Weightlifting_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics
Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the Olympics
Quick Facts Weightlifting at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, Venue ...
Weightlifting at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium |
Dates | 18–29 September 1988 |
Competitors | 226 from 62 nations |
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The weightlifting competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul consisted of ten weight classes, all for men only.[1]
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1 Mitko Grablev of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.
2 Angel Guenchev of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.[2]
3 Andor Szanyi of Hungary originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for stanozolol.
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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- "Weightlifting at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Weight Lifting; Team Lifted After 2d Drug Test Is Failed". The New York Times. 24 September 1988.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2006.