Weightlifting at the Asian Games
Weightlifting · the Olympic Council of Asia
Weightlifting was held at the first Asian Games (New Delhi 1951) and at every Games since; women's events joined at Beijing 1990. The 1962 competition took place but the IWF withdrew its recognition, and the list has no medals for it.
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- Most golds (nation)
- China, 91; then Iran and North Korea, 35 each
- India
- 15 medals: 6 silver, 9 bronze; no gold
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Asian Games
1951Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 2
1982Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 2
1986Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 1
1990Gold: 0 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 4
1994Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 4
1998Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 1
2026Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 1
TotalGold: 0 · Silver: 6 · Bronze: 9 · Total: 15
More about this tournament
Aichi–Nagoya 2026 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 60 kg | Yang Yang (China) |
| Men | 65 kg | Pak Myong-jin (North Korea) |
| Men | 70 kg | Ri Won-ju (North Korea) |
| Men | 75 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (Indonesia) |
| Men | 85 kg | Ro Kwang-ryol (North Korea) |
| Men | 95 kg | Ali Alipour (Iran) |
| Men | 110 kg | Akbar Djuraev (Uzbekistan) |
| Men | +110 kg | Ali Davoudi (Iran) |
| Women | 49 kg | Ri Song-gum (North Korea) |
| Women | 53 kg | Kang Hyon-gyong (North Korea) |
| Women | 57 kg | Oh Kwang-ok (North Korea) |
| Women | 61 kg | Yang Liuyue (China) |
| Women | 69 kg | Song Kuk-hyang (North Korea) |
| Women | 77 kg | He Renxiu (China) |
| Women | 86 kg | Wu Yan (China) |
| Women | +86 kg | Li Wenwen (China) |
Medal table (1951 to 2026, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 91 | 40 | 16 | 147 |
| 2 | Iran | 35 | 31 | 22 | 88 |
| 3 | North Korea | 35 | 31 | 22 | 88 |
| 4 | South Korea | 32 | 32 | 34 | 98 |
| 5 | Japan | 23 | 20 | 29 | 72 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 |
| 9 | Burma | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Iran and North Korea have the same count.
History
How it began
New Delhi 1951 held seven men's events; India won a silver (Kamineni Eswara Rao) and a bronze (Dandamudi Rajagopal).
Champions by era
China leads with 91 golds, more than twice as many as any other nation.
India's story
India has never won an Asian Games weightlifting gold. Its women won eight of its medals at Beijing 1990 and Hiroshima 1994, among them Karnam Malleswari's silver in 1994 and her second silver in 1998; Mirabai Chanu won silver in 2026, India's first weightlifting medal at the Games since 1998.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with weightlifting: New Delhi 1951.
- Women's weightlifting first held: Beijing 1990.
- 1962: held, but not recognised by the IWF.