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 |
Contents
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.