Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.
Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre |
Dates | 16 - 26 September 2000 |
Competitors | 246 from 76 nations |
Medal summaryEdit
Men's competitionEdit
Women's competitionEdit
Women's weightlifting was included as a medal sport for the first time in Sydney 2000[1]
NotesEdit
- a Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[2]
- b Sevdalin Minchev of Bulgaria originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[2]
- c Ashot Danielyan of Armenia originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for stanozolol.[3]
- d Izabela Dragneva of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified after testing positive for furosemide.[2]
Participating nationsEdit
A total number of 261 weightlifters from 73 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
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Medal tableEdit
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
19 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Ola Rio 2016".
- ^ a b c "Bulgarian lifters sent home". BBC Sport. 22 September 2000.
- ^ "Two more fail drug tests". BBC Sport. 1 October 2000.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 August 2008.