Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games
Weightlifting was contested by both men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 6, 2006. There are seven weight categories for the women and eight for the men. All competition took place at the Banquet Hall, Al-Dana Club.
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| Venue | Al-Dana Banquet Hall |
| Dates | 2–6 December |
| Competitors | 173 from 34 nations |
India did not take part in this weightlifting events after the government failed to pay a USD$50,000 fine to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to lift their suspension. The IWF suspended India's weightlifting team from any sports events after they failed doping tests during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Iran also had same sanctions after 9 weightlifters failed doping test before the World Championships in Dominican Republic, but after Iran Weightlifting Federation agreed to pay US$400,000, Iran clear to compete.[2]
Schedule
| B | Group B | A | Group A |
| Event↓/Date → | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | |||||
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| Men's 56 kg | B | A | ||||||||
| Men's 62 kg | B | A | ||||||||
| Men's 69 kg | B | A | ||||||||
| Men's 77 kg | B | A | ||||||||
| Men's 85 kg | B | A | ||||||||
| Men's 94 kg | A | |||||||||
| Men's 105 kg | B | A | ||||||||
| Men's +105 kg | A | |||||||||
| Women's 48 kg | A | |||||||||
| Women's 53 kg | A | |||||||||
| Women's 58 kg | A | |||||||||
| Women's 63 kg | A | |||||||||
| Women's 69 kg | A | |||||||||
| Women's 75 kg | A | |||||||||
| Women's +75 kg | A | |||||||||
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg |
Li Zheng |
Hoàng Anh Tuấn |
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| 62 kg |
Qiu Le |
Mao Jiao |
Im Yong-su |
| 69 kg |
Zhang Guozheng |
Shi Zhiyong |
Kim Sun-bae |
| 77 kg |
Li Hongli |
Lee Jeong-jae |
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| 85 kg |
Vyacheslav Yershov |
Lu Yong |
Kim Seon-jong |
| 94 kg |
Ilya Ilyin |
Lee Ung-jo |
Hsieh Wei-chun |
| 105 kg |
Ahed Joughili |
Mohammed Jassim |
Bakhyt Akhmetov |
| +105 kg |
Hossein Rezazadeh |
Jaber Saeed Salem |
Andrey Martemyanov |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Wang Mingjuan |
Pensiri Laosirikul |
Thongyim Bunphithak |
| 53 kg |
Li Ping |
Junpim Kuntatean |
Yu Weili |
| 58 kg |
Chen Yanqing |
Wandee Kameaim |
Pak Hyon-suk |
| 63 kg |
Pawina Thongsuk |
Ouyang Xiaofang |
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| 69 kg |
Liu Haixia |
Yar Thet Pan |
Kim Mi-kyung |
| 75 kg |
Cao Lei |
Kim Soon-hee |
Sinta Darmariani |
| +75 kg |
Mu Shuangshuang |
Jang Mi-ran |
Annipa Moontar |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Participating nations
A total of 173 athletes from 34 nations competed in weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games:
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