Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics

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Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics

IOC Code| WLF
Governing body| IWF
Events| 10 (men: 5; women: 5)
Summer Olympics

* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1920

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976

* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* 2028
* 2032

* * *

* Medalists
* Records

Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games.

## Summary

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Games  | Year  | Events  | Best Nation

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1 | 1896 | 2 |  Denmark (1)
Great Britain (1)
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3 | 1904 | 2 |  United States (1)
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7 | 1920 | 5 |  France (1)
8 | 1924 | 5 |  Italy (1)
9 | 1928 | 5 |  Germany (1)
10 | 1932 | 5 |  France (2)
11 | 1936 | 5 |  Egypt (1)
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14 | 1948 | 6 |  United States (2)
15 | 1952 | 7 |  United States (3)
16 | 1956 | 7 |  United States (4)
17 | 1960 | 7 |  Soviet Union (1)
18 | 1964 | 7 |  Soviet Union (2)
19 | 1968 | 7 |  Soviet Union (3)
20 | 1972 | 9 |  Bulgaria (1)
21 | 1976 | 9 |  Soviet Union (4)
22 | 1980 | 10 |  Soviet Union (5)
23 | 1984 | 10 |  China (1)
24 | 1988 | 10 |  Soviet Union (6)
25 | 1992 | 10 |  Unified Team (1)
26 | 1996 | 10 |  Greece (1)
27 | 2000 | 15 |  China (2)
28 | 2004 | 15 |  China (3)
29 | 2008 | 15 |  China (4)
30 | 2012 | 15 |  China (5)
31 | 2016 | 15 |  China (6)
32 | 2020 | 14 |  China (7)
33 | 2024 | 10 |  China (8)

## Events

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### Men's events

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In the early Games, all lifters competed in the same events, regardless of their individual body weights.

1896

* One hand lift
* Two hand lift

1904

* Two hand lift
* All-around dumbbell

When the sport returned to the Olympic Games in 1920, the competition was structured as a set of weight classes. The number of classes and weight limits for each class have changed several times, as shown in the following table.

1920–1936 | 1948 | 1952–1968 | 1972–1976 | 1980–1992 | 1996 | 2000–2016 | 2020 | 2024

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Heavyweight
+82.5 kg  | Heavyweight
+90 kg  | Super heavyweight
+110 kg  | Super heavyweight
+108 kg  | Super heavyweight
+105 kg  | Super heavyweight
+109 kg  | Super heavyweight
+102 kg
Heavyweight
90–110 kg  | Heavyweight
100–110 kg
Heavyweight
96–109 kg
Heavyweight
99–108 kg
Heavyweight
94–105 kg
Heavyweight
89–102 kg
First-heavyweight
90–100 kg
First-heavyweight
91–99 kg
Middle-heavyweight
81–96 kg
Middle-heavyweight
85–94 kg
Middle-heavyweight
83–91 kg
Middle-heavyweight
82.5–90 kg
Middleweight
73–89 kg
Light-heavyweight
77–85 kg
Light-heavyweight
76–83 kg
Light-heavyweight
75–82.5 kg
Middleweight
73–81 kg
Middleweight
69–77 kg
Middleweight
70–76 kg
Middleweight
67.5–75 kg
Lightweight
67–73 kg  | Lightweight
61–73 kg
Lightweight
64–70 kg
Lightweight
62–69 kg
Lightweight
60–67.5 kg
Featherweight
61–67 kg
Featherweight
59–64 kg
Featherweight
56–62 kg
Bantamweight
−61 kg
Featherweight
−60 kg  | Featherweight
56–60 kg
Bantamweight
54–59 kg
Bantamweight
−56 kg  | Bantamweight
52–56 kg  | Bantamweight
−56 kg
Flyweight
−54 kg
Flyweight
−52 kg
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5

Weight class  | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years

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Super heavyweight  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | +110 | +110 | +110 | +110 | +110 | +110 | +108 | +105 | +105 | +105 | +105 | +105 | +109 | +102 | 14
Heavyweight  | +82.5 | +82.5 | +82.5 | +82.5 | +82.5 | +82.5 | +90 | +90 | +90 | +90 | +90 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 102 | 25
First-heavyweight  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Middle-heavyweight |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 96 |  | 18
Light-heavyweight  | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |  | 89 | 24
Middleweight  | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 81 |  | 24
Lightweight  | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 25
Featherweight  | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 67 |  | 24
Bantamweight  |  |  |  |  |  | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 20
Flyweight  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 186

Lift  | 96 | 04 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years

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One
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lifts | One hand lift  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
All-around dumbbell  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Clean and jerk  |  |  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Snatch  |  |  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
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lifts | Two hand lift  | X | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Clean and jerk |  |  |  | X | X | X | X | X |  |  |  | X |  | X |  | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Clean and press |  |  |  | X | X | X | X | X |  |  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Military press |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Snatch |  |  |  | X | X | X | X | X |  |  |  | X |  | X |  | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Totals | Biathlon  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Triathlon  |  |  |  |  | X | X | X | X |  |  |  | X |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mixed totals |  |  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1

### Women's events

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Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney,[1] with seven weight classes.

Weight class  | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years

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+75..+87 kg  | +75 | +75 | +75 | +75 | +75 | +87 | +81 | 7
75..87 kg  | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 87 | 81 | 7
69..76 kg  | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 71 | 7
63..64 kg  | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 |  | 6
58..59 kg  | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 7
53..55 kg  | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 55 |  | 6
48..49 kg  | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 7
Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 47

## Medal table

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Sources:[2]

As of the 2024 Summer Olympics and Court of Arbitration for Sport decision of March 2022 to disqualify a gold medalist in the weightlifting men's 77kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics (medals in this event have not yet been reallocated as of August 2024).

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  China (CHN)| 43| 16| 8| 67
2|  Soviet Union (URS)| 39| 21| 2| 62
3|  United States (USA)| 17| 17| 12| 46
4|  Bulgaria (BUL)| 13| 17| 9| 39
5|  Iran (IRI)| 9| 6| 5| 20
6|  France (FRA)| 9| 3| 3| 15
7|  Turkey (TUR)| 8| 1| 2| 11
8|  Germany (GER)| 6| 7| 9| 22
9|  Poland (POL)| 6| 6| 22| 34
10|  Greece (GRE)| 6| 5| 4| 15
11|  North Korea (PRK)| 5| 8| 5| 18
12|  Italy (ITA)| 5| 5| 8| 18
13|  Thailand (THA)| 5| 4| 8| 17
14|  Egypt (EGY)| 5| 4| 6| 15
15|  Unified Team (EUN)| 5| 4| 0| 9
16|  Russia (RUS)| 4| 7| 6| 17
17|  Chinese Taipei (TPE)| 4| 2| 5| 11
18|  Georgia (GEO)| 4| 1| 3| 8
19|  South Korea (KOR)| 3| 7| 7| 17
20|  Austria (AUT)| 3| 4| 2| 9
21|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 3| 2| 3| 8
22|  Hungary (HUN)| 2| 9| 9| 20
23|  Romania (ROU)| 2| 7| 3| 12
24|  Colombia (COL)| 2| 6| 3| 11
25|  Japan (JPN)| 2| 3| 10| 15
26|  Canada (CAN)| 2| 3| 1| 6
27|  West Germany (FRG)| 2| 2| 3| 7
28|  Cuba (CUB)| 2| 1| 5| 8
29|  Ukraine (UKR)| 2| 1| 2| 5
30|  Uzbekistan (UZB)| 2| 1| 1| 4
31|  Norway (NOR)| 2| 0| 0| 2
32|  Indonesia (INA)| 1| 7| 8| 16
33|  East Germany (GDR)| 1| 4| 6| 11
Kazakhstan (KAZ)| 1| 4| 6| 11
35|  Great Britain (GBR)| 1| 4| 4| 9
36|  Belarus (BLR)| 1| 4| 3| 8
37|  Estonia (EST)| 1| 3| 3| 7
38|  Belgium (BEL)| 1| 2| 1| 4
39|  Denmark (DEN)| 1| 2| 0| 3
40|  Australia (AUS)| 1| 1| 2| 4
Ecuador (ECU)| 1| 1| 2| 4
42|  Spain (ESP)| 1| 1| 1| 3
43|  Philippines (PHI)| 1| 1| 0| 2
44|  Mexico (MEX)| 1| 0| 3| 4
45|  Finland (FIN)| 1| 0| 2| 3
46|  Croatia (CRO)| 1| 0| 1| 2
Qatar (QAT)| 1| 0| 1| 2
48|  Armenia (ARM)| 0| 5| 2| 7
49|  Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 2| 2| 4
50|  Venezuela (VEN)| 0| 2| 1| 3
51|  Latvia (LAT)| 0| 1| 2| 3
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)| 0| 1| 2| 3
53|  Argentina (ARG)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Dominican Republic (DOM)| 0| 1| 1| 2
India (IND)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Nigeria (NGR)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Vietnam (VIE)| 0| 1| 1| 2
58|  Lebanon (LIB)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Luxembourg (LUX)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Samoa (SAM)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Singapore (SIN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Turkmenistan (TKM)| 0| 1| 0| 1
63|  Sweden (SWE)| 0| 0| 4| 4
64|  Netherlands (NED)| 0| 0| 3| 3
65|  Bahrain (BRN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Cameroon (CMR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Iraq (IRQ)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Lithuania (LTU)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Syria (SYR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
–|  Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (69 entries)| 238| 235| 236| 709

## Nations

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Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years

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Albania |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |  | 9
Algeria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12
American Samoa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 7
Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 1 |  | 8 | 5 | 2 |  | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 14
Armenia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7
Aruba |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3
Australia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20
Austria |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2 |  | 18
Azerbaijan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |  |  |  | 5
Barbados |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Belarus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 |  | 7
Belgium |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 8 | 8 |  |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18
Belize |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Bolivia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 3
Botswana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Brazil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16
British West Indies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Bulgaria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 |  | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |  | 2 |  | 2 | 3 | 14
Cameroon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 |  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 8
Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19
Chile |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 5
China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11
Chinese Taipei |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |  |  | 9
Colombia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 |  |  | 2 | 2 |  | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15
Comoros |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Cook Islands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 7
Costa Rica |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Croatia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3
Cuba |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 |  |  | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17
Cyprus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 2
Czech Republic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8
Czechoslovakia |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 |  | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |  | 5 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
Denmark | 1 |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 4 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Dominican Republic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14
East Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Ecuador |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 3 |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9
Egypt |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 8 | 8 | 6 |  | 7 | 5 | 3 |  | 2 |  | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |  | 5 | 19
El Salvador |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 7
Estonia |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 8 | 4 |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 6
Fiji |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 6
Finland |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |  | 18
France |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25
Georgia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8
Germany | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 10 | 4 | 10 |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |  | 14
Ghana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 3
Great Britain | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 10 | 5 |  | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25
Greece | 3 |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 18
Guam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 4
Guatemala |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 11
Guyana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Haiti |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2
Honduras |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 3
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
Hungary | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 | 2 |  | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |  | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 19
Iceland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
India |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |  | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19
Independent Olympic Athletes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Indonesia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 3 | 1 | 1 |  | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17
Iran |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |  |  |  | 5 |  | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16
Iraq |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 7 | 1 |  |  | 5 | 2 |  | 5 | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 11
Ireland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Israel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 | 1 |  | 1 |  | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 8
Italy |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |  | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 24
Jamaica |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Japan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |  | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18
Kazakhstan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |  | 7
Kenya |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 6
Kiribati |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 4
Kuwait |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Kyrgyzstan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  | 6
Latvia |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11
Lebanon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 10
Libya |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 5
Lithuania |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 7
Luxembourg |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 4 | 3 |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Madagascar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5
Malaysia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Malaysia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 | 6
Malta |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 2
Marshall Islands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 2
Mauritius |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 7
Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17
Federated States of Micronesia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 4
Moldova |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8
Monaco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2
Mongolia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8
Morocco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 2 | 1 |  | 7
Myanmar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Nauru |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 7
Nepal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 5
Netherlands |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 3 | 10 |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 7
Netherlands Antilles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
New Zealand |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  | 3 | 1 |  |  | 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16
Nicaragua |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 8
Nigeria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 10
North Korea |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 3 | 5 |  |  | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 |  |  | 10
Norway |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 1 |  | 1 | 4 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 8
Pakistan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Palau |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2
Panama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
Papua New Guinea |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 8
Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |  | 9
Philippines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |  | 12
Poland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |  | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 |  |  | 16
Portugal |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Puerto Rico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 14
Qatar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3
Republic of China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Romania |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 2 | 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |  |  | 15
Russia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |  |  |  | 5
Samoa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 9
San Marino |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Saudi Arabia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 4 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 4
Serbia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
Serbia and Montenegro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Seychelles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 5
Sierra Leone |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Singapore |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 1 |  | 2 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 6
Slovakia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 6
Solomon Islands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 7
South Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 7
South Korea |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 |  |  | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 |  |  | 16
Soviet Union |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Spain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |  |  | 12
Sri Lanka |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 4
Sudan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Swaziland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Sweden |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 5 | 2 |  | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 19
Switzerland |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 9 | 10 |  | 5 | 3 | 4 |  | 3 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
Syria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 7
Tajikistan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1
Thailand |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 |  |  | 11
Tonga |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 4
Trinidad and Tobago |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 |  | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Tunisia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 7
Turkey |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 2 | 2 |  | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 |  |  | 14
Turkmenistan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |  |  | 5
Tuvalu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 2
Uganda |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 5
Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |  |  | 6
Unified Team |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
United Team of Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 7 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
United Arab Emirates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |  | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |  |  | 20
Uruguay |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4
Uzbekistan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |  |  | 6
Venezuela |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |  |  | 10
Vietnam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |  |  | 4
Virgin Islands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
West Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 7 | 6 |  | 6 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Yugoslavia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Zimbabwe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
No. of nations | 5 |  | 3 |  |  | 14 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 53 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 94 |  |  | 148
No. of athletes | 7 |  | 5 |  |  | 53 | 107 | 95 | 29 | 80 | 120 | 142 | 105 | 172 | 149 | 160 | 188 | 173 | 172 | 186 | 226 | 244 | 243 | 246 | 249 | 253 | 259 | 260 |  |  | 2710
Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |

## Multiple medalists

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The table shows those who have won at least 2 gold medals. Boldface denotes active weightlifters and highest medal count among all weightlifters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

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1  | Pyrros Dimas |  Greece | M | 82.5 kg / 83 kg / 85 kg | 1992 | 2004 | 3 | – | 1 | 4
2  | Lasha Talakhadze |  Georgia | M | +105 kg / +109 kg / +102 kg  | 2016 | 2024 | 3 | – | – | 3
Lü Xiaojun |  China | M | 77 kg / 81 kg | 2012 | 2020 | 3 | - | – | 3
Akakios Kakiasvilis
(Kakhi Kakhiashvili) |  Unified Team
Greece | M | 90 kg / 99 kg / 94 kg | 1992 | 2000 | 3 | – | – | 3
Halil Mutlu |  Turkey | M | 54 kg / 56 kg | 1996 | 2004 | 3 | – | – | 3
Naim Süleymanoğlu |  Turkey | M | 60 kg / 64 kg | 1988 | 1996 | 3 | – | – | 3
7  | Louis Hostin |  France | M | 82.5 kg | 1928 | 1936 | 2 | 1 | – | 3
Tommy Kono |  United States | M | 67.5 kg / 75 kg / 82.5 kg | 1952 | 1960 | 2 | 1 | – | 3
Yoshinobu Miyake |  Japan | M | 56 kg / 60 kg | 1960 | 1968 | 2 | 1 | – | 3
10  | Arkady Vorobyov |  Soviet Union | M | 82.5 kg / 90 kg | 1952 | 1960 | 2 | – | 1 | 3
11  | Vasily Alekseyev |  Soviet Union | M | +110 kg | 1972 | 1976 | 2 | – | – | 2
Waldemar Baszanowski |  Poland | M | 67.5 kg | 1964 | 1968 | 2 | – | – | 2
Chen Yanqing |  China | F | 58 kg | 2004 | 2008 | 2 | – | – | 2
John Davis |  United States | M | +82.5 kg / +90 kg | 1948 | 1952 | 2 | – | – | 2
Hsu Shu-ching |  Chinese Taipei | F | 53 kg | 2012 | 2016 | 2 | – | – | 2
Aleksandr Kurlovich |  Soviet Union
Unified Team | M | +110 kg | 1988 | 1992 | 2 | – | – | 2
Long Qingquan |  China | M | 56 kg | 2008 | 2016 | 2 | – | – | 2
Norair Nurikyan |  Bulgaria | M | 56 kg / 60 kg | 1972 | 1976 | 2 | – | – | 2
Hossein Rezazadeh |  Iran | M | +105 kg | 2000 | 2004 | 2 | – | – | 2
Shi Zhiyong |  China | M | 69 kg / 73 kg | 2016 | 2020 | 2 | – | – | 2
Charles Vinci |  United States | M | 56 kg | 1956 | 1960 | 2 | – | – | 2
Leonid Zhabotinsky |  Soviet Union | M | +90 kg | 1964 | 1968 | 2 | – | – | 2
Zhan Xugang |  China | M | 70 kg / 77 kg | 1996 | 2000 | 2 | – | – | 2
Rim Jong-Sim |  Democratic People's Republic of Korea | F | 69 kg / 75 kg | 2012 | 2016 | 2 | – | – | 2
Li Wenwen |  China | F | 81+ kg / 87+ kg | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | – | – | 2
Hou Zhihui |  China | F | 49 kg | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | – | – | 2
Li Fabin |  China | M | 61 kg | 2020 | 2024 | 2 | – | – | 2

## See also

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* List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting
* List of Olympic records in weightlifting
* List of Olympic venues in weightlifting
* World Weightlifting Championships
* Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics
* Weightlifting at the 1906 Intercalated Games

## References

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1. ^ "Ola Rio 2016". 4 February 2022.
2. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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