Asian Weightlifting Championships

The Asian Weightlifting Championships is a weightlifting championship. It was organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation for competitors from the Asian countries. It has been held since 1969 for men and 1988 for women. In 2008, the championships provided the official qualification for Asian competitors in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Championships

Year Edition Host Events M W 1957 1 Tehran, Iran 7 1964 2 Tokyo, Japan 7 1965 3 Tehran, Iran 7 1971 4 Manila, Philippines 36 1973 5 Bangkok, Thailand 27 1974 6 Tehran, Iran 27 1975 7 Tel Aviv, Israel 27 1976 8 Bangkok, Thailand 27 1977 9 Baghdad, Iraq 30 1978 10 Bangkok, Thailand 30 1979 11 Tokyo, Japan 30 1980 12 Seoul, South Korea 30 1981 13 Nagoya, Japan 30 1982 14 New Delhi, India 30 1983 15 Damascus, Syria 30 1984 16 Tabriz, Iran 30 1985 17 Jiangxi, China 30 1986 18 Seoul, South Korea 30 1987 19 Ageo, Japan 30 1988 20 Shilong, China 30 1 Jakarta, Indonesia 27 1989 21 Tehran, Iran 30 2 Shanghai, China 27 1990 22 3 Beijing, China 57 1991 23 Kamisu, Japan 30 4 Manado, Indonesia 27 1992 24 Fuzhou, China 30 5 Chiang Mai, Thailand 27 1993 25 Tabriz, Iran 30 6 Shilong, China 27 1994 26 7 Hiroshima, Japan 57 1995 27 8 Busan, South Korea 57 1996 28 9 Yachiyo, Japan 57 1997 29 10 Yangzhou, China 57 1998 30 11 Bangkok, Thailand 45

Year Edition Host Events M W 1999 31 12 Wuhan, China 45 2000 32 13 Osaka, Japan 45 2001 33 14 Jeonju, South Korea 45 2002 34 15 Busan, South Korea 45 2003 35 16 Qinhuangdao, China 45 2004 36 17 Almaty, Kazakhstan 45 2005 37 18 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 45 2007 38 19 Tai'an, China 45 2008 39 20 Kanazawa, Japan 45 2009 40 21 Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan 45 2010 41 22 Guangzhou, China 45 2011 42 23 Tongling, China 45 2012 43 24 Pyeongtaek, South Korea 45 2013 44 25 Astana, Kazakhstan 45 2015 45 26 Phuket, Thailand 45 2016 46 27 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 45 2017 47 28 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 48 2019 48 29 Ningbo, China 60 2020 49 30 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 60

All time medal table (2003 - 2021 exclude 2010)

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	114	46	19	179
2	Iran (IRI)	23	22	15	60
3	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	15	16	33	64
4	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	12	17	14	43
5	North Korea (PRK)	10	27	18	55
6	South Korea (KOR)	9	12	14	35
7	Thailand (THA)	8	19	21	48
8	Vietnam (VIE)	6	15	9	30
9	Uzbekistan (UZB)	6	8	12	26
10	Philippines (PHI)	3	3	3	9
11	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	3	3	2	8
12	Macau (MAC)	3	0	0	3
13	Qatar (QAT)	2	5	0	7
14	Japan (JPN)	2	1	16	19
15	Indonesia (INA)	1	8	12	21
16	India (IND)	1	6	11	18
17	Syria (SYR)	1	3	1	5
18	Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	1	4
19	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	1	1	2	4
20	Turkmenistan (TKM)	0	4	9	13
21	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	2	3
	Myanmar (MYA)	0	1	2	3
23	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	0	1
24	Iraq (IRQ)	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		221	221	217	659

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	302	133	56	491
2	Iran (IRI)	65	57	43	165
3	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	43	44	78	165
4	North Korea (PRK)	36	70	56	162
5	Thailand (THA)	31	60	60	151
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	30	47	37	114
7	South Korea (KOR)	22	32	42	96
8	Vietnam (VIE)	15	39	32	86
9	Uzbekistan (UZB)	14	22	29	65
10	Qatar (QAT)	8	12	1	21
11	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	7	11	8	26
12	Macau (MAC)	7	0	4	11
13	Japan (JPN)	5	6	30	41
14	Philippines (PHI)	5	5	5	15
15	Indonesia (INA)	3	24	34	61
16	Syria (SYR)	3	6	6	15
17	Mongolia (MGL)	3	3	3	9
18	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	3	0	5	8
19	Turkmenistan (TKM)	1	6	19	26
20	India (IND)	0	15	35	50
21	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	3	5	8
	Myanmar (MYA)	0	3	5	8
23	Malaysia (MAS)	0	3	1	4
24	Iraq (IRQ)	0	2	3	5
25	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (25 entries)		603	603	598	1,804

Other websites

• Official AWF website
• Weightlifting Database