Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.
Medal summary
Men's competition
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| – 56 kg [a] |
 Halil MutluTurkey (TUR) |
 Wu WenxiongChina (CHN) |
Zhang Xiangxiang China (CHN) |
| – 62 kg [b] |
 Nikolaj PešalovCroatia (CRO) |
 Leonidas SabanisGreece (GRE) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gennady OleshchukBelarus (BLR) |
| – 69 kg |
 Galabin BoevskiBulgaria (BUL) |
Georgi Markov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Sergey Lavrenov Belarus (BLR) |
| – 77 kg |
Zhan Xugang China (CHN) |
Viktor Mitrou Greece (GRE) |
 Arsen MelikyanArmenia (ARM) |
| – 85 kg |
Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE) |
 Marc HusterGermany (GER) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Giorgi AsanidzeGeorgia (GEO) |
| – 94 kg |
Kakhi Kakhiashvili Greece (GRE) |
 Szymon KołeckiPoland (POL) |
 Aleksei PetrovRussia (RUS) |
| – 105 kg |
 Hossein TavakkoliIran (IRI) |
Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Said Saif AsaadQatar (QAT) |
| + 105 kg [c] |
Hossein Rezazadeh Iran (IRI) |
Ronny Weller Germany (GER) |
Andrei Chemerkin Russia (RUS) |
Women's competition
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| – 48 kg [d] |
 Tara NottUnited States (USA) |
 Raema Lisa RumbewasIndonesia (INA) |
Sri Indriyani Indonesia (INA) |
| – 53 kg |
Yang Xia China (CHN) |
 Li FengyingChinese Taipei (TPE) |
Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia (INA) |
| – 58 kg |
 Soraya JiménezMexico (MEX) |
 Ri Song-HuiNorth Korea (PRK) |
 Khassaraporn SutaThailand (THA) |
| – 63 kg |
Chen Xiaomin China (CHN) |
Valentina Popova Russia (RUS) |
Ioanna Khatziioannou Greece (GRE) |
| – 69 kg |
Lin Weining China (CHN) |
 Erzsébet MárkusHungary (HUN) |
 Karnam MalleswariIndia (IND) |
| – 75 kg |
 María Isabel UrrutiaColombia (COL) |
 Ruth OgbeifoNigeria (NGR) |
Kuo Yi-Hang Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
| + 75 kg |
Ding Meiyuan China (CHN) |
Agata Wróbel Poland (POL) |
Cheryl Haworth United States (USA) |
Notes
- a Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[1]
- b Sevdalin Minchev of Bulgaria originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[1]
- c Ashot Danielyan of Armenia originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for stanozolol.[2]
- d Izabela Dragneva of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[1]
Participating nations
A total number of 261 weightlifters from 73 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Bulgarian lifters sent home". BBC Sport. 22 September 2000.
- ↑ "Two more fail drug tests". BBC Sport. 1 October 2000.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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