Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	ExCeL London
Dates	28 July - 7 August 2012
Competitors	260

Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men			Women
	56 kg			48 kg
	62 kg			53 kg
	69 kg			58 kg
	77 kg			63 kg
	85 kg			69 kg
	94 kg			75 kg
	105 kg			+75 kg
	+105 kg

ExCel Exhibition Centre

Weightlifting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from 28 July to 7 August in the ExCeL venue. Fifteen gold medals were awarded and 260 athletes took part (156 men and 104 women).^[1]

Events

15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

56 kg Men 62 kg Men 69 kg Men 77 kg Men 85 kg Men 94 kg Men 105 kg Men +105 kg Men

48 kg Women 53 kg Women 58 kg Women 63 kg Women 69 kg Women 75 kg Women +75 kg Women

Qualification

Medal summary

The results of the 2012 Olympic weightlifting competition have been significantly revised after evidence of doping was uncovered through retests of samples from these Games that were undertaken in 2016: 16 lifters (13 medallists, and three further lifters who would have inherited forfeited medals) have tested positive for a variety of prohibited substances following these retests.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	5	2	0	7
2	North Korea	3	0	1	4
3	Iran	1	2	1	4
4	Poland	1	0	1	2
5	Ukraine	1	0	0	1
6	Russia	0	2	1	3
7	Indonesia	0	1	1	2
	Romania	0	1	1	2
	Thailand	0	1	1	2
10	Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	1
	Colombia	0	1	0	1
	Japan	0	1	0	1
13	Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Cuba	0	0	1	1
Total		11	12	10	33

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
56 kg	Om Yun-chol  North Korea	Wu Jingbiao  China	Valentin Hristov  Azerbaijan
62 kg	Kim Un-guk  North Korea	Óscar Figueroa  Colombia	Eko Yuli Irawan  Indonesia
69 kg	Lin Qingfeng  China	Triyatno  Indonesia	Răzvan Martin  Romania
77 kg	Lü Xiaojun  China	Lu Haojie  China	Iván Cambar  Cuba
85 kg ^[a]	Adrian Zieliński  Poland	Vacant	Kianoush Rostami  Iran
94 kg ^[b]	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant
105 kg	Oleksiy Torokhtiy  Ukraine	Navab Nassirshalal  Iran	Bartłomiej Bonk  Poland
+105 kg	Behdad Salimi  Iran	Sajjad Anoushiravani  Iran	Ruslan Albegov  Russia

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
48 kg	Wang Mingjuan  China	Hiromi Miyake  Japan	Ryang Chun-hwa  North Korea
53 kg ^[c]	Vacant	Hsu Shu-ching  Chinese Taipei	Vacant
58 kg ^[d]	Li Xueying  China	Pimsiri Sirikaew  Thailand	Rattikan Gulnoi  Thailand
63 kg ^[e]	Vacant	Svetlana Tsarukayeva  Russia ^[f]	Christine Girard  Canada
69 kg ^[g]	Rim Jong-sim  North Korea	Roxana Cocoș  Romania	Vacant
75 kg ^[h]	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant
+75 kg ^[i]	Zhou Lulu  China	Tatiana Kashirina  Russia	Vacant

Notes

• ^{Men's 85 kg} Original silver medalist Apti Aukhadov of Russia was stripped by the IOC of his medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2012 sample.^[2]
• ^{Men's 94 kg} Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan, Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia, and Anatolie Cîrîcu of Moldova originally won the gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively, but were all disqualified after testing positive for banned substances. Fourth-placed Andrey Demanov, sixth-placed Intigam Zairov and seventh-placed Almas Uteshov were also disqualified.^[3][4]
• ^{Women's 53 kg} Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan and Cristina Iovu of Moldova (MDA) originally won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, but were all disqualified after testing positive for banned substances.^[5][4]
• ^{Women's 58 kg} Yuliya Kalina of Ukraine originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.^[6] The IOC requested the IWF to modify the results of this event accordingly, and the IWF have reallocated medals publishing the name of Rattikan Gulnoi of Thailand as the third-place finisher.^[7]
• ^{Women's 63 kg} Original gold medalist Maiya Maneza of Kazakhstan was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2012 sample.^[5]
• ^f Expected to be disqualified for failing post-competition drug re-tests.^[8]
• ^{Women's 69 kg} Original bronze medalist Maryna Shkermankova of Belarus was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2012 sample.^[5] In case positions are adjusted, next in line is fifth-place Anna Nurmukhambetova of Kazakhstan, as fourth-place Dzina Sazanavets of Belarus failed retests.^[8]
• ^{Women's 75 kg} Svetlana Podobedova of Kazakhstan, Natalia Zabolotnaya of Russia, and Iryna Kulesha of Belarus originally won the gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively, but were all disqualified after testing positive for banned substances.^[5][4]
• ^{Women's +75 kg} Original bronze medalist Hripsime Khurshudyan of Armenia was stripped by the IOC of her medal and result following a positive anti-doping test of his 2012 sample.^[4]

Olympic and world records broken

Women

Event	Date	Round	Name	Nationality	Weight	Record	Day
Olympics – Women's 53 kg	29 July	Clean and jerk	Zulfiya Chinshanlo	Kazakhstan	131 kg	WR	2
Olympics – Women's 53 kg	29 July	Total	Zulfiya Chinshanlo	Kazakhstan	226 kg	OR	2
Olympics – Women's 58 kg	30 July	Snatch	Li Xueying	China	108 kg	OR	3
Olympics – Women's 58 kg	30 July	Total	Li Xueying	China	246 kg	OR	3
Olympics – Women's 63 kg	31 July	Total	Maiya Maneza	Kazakhstan	245 kg	OR	4
Olympics – Women's 75 kg	3 August	Snatch	Natalia Zabolotnaya	Russia	131 kg	OR	7
Olympics – Women's 75 kg	3 August	Clean & Jerk	Svetlana Podobedova	Kazakhstan	161 kg	OR	7
Olympics – Women's 75 kg	3 August	Total	Natalia Zabolotnaya	Russia	291 kg	OR	7
Olympics – Women's +75 kg	5 August	Snatch	Tatiana Kashirina	Russia	151 kg	WR	9
Olympics – Women's +75 kg	5 August	Clean & Jerk	Zhou Lulu	China	187 kg	OR	9
Olympics – Women's +75 kg	5 August	Total	Zhou Lulu	China	333 kg	WR	9

Men

Event	Date	Round	Name	Nationality	Weight	Record	Day
Olympics – Men's 56 kg	29 July	Clean and jerk	Om Yun-Chol	North Korea	168 kg	OR	2
Olympics – Men's 62 kg	30 July	Snatch	Kim Un-Guk	North Korea	153 kg	OR	3
Olympics – Men's 62 kg	30 July	Total	Kim Un-Guk	North Korea	327 kg	WR	3
Olympics – Men's 62 kg	30 July	Clean and jerk	Óscar Figueroa	Colombia	177 kg	OR	3
Olympics – Men's 77 kg	1 August	Snatch	Lü Xiaojun	China	175 kg	WR	5
Olympics – Men's 77 kg	1 August	Total	Lü Xiaojun	China	379 kg	WR	5

References

• Results by Events. International Weightlifting Federation

1. "Weightlifting". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
2. IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
3. IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
4. IOC sanctions 12 athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
5. IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
6. "IOC sanctions Ukrainian weightlifter Yulia Kalina for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". IOC. 13 July 2016.
7. "Results by Events". IWF. July 2016.
8. "Ten weightlifters, including great Ilya Ilyin, return positive tests from London 2012". Sky Sports. 15 June 2016.

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