List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in weightlifting.

Current program

Men

Featherweight

• –60 kg (1920–1936)
• 56–60 kg (1948–1992)
• 59–64 kg (1996)
• 56–62 kg (2000–2016)
• 61–67 kg (2020)
• -61 kg (2024)

Lightweight

• 60–67.5 kg (1920–1992)
• 64–70 kg (1996)
• 62–69 kg (2000–2016)
• 67–73 kg (2020)
• 61–73 kg (2024-)

Middleweight

• 67.5–75 kg (1920–1992)
• 70–76 kg (1996)
• 69–77 kg (2000–2016)
• 73–81 kg (2020)
• 73–89 kg (2024–)

Heavyweight

• +82.5 kg (1920–1948)
• +90 kg (1952–1968)
• 90–110 kg (1972–1976)
• 100–110 kg (1980–1992)
• 99–108 kg (1996)
• 94–105 kg (2000–2016)
• 96–109 kg (2020)
• 89–102 kg (2024–)

Super heavyweight

• +110 kg (1972–1992)
• +108 kg (1996)
• +105 kg (2000–2016)
• +109 kg (2020)
• +102 kg (2024–)

Women

Flyweight

• 48 kg (2000–2016)
• 49 kg (2020–)

Lightweight

• 58 kg (2000–2016)
• 59 kg (2020–)

Light heavyweight

• 69 kg (2000–2016)
• 76 kg (2020)
• 71 kg (2024–)

Heavyweight

• 75 kg (2000–2016)
• 87 kg (2020)
• 81 kg (2024–)

Super heavyweight

• +75 kg (2000–2016)
• +87 kg (2020)
• +81 kg (2024–)

Discontinued events

Men

One hand lift

Two hand lift

All-around dumbbell contest

Flyweight

• –52 kg (1972–1992)
• –54 kg (1996)

Bantamweight

• –56 kg (1948–1968)
• 52–56 kg (1972–1992)
• 54–59 kg (1996)
• –56 kg (2000–2016)
• –61 kg (2020)

Light heavyweight

• 75–82.5 kg (1920–1992)
• 76–83 kg (1996)
• 77–85 kg (2000–2016)

First heavyweight

• 90–100 kg (1980–1992)
• 91–99 kg (1996)

Middle heavyweight

• 82.5 kg–90 kg (1952–1992)
• 83–91 kg (1996)
• 85–94 kg (2000–2016)
• 81–96 kg (2020)

Women

Featherweight

• 53 kg (2000–2016)
• 55 kg (2020)

Middleweight

• 63 kg (2000–2016)
• 64 kg (2020)

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in weightlifting
• Weightlifting at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee

References

• International Olympic Committee results database