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Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, 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.
Video Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
Events
Men's events
In the early Games, all lifters competed in the same events, regardless of their individual body weights.
- 1896
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- One hand lift
- Two hand lift
- 1904
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- 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.
Women's events
Women's weightlifting made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, with seven weight classes.
Maps Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
Medal table
As of the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Nations
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See also
- List of Olympic records in weightlifting
- List of Olympic venues in weightlifting
- World Weightlifting Championships
- Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics
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References
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