Summer Olympics : Weightlifting By Year

       NUMBER                              NUMBER COUNTRIES
YEAR   EVENTS  MOST MEDALS                 WINNING MEDALS
2024      10  China(5)                              20
2020      14  China(8)                              24
2016      15  China(7)                              20
2012      15  China(7)                              22
2008      15  China(6)                              24
2004      15  China(8)                              20
2000      15  China(7)                              23
1996      10  Greece(5)                             14
1992      10  Unified Team(former USSR)(9)          11
1988      10  Soviet Union(8)                       10
1984      10  Romania(8)                            11
1980      10  Bulgaria(8)                            8
              Soviet Union                            
1976       9  Soviet Union(8)                        9
1972       9  Bulgaria(6)                           11
1968       7  Soviet Union(6)                        8
1964       7  Soviet Union(7)                        7
1960       7  Soviet Union(6)                       10
              United States                           
1956       7  Soviet Union(7)                        8
              United States                           
1952       7  Soviet Union(7)                        8
1948       6  United States(8)                       8
1936       5  Egypt(5)                               7
              Germany                                 
1932       5  France(3)                              7
              Germany                                 
1928       5  France(3)                              8
              Germany                                 
1924       5  Austria(4)                             6
1920       5  Belgium(3)                             7
              France                                  
1904       2  United States(5)                       2
1896       2  Denmark(2)                             3
              Great Britain                           
              Greece                                  


Weightlifting Medal Counts By Country


    
COUNTRY
TOTAL
 GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE


VietnamVietnam
2
0
1
1



ArgentinaArgentina
2
0
1
1



ArmeniaArmenia
7
0
5
2



AustraliaAustralia
4
1
1
2



AustriaAustria
9
3
4
2



BelgiumBelgium
4
1
2
1



BelarusBelarus
8
1
4
3



BahrainBahrain
1
0
0
1



BulgariaBulgaria
39
13
17
9



CanadaCanada
6
2
3
1



ChinaChina
67
43
16
8



CameroonCameroon
1
0
0
1



ColombiaColombia
11
2
6
3



CroatiaCroatia
2
1
0
1



CubaCuba
8
2
1
5



DenmarkDenmark
3
1
2
0



Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
2
0
1
1



EcuadorEcuador
4
1
1
2



EgyptEgypt
15
5
4
6



SpainSpain
3
1
1
1



EstoniaEstonia
7
1
3
3



Unified Team(former USSR)Unified Team(former USSR)
9
5
4
0



FinlandFinland
3
1
0
2



FranceFrance
15
9
3
3



West GermanyWest Germany
7
2
2
3



Great BritainGreat Britain
9
1
4
4



East GermanyEast Germany
11
1
4
6



GeorgiaGeorgia
8
4
1
3



GermanyGermany
20
6
7
7



GreeceGreece
15
6
5
4



HungaryHungary
20
2
9
9



IndonesiaIndonesia
16
1
7
8



IndiaIndia
2
0
1
1



IranIran
20
9
6
5



IraqIraq
1
0
0
1



ItalyItaly
18
5
5
8



JapanJapan
15
2
3
10



KazakhstanKazakhstan
12
2
3
7



South KoreaSouth Korea
16
3
7
6



LatviaLatvia
3
0
1
2



LebanonLebanon
1
0
1
0



LithuaniaLithuania
1
0
0
1



LuxembourgLuxembourg
1
0
1
0



MexicoMexico
4
1
0
3



NetherlandsNetherlands
3
0
0
3



NigeriaNigeria
2
0
1
1



NorwayNorway
2
2
0
0



PhilippinesPhilippines
2
1
1
0



PolandPoland
34
6
6
22



North KoreaNorth Korea
18
5
8
5



QatarQatar
2
1
0
1



RomaniaRomania
12
2
7
3



RussiaRussia
18
4
7
7



SamoaSamoa
1
0
1
0



SingaporeSingapore
1
0
1
0



SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4
0
2
2



SwedenSweden
4
0
0
4



SyriaSyria
1
0
0
1



CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
8
3
2
3



ThailandThailand
17
5
4
8



TurkmenistanTurkmenistan
1
0
1
0



Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei
11
4
2
5



Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago
3
0
1
2



TurkeyTurkey
11
8
1
2



UkraineUkraine
5
2
1
2



Soviet UnionSoviet Union
62
39
21
2



United StatesUnited States
48
17
17
14



UzbekistanUzbekistan
4
2
1
1



VenezuelaVenezuela
3
0
2
1



Individual Neutral AthletesIndividual Neutral Athletes
1
0
0
1