Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 29 September 1988 at the Seoul Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  China |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  West Germany |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  South Korea |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Romania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Sevdalin Marinov
|
Chun Byung-kwan
|
He Zhuoqiang
|
| 56 kg | Oxen Mirzoian
|
He Yingqiang
|
Liu Shoubin
|
| 60 kg | Naim Suleymanoglu
|
Stefan Topourov
|
Ye Huanming
|
| 67.5 kg | Joachim Kunz
|
Israel Militossian
|
Li Jinhe
|
| 75 kg | Borislav Guidikov
|
Ingo Steinhoefel
|
Alexander Varbanov
|
| 82.5 kg | Israil Arsamakov
|
Istvan Messzi
|
Lee Hyung-kun
|
| 90 kg | Anatoli Khrapatyi
|
Nail Moukhamediarov
|
Slawomir Zawada
|
| 100 kg | Pavel Kouznetsov
|
Nicu Vlad
|
Peter Immesberger
|
| 110 kg | Yuri Zakharevitch
|
Jozsef Jacso
|
Ronny Weller
|
| 110+ kg | Alexandre Kourlovitch
|
Manfred Nerlinger
|
Martin Zawieja
|
Statistics[]
- There were 226 total athletes from 62 countries.
- Khodr Olaywan was the youngest participant with 15 years and 189 days.
- Milan Cukovic was the oldest participant with 43 years and 27 days.
- Pinye Malaibi of Papua New Guinea was the only weightlifter chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- South Korea won its first 2 medals in the sport since Melbourne 1956.
- Turkey won its first-ever medal in the sport.