Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul consisted of ten weight classes, all for men only.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Sevdalin Marinov (BUL) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Chun Byung-Kwan (KOR) |
 He Zhuoqiang (CHN) |
| 56 kg |
 Oksen Mirzoyan (URS) |
He Yingqiang (CHN) |
Liu Shoubin (CHN) |
| 60 kg |
 Naim Süleymanoğlu (TUR) |
Stefan Topurov (BUL) |
Ye Huanming (CHN) |
| 67.5 kg |
 Joachim Kunz (GDR) |
Israel Militosyan (URS) |
Li Jinhe (CHN) |
| 75 kg |
Borislav Gidikov (BUL) |
Ingo Steinhöfel (GDR) |
Aleksandar Varbanov (BUL) |
| 82.5 kg |
Israil Arsamakov (URS) |
 István Messzi (HUN) |
Lee Hyeong-Geun (KOR) |
| 90 kg |
Anatoly Khrapaty (URS) |
Nail Mukhamedyarov (URS) |
 Sławomir Zawada (POL) |
| 100 kg |
Pavel Kuznetsov (URS) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nicu Vlad (ROU) |
 Peter Immesberger (FRG) |
| 110 kg |
Yury Zakharevitch (URS) |
József Jacsó (HUN) |
Ronny Weller (GDR) |
| +110 kg |
Aleksandr Kurlovich (URS) |
Manfred Nerlinger (FRG) |
Martin Zawieja (FRG) |
Mitko Grablev (56 kg) and Angel Guenchev (67.5 kg) of Bulgaria originally won their respective weight classes, but were both disqualified after they tested positive for Furosemide.[1] Andor Szanyi of Hungary was originally awarded silver in the 100 kg event, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Stanozolol.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
References
- ↑ "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Weight Lifting; Team Lifted After 2d Drug Test Is Failed". The New York Times. 1988-09-24.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
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