2016 in weightlifting
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This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2016.
2016 Summer Olympics (IWF)
- March 18 – 20: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #1 (Russian Federation President's Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Russia Kazan[1]
- Men's 94 kg winner: Russia Adam Maligov
- Men's 105 kg winner: Poland Jaroslaw Pawel Samoraj
- Men's +105 kg winner: Armenia Ruben Aleksanyan
- Women's 75 kg winner: Canada Johanie Filiatreault
- Women's +75 kg winner: Armenia Hripsime Khurshudyan
- April 7 – 10: Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 (South American Weightlifting Championship) in Brazil Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[2]
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia won the gold medal tally. Colombia and File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil won 10 overall medals each.
- May 30 – June 3: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #2 (International Fajr Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Iran Tehran (debut event)[3]
- Men's 85 kg winner: Iran Kianoush Rostami
- Men's 94 kg winner: Iran Sohrab Moradi
- Men's 105 kg winner: Iran Mohammad Reza Barari
- Men's +105 kg winner: Iran Behdad Salimikordasiabi
- August 6 – 16: 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro
- Men
- Men's 56 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) China Long Qingquan (WR & OR); 2nd place, silver medalist(s) North Korea Om Yun-chol; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thailand Sinphet Kruaithong
- Men's 62 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Colombia Óscar Figueroa; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Indonesia Eko Yuli Irawan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kazakhstan Farkhad Kharki
- Men's 69 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) China Shi Zhiyong; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Turkey Daniyar Ismayilov; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colombia Luis Javier Mosquera
- Note: Kyrgyzstan Izzat Artykov was disqualified from the 69 kg event, due to doping.[4]
- Men's 77 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kazakhstan Nijat Rahimov (WR); 2nd place, silver medalist(s) China Lü Xiaojun; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Egypt Mohamed Ihab
- Men's 85 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Iran Kianoush Rostami (WR); 2nd place, silver medalist(s) China Tian Tao; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Romania Gabriel Sîncrăian
- Men's 94 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Iran Sohrab Moradi; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Belarus Vadzim Straltsou; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lithuania Aurimas Didžbalis
- Men's 105 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Uzbekistan Ruslan Nurudinov (OR); 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Armenia Simon Martirosyan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kazakhstan Aleksandr Zaychikov
- Men's +105 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Georgia (country) Lasha Talakhadze (WR & OR); 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Armenia Gor Minasyan; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georgia (country) Irakli Turmanidze
- Women
- Women's 48 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thailand Sopita Tanasan; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Indonesia Sri Wahyuni Agustiani; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan Hiromi Miyake
- Women's 53 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Chinese Taipei Hsu Shu-ching; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Philippines Hidilyn Diaz; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) South Korea Yoon Jin-hee
- Women's 58 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thailand Sukanya Srisurat (OR); 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thailand Pimsiri Sirikaew; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun
- Women's 63 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) China Deng Wei (WR & OR); 2nd place, silver medalist(s) North Korea Choe Hyo-sim; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kazakhstan Karina Goricheva
- Women's 69 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) China Xiang Yanmei; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kazakhstan Zhazira Zhapparkul; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Egypt Sara Ahmed
- Women's 75 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) North Korea Rim Jong-sim; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Belarus Darya Naumava; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain Lydia Valentín
- Women's +75 kg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) China Meng Suping; 2nd place, silver medalist(s) North Korea Kim Kuk-hyang; 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Sarah Robles
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World weightlifting championships
- June 24 – July 2: 2016 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Georgia (country) Tbilisi[5]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 20 – 25: 2016 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Malaysia Penang[6]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 13 – 17: 2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in Mexico Mérida, Yucatán[7]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China won the gold medal tally. File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico and File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei won 8 overall medals each.
Continental & regional weightlifting championships
- April 8 – 16: 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in Norway Førde[8][9]
- File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia and File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey won 3 gold medals each. File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania won the overall medal tally.
- April 22 – 30: 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan Tashkent[10]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 23 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in El Salvador San Salvador[11]
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 7 – 13: 2016 African Weightlifting Championships in Cameroon Yaoundé[12]
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria and File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia won 4 gold medals each. Tunisia won the overall medal tally.
- May 23 – 28: 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Fiji Suva[13]
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia and File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji won 3 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
- June 4 – 11: 2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Colombia Cartagena, Colombia[14]
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 10 – 17: 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Poland Nowy Tomyśl
- File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia, File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria, File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania, and File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia won the overall medal tally.
- October 25 – 29: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Malaysia Penang[15]
- File:Flag of India.svg India won the gold medal tally. File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia won the overall medal tally.
- November 8 – 16: 2016 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Japan Tokyo[16][17]
- Junior: File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Youth: File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran won the gold medal tally. Iran, File:Flag of India.svg India, and File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei won 7 overall medals each.
- December 2 – 10: 2016 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Israel Eilat[18]
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 8 – 15: 2016 African Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Egypt Cairo[19][20]
- Junior: File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Youth: File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
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2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup
- January 21 – 23: PWC #1 in Brazil Rio de Janeiro (Paralympic Test Event)[21]
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 15 – 19: PWC #2 in United Arab Emirates Dubai[22]
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 24 – 28: PWC #3 (final) in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur[23]
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
References
- ↑ "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- ↑ "Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 Page". Archived from the original on January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- ↑ "Kyrgyzstan weightlifter becomes first athlete stripped of Rio 2016 medal for doping". August 18, 2016.
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- ↑ "European Weightlifting Championship 2016 Førde, Norway - European Weightlifting Championship Førde 2016". European Weightlifting Championship Førde 2016. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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