The weightlifting competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul consisted of ten weight classes, all for men only.
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium |
| Dates | 18–29 September 1988 |
| Competitors | 226 from 62 nations |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | Chun Byung-Kwan South Korea | He Zhuoqiang China |
| 56 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union 1 | He Yingqiang China | Liu Shoubin China |
| 60 kg | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | Ye Huanming China |
| 67.5 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany 2 | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | Li Jinhe China |
| 75 kg | Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria |
| 82.5 kg | Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union | István Messzi Hungary | Lee Hyung-kun South Korea |
| 90 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union | Sławomir Zawada Poland |
| 100 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | Nicu Vlad Romania 3 | Peter Immesberger West Germany |
| 110 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | József Jacsó Hungary | Ronny Weller East Germany |
| +110 kg | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | Martin Zawieja West Germany |
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.
3 Andor Szanyi of Hungary originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for stanozolol.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
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