Weightlifting at the 1986 Asian Games
| Weightlifting at the 1986 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium |
| Dates | 21 September – 1 October |
| Competitors | 63 from 11 nations |
Weightlifting was contested from September 21 to October 1, 1986, at the 1986 Asian Games in Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea. The competition included only men's events for ten different weight categories. China topped the medal table with five gold medals, South Korea won three while Japan and Lebanon each won one gold medal.
Medalists[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
He Zhuoqiang China
|
Kazushito Manabe Japan
|
Gurunathan Muthuswamy India
|
| 56 kg |
He Yingqiang China
|
Zeng Guoqiang China
|
Dirdja Wihardja Indonesia
|
| 60 kg |
Lai Runming China
|
Yosuke Muraki Japan
|
Lee Myung-soo South Korea
|
| 67.5 kg |
Yao Jingyuan China
|
Lin Xiangkui China
|
Kim Ki-woong South Korea
|
| 75 kg |
Cai Yanshu China
|
Liao Jiguang China
|
Yasushige Sasaki Japan
|
| 82.5 kg |
Ryoji Isaoka Japan
|
Saleh Mohammed Iraq
|
Khaled Moukaled Lebanon
|
| 90 kg |
Chun Byung-kook South Korea
|
Atallah Mohammed Iraq
|
Darab Riahi Iran
|
| 100 kg |
Hwang Woo-won South Korea
|
Gu Yining China
|
Nobutaka Tomatsu Japan
|
| 110 kg |
Issam El-Homsi Lebanon
|
Kang Byung-shik South Korea
|
Mahmoud Ghayeb Iraq
|
| +110 kg |
Lee Min-woo South Korea
|
Abdullah Issa Iraq
|
Mehdi Rezvani Iran
|
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Participating nations[edit]
A total of 63 athletes from 11 nations competed in weightlifting at the 1986 Asian Games:
