Papua New Guinea (1)
- Poland (5)
- Portugal (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Romania (5)
- Russia (9)
- Samoa (1)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Seychelles (1)
- Slovakia (3)
- Solomon Islands (1)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (2)
- Syria (1)
- Thailand (1)
- Tonga (1)
- Turkey (10)
- Uganda (1)
- Ukraine (7)
- United States (10)
- Uruguay (1)
- Uzbekistan (5)
- Venezuela (1)
- FR Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- "Official Olympic Report". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2008.