Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in 1920.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Turkey (TUR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  North Korea (PRK) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Participating nations
A total of 236 weightlifters from 77 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:
See also
References
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