Asian Weightlifting Championships

The Asian Weightlifting Championships is a weightlifting championship. It was organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation for competitors from the Asian countries. It has been held since 1969 for men and 1988 for women. In 2008, the championships provided the official qualification for Asian competitors in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Championships

Year Edition Host Events
M W
1957 1 Tehran, Iran 7
1964 2 Tokyo, Japan 7
1965 3 Tehran, Iran 7
1971 4 Manila, Philippines 36
1973 5 Bangkok, Thailand 27
1974 6 Tehran, Iran 27
1975 7 Tel Aviv, Israel 27
1976 8 Bangkok, Thailand 27
1977 9 Baghdad, Iraq 30
1978 10 Bangkok, Thailand 30
1979 11 Tokyo, Japan 30
1980 12 Seoul, South Korea 30
1981 13 Nagoya, Japan 30
1982 14 New Delhi, India 30
1983 15 Damascus, Syria 30
1984 16 Tabriz, Iran 30
1985 17 Jiangxi, China 30
1986 18 Seoul, South Korea 30
1987 19 Ageo, Japan 30
1988 20 Shilong, China 30
1 Jakarta, Indonesia 27
1989 21 Tehran, Iran 30
2 Shanghai, China 27
1990 22 3 Beijing, China 57
1991 23 Kamisu, Japan 30
4 Manado, Indonesia 27
1992 24 Fuzhou, China 30
5 Chiang Mai, Thailand 27
1993 25 Tabriz, Iran 30
6 Shilong, China 27
1994 26 7 Hiroshima, Japan 57
1995 27 8 Busan, South Korea 57
1996 28 9 Yachiyo, Japan 57
1997 29 10 Yangzhou, China 57
1998 30 11 Bangkok, Thailand 45
Year Edition Host Events
M W
1999 31 12 Wuhan, China 45
2000 32 13 Osaka, Japan 45
2001 33 14 Jeonju, South Korea 45
2002 34 15 Busan, South Korea 45
2003 35 16 Qinhuangdao, China 45
2004 36 17 Almaty, Kazakhstan 45
2005 37 18 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 45
2007 38 19 Tai'an, China 45
2008 39 20 Kanazawa, Japan 45
2009 40 21 Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan 45
2010 41 22 Guangzhou, China 45
2011 42 23 Tongling, China 45
2012 43 24 Pyeongtaek, South Korea 45
2013 44 25 Astana, Kazakhstan 45
2015 45 26 Phuket, Thailand 45
2016 46 27 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 45
2017 47 28 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 48
2019 48 29 Ningbo, China 60
2020 49 30 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 60

All time medal table (2003 - 2021 exclude 2010)

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)1144619179
2 Iran (IRI)23221560
3 Kazakhstan (KAZ)15163364
4 Chinese Taipei (TPE)12171443
5 North Korea (PRK)10271855
6 South Korea (KOR)9121435
7 Thailand (THA)8192148
8 Vietnam (VIE)615930
9 Uzbekistan (UZB)681226
10 Philippines (PHI)3339
11 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)3328
12 Macau (MAC)3003
13 Qatar (QAT)2507
14 Japan (JPN)211619
15 Indonesia (INA)181221
16 India (IND)161118
17 Syria (SYR)1315
18 Mongolia (MGL)1214
19 Saudi Arabia (KSA)1124
20 Turkmenistan (TKM)04913
21 Hong Kong (HKG)0123
 Myanmar (MYA)0123
23 Malaysia (MAS)0101
24 Iraq (IRQ)0011
Totals (24 entries)221221217659

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)30213356491
2 Iran (IRI)655743165
3 Kazakhstan (KAZ)434478165
4 North Korea (PRK)367056162
5 Thailand (THA)316060151
6 Chinese Taipei (TPE)304737114
7 South Korea (KOR)22324296
8 Vietnam (VIE)15393286
9 Uzbekistan (UZB)14222965
10 Qatar (QAT)812121
11 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)711826
12 Macau (MAC)70411
13 Japan (JPN)563041
14 Philippines (PHI)55515
15 Indonesia (INA)3243461
16 Syria (SYR)36615
17 Mongolia (MGL)3339
18 Saudi Arabia (KSA)3058
19 Turkmenistan (TKM)161926
20 India (IND)0153550
21 Hong Kong (HKG)0358
 Myanmar (MYA)0358
23 Malaysia (MAS)0314
24 Iraq (IRQ)0235
25 Sri Lanka (SRI)0011
Totals (25 entries)6036035981,804

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