Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprises a total of 120 weightlifters coming from different nations; each is permitted to enter a maximum of three weightlifters per gender, and a maximum of one per weight category.[1][2]

Qualification system edit

Each of the ten bodyweight categories consists of twelve weightlifters coming from different NOCs. These qualification spots are distributed to the following criteria below:[2]

  • IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking (as of April 28, 2024) – The ten highest-ranked weightlifters (by name and NOC) will obtain a quota place for their respective NOC and bodyweight category through the biennial IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking list (running from August 1, 2022, to April 28, 2024). If a weightlifter ranks in the top ten of the OQR for more than one weight category, the NOC involved must declare to the IWF which weightlifting event will he or she compete at the Games by May 10, 2024. If the NOC contains more than three athletes per gender across different weight categories in the top 10 of the OQR, the NOC must declare to the IWF which athletes they decide will be allocated the Olympic quota places.[2]
  • IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking (as of April 28, 2024) – To achieve the widest possible representation across the IWF-recognized continental federations (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania), a single quota place is distributed to the highest-ranked eligible weightlifter, representing the NOC whose continent lies outside the top ten of his or her respective bodyweight category.[2]
  • Host nation – As the host country, France reserves two men and two women quota places across the different bodyweight categories. If less than two French weightlifters, whether male or female, qualify regularly and directly through the OQR, they may add more eligible athletes of their choice to attain the maximum guaranteed quota places, respecting the three-member limit per NOC.[2]
  • Universality places – Six invitational places (three per gender) will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their weightlifters compete in Paris 2024 as granted by the Universality principle.[2]

The quota places obtained by the ranking list (including continental places) and the Tripartite Commission (or Universality Invitation) are awarded to the specific weightlifter by name. Those for the host nation are distributed to the NOC which could allocate them among the various weight classes. If French weightlifters qualify through the ranking list, the number of host nation places would decrease (that is, the host places would only be used if France enters fewer than three men and three women, and only so many as needed to bring France up to those numbers would be used). Unused host places would be awarded through the IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking list.[1]

To be eligible for Paris 2024, all weightlifters must compete at the 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, and in three or more qualifying tournaments as listed in the timeline section. Apart from two compulsory events, the host country France and those eligible for the Universality invitational places may compete in a minimum of two qualifying tournaments.[3]

Each NOC is permitted to enter one weightlifter per bodyweight category and three per gender across all weight classes. The maximum number of athletes per NOC across all weight classes could also be limited because of the consequences wreaked by the anti-doping violations. Breaching an obligation under the IWF Anti-Doping Rule, failing to comply with any directives or requests on anti-doping matters issued by IWF, or committing three or more anti-doping violations sanctioned by IWF throughout the qualification calendar would forfeit some or all quota places obtained by any NOC at the Games.[1]

Timeline edit

Event Date Venue
2022 World Championships December 5–16, 2022   Bogotá, Colombia
2023 Pan American Championships March 25 – April 2, 2023   Bariloche, Argentina
2023 European Championships April 15–23, 2023   Yerevan, Armenia
2023 Asian Championships May 5–13, 2023   Jinju, South Korea
2023 African Championships May 11–20, 2023   Tunis, Tunisia
2023 IWF Grand Prix #1 June 8–18, 2023   Havana, Cuba
2023 World Championships* September 2–17, 2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2023 Pacific Games November 20–24, 2023   Honiara, Solomon Islands
2023 IWF Grand Prix #2 December 2–12, 2023   Doha, Qatar
2024 African Championships February 2–10, 2024   Ismailia, Egypt
2024 Asian Championships February 3–10, 2024   Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2024 European Championships February 12–20, 2024   Sofia, Bulgaria
2024 Oceania Championships February 21–25, 2024   Auckland, New Zealand
2024 Pan American Championships February 23–29, 2024   Caracas, Venezuela
2024 IWF World Cup* March 31–April 11, 2024   Phuket, Thailand
* Compulsory event – all weightlifters must compete in the event to acquire eligibility for Paris 2024

Qualification summary edit

Nation Men Women Total
61 kg 73 kg 89 kg 102 kg +102 kg 49 kg 59 kg 71 kg 81 kg +81 kg
  Algeria   1
  Armenia       3
  Australia       3
  Bahrain     2
  Belgium   1
  Brazil   1
  Bulgaria       3
  Canada   1
  China         6[a]
  Chinese Taipei       3
  Colombia         4
  Cuba   1
  Dominican Republic       3
  Ecuador       3
  Egypt           5
  France     4[b]
  Georgia       3
  Great Britain   1
  India   1
  Individual Neutral Athletes       3
  Indonesia       3
  Iran     2
  Iraq   1
  Italy     2
  Japan       3
  Latvia   1
  Madagascar   1
  Marshall Islands   1
  Malaysia   1
  Mexico   1
  Moldova   1
  New Zealand   1
  Nigeria   1
  Norway   1
  Papua New Guinea   1
  Philippines       3
  Qatar   1
  Romania     2
  Refugee Olympic Team     2
  Samoa     2
  South Korea           5
  Syria   1
  Thailand         4
  Tunisia   1
  Turkey   1
  Turkmenistan   1
  Ukraine   1
  United States           5
  Uzbekistan   1
  Venezuela           5
  Vietnam   1
Total: 49 NOCs 11 10 10 12 11 10 11 10 9 11 108

Men's events edit

61 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   China Li Fabin
  United States Hampton Morris
  Italy Sergio Massidda
  Indonesia Eko Yuli Irawan
  Philippines John Ceniza
  Thailand Theerapong Silachai
  Georgia Shota Mishvelidze
  Malaysia Aniq Kasdan
  Vietnam Trịnh Văn Vinh
  Bulgaria Ivan Dimov
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   Papua New Guinea Morea Baru
Host country or Universality place 1
Total 12

73 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   Indonesia Rizki Juniansyah
  Japan Masanori Miyamoto
  Thailand Weeraphon Wichuma
  Bulgaria Bozhidar Andreev
  South Korea Bak Joo-hyo
  Latvia Ritvars Suharevs
  Turkey Muhammed Furkan Özbek
  Venezuela Julio Mayora
  Colombia Luis Javier Mosquera
 
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   Tunisia Karem Ben Hnia
Host country or Universality place 1
Total 12

89 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   Bulgaria Karlos May Nasar
  Colombia Yeison López
  Venezuela Keydomar Vallenilla
  Iran Mirmostafa Javadi
  Egypt Karim Abokahla
  Italy Antonino Pizzolato
  Moldova Marin Robu
  Armenia Andranik Karapetyan
  South Korea Yu Dong-ju
 
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   Australia Kyle Bruce
Host country or Universality place 1
Total 12

102 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   China Liu Huanhua
  Armenia Garik Karapetyan
  Qatar Fares El-Bakh
  Uzbekistan Akbar Djuraev[c]
  Individual Neutral Athletes Yauheni Tsikhantsou
  South Korea Jang Yeon-hak
  Bahrain Lesman Paredes
  Turkmenistan Döwranbek Hasanbaýew
  Georgia Irakli Chkheidze
  Samoa Don Opeloge
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   United States Wesley Kitts
Host country or Universality place 1
Invitational Place 1   Refugee Olympic Team Ramiro Mora Romero
Total 13

+102 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   Georgia Lasha Talakhadze
  Bahrain Gor Minasyan
  Armenia Varazdat Lalayan
  Iran Ali Davoudi
  Syria Man Asaad
  Individual Neutral Athletes Eduard Ziaziulin
  Egypt Abdelrahman El-Sayed
  Iraq Ali Rubaiawi
  Algeria Walid Bidani
  Japan Eishiro Murakami
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   New Zealand David Liti
Host country or Universality place 1
Total 12

Women's events edit

49 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   India Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
  Thailand Surodchana Khambao
  United States Jourdan Delacruz
  Romania Mihaela Cambei
  Japan Rira Suzuki
  Belgium Nina Sterckx
  Venezuela Katherin Echandia
  Chinese Taipei Fang Wan-ling
  Dominican Republic Beatriz Pirón
 
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   Madagascar Rosina Randafiarison
Host country or Universality place 1  
Total 12

59 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   China Luo Shifang
  Ukraine Kamila Konotop
  Canada Maude Charron
  Colombia Yenny Álvarez
  Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun
  Venezuela Anyelin Venegas
  Philippines Elreen Ando
  Nigeria Rafiatu Lawal
  France Dora Tchakounté
  Mexico Janeth Gómez
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   Marshall Islands Mattie Sasser
Host country or Universality place 1
Total 12

71 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   United States Olivia Reeves
  Ecuador Angie Palacios
  Romania Loredana Toma
  Philippines Vanessa Sarno
  Egypt Neama Said
  Chinese Taipei Chen Wen-huei
  Colombia Mari Sánchez
  Individual Neutral Athletes Siuzanna Valodzka
  France Marie Fegue[d]
 
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1   Australia Jacqueline Nichele
Host country or Universality place 1
Total 12

81 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   Ecuador Neisi Dajomes
  Egypt Sara Ahmed
  Norway Solfrid Koanda [e]
  Australia Eileen Cikamatana
  South Korea Kim Su-hyeon
  Cuba Ayamey Medina
  Brazil Laura Amaro
  Dominican Republic Yudelina Mejía
 
 
Quota Reallocated 1  
Host country or Universality place 1
Invitational Place 1   Refugee Olympic Team Yekta Jamali
Total 13

+81 kg edit

Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10   China Li Wenwen
  South Korea Park Hye-jeong
  Great Britain Emily Campbell
  Thailand Duangaksorn Chaidee
  United States Mary Theisen-Lappen
  Ecuador Lisseth Ayoví
  Egypt Halima Abbas
  Venezuela Naryury Pérez
  Samoa Iuniarra Sipaia
  Dominican Republic Crismery Santana
Quota Reallocated 1   Indonesia Nurul Akmal
Host country or Universality place 1
Total 12

Notes edit

  1. ^ 1 category of men and 1 category of women are still yet to be decided.
  2. ^ Due to their "Host country" places, which allows up to 4 participants (two women and two men).
  3. ^ He has also qualified in +102kg, but has announced to race in 102kg.
  4. ^ She has also qualified in the 81 kg.
  5. ^ She has also qualified in +81kg but has announced to race in 81kg

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Weightlifting" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Meng, Licheng (21 December 2022). "How to qualify for weightlifting at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (5 December 2022). "IWF reveals dates and details for Paris 2024 weightlifting qualifying". Inside the Games. Retrieved 27 December 2022.