Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 30 July 1996 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  China |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Russia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Turkey |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Cuba |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Germany |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  North Korea |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 kg | Halil Mutlu
|
Zhang Xiangsen
|
Sevdalin Minchev
|
| 59 kg | Tang Lingsheng
|
Leonidas Sabanis
|
Nikolay Pechalov
|
| 64 kg | Naim Suleymanoglu
|
Valerios Leonidis
|
Xiao Jiangang
|
| 70 kg | Zhan Xugang
|
Kim Myong Nam
|
Attila Feri
|
| 76 kg | Pablo Lara
|
Yoto Yotov
|
Jon Chol Ho
|
| 83 kg | Pyrros Dimas
|
Marc Huster
|
Andrzej Cofalik
|
| 91 kg | Alexei Petrov
|
Leonidas Kokas
|
Oliver Caruso
|
| 99 kg | Akakios Kakiasvilis
|
Anatoliy Khrapatyy
|
Denis Gotfrid
|
| 108 kg | Timur Taymazov
|
Sergey Syrtsov
|
Nicu Vlad
|
| 108+ kg | Andrey Chemerkin
|
Ronny Weller
|
Stefan Botev
|
Statistics[]
- There were 243 total athletes from 77 countries.
- Quincy Detenamo was the youngest participant with 17 years and 138 days.
- Manfred Nerlinger was the oldest participant with 35 years and 307 days.
- 8 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Greece won 5 medals, more than in any other sport.
- North Korea won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Australia won its first medal in the sport since Los Angeles 1984.
- China won its first 2 gold medals in the sport since Los Angeles 1984.
- Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine won their first-ever medal in the sport since the dissolution from the Soviet Union.
