Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held from 29 July to 8 August 1984 at the Gersten Pavilion.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Romania |
2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  United States |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Zeng Guoqiang
|
Zhou Peishun
|
Kazushito Manabe
|
| 56 kg | Wu Shude
|
Lai Runming
|
Masahiro Kotaka
|
| 60 kg | Chen Weiqiang
|
Gelu Radu
|
Tsai Wen-yee
|
| 67.5 kg | Yao Jingyuan
|
Andrei Socaci
|
Jouni Gronman
|
| 75 kg | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky
|
Jacques Demers
|
Dragomir Ciorosian
|
| 82.5 kg | Petre Becheru
|
Robert Kabbas
|
Ryoji Isaoka
|
| 90 kg | Nicu Vlad
|
Dumitru Petre
|
David Mercer
|
| 100 kg | Rolf Milser
|
Vasile Gropa
|
Pekka Niemi
|
| 110 kg | Norberto Oberburger
|
Stefan Tasnadi
|
Guy Carlton
|
| 110+ kg | Dinko Lukim
|
Mario Martinez
|
Manfred Nerlinger
|
Statistics[]
- There were 186 total athletes from 48 countries.
- Hatem Bouabid was the youngest participant with 17 years and 345 days.
- Noureddine Bekkouche was the oldest participant with 36 years and 213 days.
- Jose Diaz Lopez of Panama was the only weightlifter chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Canada won its first medal in the sport since Helsinki 1952.
- Great Britain won its first medal in the sport since Melbourne 1956.
- Finland won its first medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- Australia won its first-ever gold medal in the sport and the first medal since Helsinki 1952.
- Italy won its first gold medal in the sport since Paris 1924 and the first medal since Munich 1972.
- China won its first-ever 6 medals in the sport, including 4 gold.
- Chinese Taipei won its only medal of Los Angeles 1984 and its first-ever medal in the sport.