Weightlifting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from 28 July to 7 August in the ExCeL venue. Fifteen gold medals were awarded and 260 athletes took part (156 men and 104 women).
Events 15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: 56 kg Men 62 kg Men 69 kg Men 77 kg Men 85 kg Men 94 kg Men 105 kg Men +105 kg Men48 kg Women 53 kg Women 58 kg Women 63 kg Women 69 kg Women 75 kg Women +75 kg Women
Qualification
Medal summary The results of the 2012 Olympic weightlifting competition have been significantly revised after doping was uncovered through retests of samples from these Games.
Medal table
Men's events 56 kg 62 kg69 kg 77 kg85 kg 94 kg 105 kg +105 kg
Women's events 48 kg53 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 75 kg +75 kg
Notes Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2019 after testing positive for steroids.IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012IOC Executive Board approves medal reallocations from Olympic Games London 2012 Răzvan Martin of Romania originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2020 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for steroids.IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 Apti Aukhadov of Russia originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for steroids.IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012 Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan, Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia, and Anatolie Cîrîcu of Moldova originally won the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, but were all disqualified in 2016 after retests of their 2012 samples were positive for steroids. Fourth-placed Andrey Demanov of Russia, sixth-placed Intigam Zairov of Azerbaijan, and seventh-placed Almas Uteshov of Kazakhstan were also disqualified for the same reason.IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012IOC sanctions 12 athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine originally won the gold medal, and Ruslan Nurudinov of Uzbekistan originally finished fourth, but were both disqualified as retests of their 2012 samples were positive for performance-enhancing drugs.IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 Ruslan Albegov of Russia originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2024 after a doping violation. Fourth-place finisher Irakli Turmanidze of Georgia was also disqualified. Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan and Cristina Iovu of Moldova originally won the gold and bronze medals respectively, but were both disqualified in 2016 after testing positive for steroids.IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012 Yuliya Kalina of Ukraine originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample tested positive for steroids. Maiya Maneza of Kazakhstan originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample tested positive for stanozolol. Fourth-placed Sibel Şimşek of Turkey was also disqualified for the same reason. On 5 April 2017, original silver medalist Svetlana Tsarukaeva of Russia was also disqualified for the same reason.IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 Maryna Shkermankova of Belarus originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample was positive for steroids. Fourth-placed Dzina Sazanavets of Belarus was also disqualified for the same reason. Roxana Cocoș of Romania originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2020 after a failed retest of her sample from 2012 tested positive for steroids. Svetlana Podobedova of Kazakhstan, Natalya Zabolotnaya of Russia, and Iryna Kulesha of Belarus originally won the gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively, but were all disqualified in 2016 after retests of their 2012 samples were positive for steroids. Hripsime Khurshudyan of Armenia originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of her 2012 sample was positive for steroids.
Olympic and world records broken Women Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight RecordDayOlympics – Women's 58 kg 30 July Snatch Li Xueying 108 kg OR 3Olympics – Women's 58 kg 30 July Total Li Xueying 246 kg OR 3Olympics – Women's +75 kg 5 August Snatch Tatiana Kashirina 151 kg WR 9Olympics – Women's +75 kg 5 August Clean & Jerk Zhou Lulu 187 kg OR 9Olympics – Women's +75 kg 5 August Total Zhou Lulu 333 kg WR 9
Men Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight RecordDayOlympics – Men's 56 kg 29 July Clean and jerk Om Yun-Chol 168 kg OR 2Olympics – Men's 62 kg 30 July Snatch Kim Un-Guk 153 kg OR 3Olympics – Men's 62 kg 30 July Total Kim Un-Guk 327 kg WR 3Olympics – Men's 62 kg 30 July Clean and jerk Óscar Figueroa 177 kg OR 3Olympics – Men's 77 kg 1 August Snatch Lü Xiaojun 175 kg WR 5Olympics – Men's 77 kg 1 August Total Lü Xiaojun 379 kg WR 5
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