Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Weightlifting at the Games of the Olympiad
Venue	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
Dates	7–11 August 2024
No. of events	10 (5 men, 5 women)
Competitors	122 from 57 nations
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Weightlifting is a sport where athletes lift heavy weights. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the weightlifting competitions happened from August 7 to 11, 2024. They took place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

For the Paris 2024 Games, some big changes were made to the weightlifting program. The number of weight categories was reduced from fourteen (in Tokyo 2020) to ten. Also, fewer weightlifters competed. A total of 120 athletes, with an equal number of men and women, competed in the ten weight classes. This was a big drop from the 196 athletes at the previous Olympic Games.

How Athletes Qualified for the Olympics

There were 120 spots available for weightlifters at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This was about 80 fewer spots than at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Each country, represented by its NOC, could send a maximum of three weightlifters for men and three for women. However, only one athlete could compete in each specific weight category.

Most of the spots (over 83%) were given to the top ten weightlifters in each of the ten weight classes. These athletes were chosen based on a special ranking list from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). This ranking period ran from August 1, 2022, to April 28, 2024.

Five more spots for men and five for women were given to the highest-ranked weightlifters who had not yet qualified. These spots were based on which continent they came from (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, or Oceania).

France, as the host country, automatically received two spots for men and two for women in weightlifting. Additionally, three more spots for men and three for women were given to eligible countries through a special rule called the Universality principle. This rule helps ensure that athletes from a wide range of countries can participate in the Games.

Weight Categories for Competition

On June 14, 2022, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced the new weight categories for Paris 2024. The total number of medal events was reduced from fourteen to ten.

Some weight categories stayed the same as in Tokyo 2020. For men, these were the 61 kg and 73 kg categories. For women, they were the 49 kg and 59 kg categories.

Here are the official weight categories for men and women:

Competition Schedule

The weightlifting events took place over five days. Here is the full schedule:

Countries That Participated

Athletes from 57 different countries took part in the weightlifting competitions at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.

Medal Winners

Here is a summary of the medals won by different countries and individual athletes.

Medal Table by Country

This table shows which countries won the most gold, silver, and bronze medals in weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	5	0	0	5
2	Bulgaria	1	0	1	2
	United States	1	0	1	2
4	Georgia	1	0	0	1
	Indonesia	1	0	0	1
	Norway	1	0	0	1
7	Thailand	0	2	1	3
8	Colombia	0	2	0	2
9	Armenia	0	1	0	1
	Canada	0	1	0	1
	Egypt	0	1	0	1
	Romania	0	1	0	1
	South Korea	0	1	0	1
	Uzbekistan	0	1	0	1
15	Ecuador	0	0	2	2
16	Bahrain	0	0	1	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
–	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 entries)		10	10	10	30

Men's Events Medalists

Here are the medal winners for each men's weightlifting category:

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
61 kg details	Li Fabin  China	310 kg	Theerapong Silachai  Thailand	303 kg	Hampton Morris  United States	298 kg
73 kg details	Rizki Juniansyah  Indonesia	354 kg	Weeraphon Wichuma  Thailand	346 kg	Bozhidar Andreev  Bulgaria	344 kg
89 kg details	Karlos Nasar  Bulgaria	404 kg WR, OR	Yeison López  Colombia	390 kg	Antonino Pizzolato  Italy	384 kg
102 kg details	Liu Huanhua  China	406 kg	Akbar Djuraev  Uzbekistan	404 kg	Yauheni Tsikhantsou  Individual Neutral Athletes	402 kg
+102 kg details	Lasha Talakhadze  Georgia	470 kg	Varazdat Lalayan  Armenia	467 kg	Gor Minasyan  Bahrain	461 kg

Women's Events Medalists

Here are the medal winners for each women's weightlifting category:

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
49 kg details	Hou Zhihui  China	206 kg	Mihaela Cambei  Romania	205 kg	Surodchana Khambao  Thailand	200 kg
59 kg details	Luo Shifang  China	241 kg OR	Maude Charron  Canada	236 kg	Kuo Hsing-chun  Chinese Taipei	235 kg
71 kg details	Olivia Reeves  United States	262 kg	Mari Sánchez  Colombia	257 kg	Angie Palacios  Ecuador	256 kg
81 kg details	Solfrid Koanda  Norway	275 kg OR	Sara Ahmed  Egypt	268 kg	Neisi Dajomes  Ecuador	267 kg
+81 kg details	Li Wenwen  China	309 kg	Park Hye-jeong  South Korea	299 kg	Emily Campbell  Great Britain	288 kg

See also

In Spanish: Halterofilia en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 para niños

• Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics