Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games includes 260 athletes. Each competing nation is allowed to enter a maximum of 10 competitors, 6 men and 4 women.[1] 2014 and 2015 World Weightlifting Championships are the main qualifying events for the 2016 Olympic games. NOCs achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. One continental qualification event is held for each continent in 2016. Only NOCs which have not gained quota places in the Main Qualification Events may obtain quota places.[1]

On November 19, 2015, the International Weightlifting Federation banned Bulgaria from competing at the Rio Olympics due to doping, and took one Olympic entry place from Romania and Uzbekistan because of "multiple positive cases" of doping.[2][3]

On 22 June 2016, the International Weightlifting Federation announced that a number of countries would lose quota places in weightlifting at the Games because of doping violations. IWF then went on to state that if the testing of 'B' samples confirmed any country had three or more violations in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic retesting programme, that country would be suspended from international weightlifting for one year, and would thereby be excluded from the Games in Rio, alongside the already suspended Bulgaria.

IWF clarified that after retesting of 'A' samples from 2008 and 2012 that the three countries therefore scheduled for suspension were Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus. Russia is appealing this decision also to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 6 July 2016. In addition, quota places have been removed from Azerbaijan (2),Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), Moldova (2), North Korea (2), Russia (2), Romania (1) and Uzbekistan (1).[4]

Summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
 Albania11***2
 Algeria112
 American Samoa11
 Argentina11
 Armenia527
 Australia112
 Austria11
 Belarus5**38
 Belgium1***1
 Brazil325
 Cameroon112
 Canada112
 Chile112
 China6410
 Colombia549
 Cook Islands11
 Croatia1***1
 Cuba112
 Cyprus11
 Czech Republic11
 Dominican Republic123
 Ecuador123
 El Salvador11
 Estonia11
 Egypt639
 Fiji112
 Finland112
 France415
 Georgia31***4
 Germany415
 Ghana11
 Great Britain112
 Greece11
 Guatemala11
 Haiti11
 Honduras11
 Hungary11
 India112
 Indonesia527
 Iran55
 Iraq11
 Israel11
 Italy112
 Japan347
 Kazakhstan5**3**8
 Kenya11
 Kiribati11
 Kyrgyzstan112
 Latvia112
 Lithuania11
 Madagascar11
 Malaysia11
 Malta11
 Marshall Islands11
 Mauritius11
 Mexico134
 Moldova2**1***3
 Mongolia1***12
 Morocco112
 Nauru11
 New Zealand112
 Nicaragua11
 Nigeria11
 North Korea5**3**8
 Papua New Guinea11
 Peru112
 Philippines112
 Poland415
 Puerto Rico11
 Qatar11
 Romania2*24
 Samoa112
 Saudi Arabia11
 Serbia1***1
 Seychelles11
 Slovakia11
 Solomon Islands11
 South Korea437
 Spain314
 Sri Lanka11
 Sweden11
 Syria11
 Chinese Taipei347
 Thailand549
 Tunisia112
 Turkey134
 Turkmenistan112
 Ukraine448
 United Arab Emirates11
 United States134
 Uruguay11
 Uzbekistan50*5
 Venezuela134
 Vietnam314
Total: 94 NOCs156104260

* The International Olympic Committee and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) have decided to remove one quota place from Romania (men) and Uzbekistan (women) due to "multiple positive cases" of doping.
** On June 22, 2016, IWF further removed 11 quotas from 6 NOCs[4]:

*** On July 29, 2016, the IWF banned the entire Russian team (which had quota for eight athletes; five men and three women). The IWF then reallocated the quota as follows:[5]

Timeline

EventDateVenue
2014 World ChampionshipsNovember 8–16, 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan
2015 World ChampionshipsNovember 20–28, 2015 Houston, United States
2016 European ChampionshipsApril 10–16, 2016 Førde, Norway
2016 Asian ChampionshipsApril 22–30, 2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2016 African ChampionshipsMay 8–13, 2016 Yaoundé, Cameroon
2016 Oceania ChampionshipsMay 24–28, 2016 Suva, Fiji
2016 Pan American ChampionshipsJune 7–11, 2016 Cartagena, Colombia
Olympic Qualification Ranking ListJune 20, 2016
Tripartite Commission InvitationsJune 2016
Individual ranking events
EventDateVenue
2014 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24–31, 2014 Glasgow, Great Britain
2014 IWF Grand Prix – President's Cup[6]September 5–8, 2014 Noyabrsk, Russia
2014 Asian GamesSeptember 20–26, 2014 Incheon, South Korea
2015 IWF Junior World Championships[7]June 6–13, 2015 Wrocław, Poland
2015 Pacific GamesJuly 5–8, 2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
2015 Pan American GamesJuly 11–15, 2015 Toronto, Canada
2015 African GamesSeptember 7–9, 2015 Brazzaville, Congo
2015 IWF Grand Prix[8]September 21–23, 2015 Fuzhou, China
2015 IWF Grand Prix – President's CupDecember 12–13, 2015 Grozny, Russia
2016 IWF Grand Prix – President's CupMarch 18–20, 2016 Kazan, Russia
2016 IWF Grand Prix – Fajr CupMay 31 – June 2, 2016 Tehran, Iran

Men

Note: In the 2015 Qualification ranking, the IWF deleted Bulgaria (BUL) from the ranking list and recalculated all scores accordingly (i.e. as if Bulgarian athletes had not competed). If the same changes are made to the 2014 ranking, point scores were changed and ranking places were altered.

World Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 6 athletes
  • Teams 7th–12th: 5 athletes
  • Teams 13th–18th: 4 athletes
  • Teams 19th–24th: 3 athletes[9]
RankQuotaNOCYearCategorySubtotalTotal
566269778594105+105
16 Russia20142225+22212328+0141286
2015252228+23025+220145
26 China201423+22232828212022146248
201525+0282821+000102
36 Belarus2014202220+1922+1621124246
20152017102028+01621122
46 Kazakhstan201420162328+252812+8140228
201501328+1900+02888
56 Egypt2014192520+181523+17122214
201582513+918918+092
66 North Korea2014282823+1725+21142213
20152821+0220+071
75 Indonesia20141325+2120+14140107201
201517+1522+1416+100394
85 Colombia201416+1522+0100+0871190
201521+1825+23119+021119
95 Armenia201492112+7131913+087188
20151523+02123+19101
105 Uzbekistan201401523+1425+1514106184
2015718+11618+17778
115 Iran20141418+028+521+1325119180
2015200252201261
125 Thailand201418+617+113+00964167
201520+1910+6920+1816103
134 Poland2014619+020+910+973159
20151325+2020+08+086
144 Moldova20141218+901915171798158
2015311+01217+017+060
154 Germany2014513+61210+819+068150
20156+515+715+1120+1482
164 Ukraine2014018+0018+541136
20152223+141913+495
174 South Korea201411181018+764136
20151701115+017+12072
184 France201419+017+11855120
201518+016+129+8265
193 Georgia20147054+02036109
2015051110+328+1673
203 Romania201412+611130104
2015015+412+821+1474
213 Vietnam201425+2130049101
201523+12120552
223 Spain20145312+816+150+05993
201516+008+04+0634
233 Chinese Taipei201419+1086+0615091
201593+0702241
243 Japan20148+40+091+0153790
20151119+03+012+8053
25 United States20141348+0123+074789
2015014+03+115+0942
26 Turkey20145+000051085
20158+518+1623+20575
27 Hungary201415000+012164367
2015000131124
28 Venezuela201400017001766
201513+10+014071449
29 Lithuania2014023+1403+04060
20154+010+06+0020
30 Saudi Arabia201417+016+110+0014555
201505+04+110
31 Azerbaijan2014310132652
2015000+019+07+026
32 Italy201401431750
2015141933
33 Albania201400+04+06+31348
2015191635
34 Estonia20140022+02247
20152525
35 Mexico201447
201513920+0547
36 Cuba201410+972646
20156100420
37 Turkmenistan201404+22111943
2015000+07+001724
38 Latvia2014161639
20152323
39 Israel2014941332
201513619
40 Greece20140116+1022929
2015
41 Czech Republic201400+0028
201503015+1028
42 Tunisia201423
20150212+023
43 Canada201400111123
201508+22012
44 Ecuador201402+00+06823
201510000515
45 Philippines201422
20152222
46 Slovakia20147+011+202020
2015
47 India20142205+00917
20157+1000+08
48 Austria2014141414
201500
49 Malaysia20141131414
2015
50 Belgium20147713
201566
51 Algeria201404004088
2015
52 Kyrgyzstan201407077
201500
53 Finland201400225
20151+023
54 Great Britain201400004
2015044
55 Fiji20144
201544
56 Nauru20143
201533
57 Mongolia2014002
20152000+02
58 Chile2014111
2015000
59 Croatia20140001
2015101
60 Libya2014111
2015
61 Kiribati20141
201511
62 Norway20141
201511
 American Samoa20140
201500
 Argentina2014000
2015
 Cyprus2014000
201500
 Denmark2014000
2015000
 Dominican Republic20140
201500
 El Salvador20140
201500
 Federated States of Micronesia20140
201500
 Ghana20140
2015000
 Ireland20140000
201500
 Kosovo20140
201500
 Marshall Islands20140
201500
 New Zealand20140
201500
 Palau20140
201500
 Papua New Guinea20140
201500
 Sri Lanka20140
20150000
 Switzerland20140
201500
 Uganda2014000
201500

European Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Turkey25+2328+2528+252525156
21 Italy28+212022+0202814139
31 Czech Republic19+181723172025+22127
41 Hungary172318161423+1223120
51 Great Britain1622192320+1618118
61 Finland22+1922+1819+01113113
71 Slovakia20211919+1717113
8 Lithuania1728+2222+21110
9 Greece19212515189107
10 Israel181720+14020+14103
11 Albania21002323+2188
12 Norway2001216+1315+1086
13 Croatia15219819+880
14 Latvia28182874
15 Ireland15+1311+1010+968
16 Denmark18131546
17 Estonia2828
18 Austria2525
19 Belgium2222
20 Serbia2121
21 Kosovo1717
22 Malta1616
23 Sweden01616
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina88
25 Cyprus000

Asian Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Iraq28+2522+2128+20250149
21 Malaysia23+1822+182525+2223140
31 Kyrgyzstan28+1819+171928023135
41 Syria14202228+2525134
51 India2016202325+222321134
61 Turkmenistan21171823+02028+20130
71 Saudi Arabia2123+1723+02121+0126
8 Sri Lanka22+191919+0211922122
9 Mongolia2520+131416+016+15106
10 Philippines28+1715+101517102
11 Tajikistan161116+13151889
12 Jordan0181937
13 Afghanistan1202133
14 Qatar2828
15 United Arab Emirates901423
16 Pakistan2222
17 Nepal1212
18 Yemen000

African Championships

  • Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Tunisia282128+2528+252325159
21 Algeria2228+2528+02528+25159
31 Cameroon252323+22023+2228144
41 Morocco2319222121202323133
51 Ghana181922+202122122
6 Kenya21+20201980
7 Madagascar252853
8 Equatorial Guinea191837
9 Uganda2323
10 Seychelles2020

Oceania Championships

  • Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Samoa25232528+2325+2023149
21 Australia28+2223+2125+02125144
31 New Zealand2321282123+2222+21139
41 Kiribati222022252028137
51 Fiji28+2323020+182018132
6 Nauru2521+191919+1728131
7 American Samoa22192061
8 Solomon Islands22181959
9 Tuvalu21+201758
10 Papua New Guinea282856
11 Federated States of Micronesia2525
12 Marshall Islands2222
13 Tonga1919
14 Guam1818
15 Palau00

Pan American Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
566269778594105+105
11 Cuba222828+252520+19148
21 Ecuador20+172523212328+23143
31 Mexico2825280201821+19141
41 United States021202825+2225141
51 Dominican Republic2521+1920+15221722129
61 Peru21+192223+201521+15126
71 Canada19+01623+1922+1718118
8 Venezuela00+02521232820117
9 Chile18+16232122+141614116
10 Guatemala231818+1717+151216109
11 Puerto Rico1522191816+1316106
12 Costa Rica1412+111411+01577
13 Honduras131831
14 El Salvador28+028
15 Haiti2020
16 Argentina1919
17 Uruguay1717
18 Guyana1313

Women

In the 2015 Qualification ranking, the IWF eliminated Bulgaria (BUL) from the ranking list and recalculated all scores accordingly, as if Bulgarian athletes had not been present at all. If the same changes are made to the 2014 ranking, point scores will change and ranking places may be altered.

World Championships

  • Teams 1st–9th: 4 athletes
  • Teams 10th–16th: 3 athletes
  • Teams 17th–21st: 2 athletes[10]
RankQuotaNOCYearCategorySubtotalTotal
485358636975+75
14 China201428232828232525109221
201528252528282825112
24 Russia20141425+16202828+21102201
20152522+2323+212899
34 North Korea2014023+192823+093186
201522+202321252393
44 Kazakhstan201402820+125+192194183
2015202125+162221+1889
54 Thailand2014232225+232123+2294180
20151422+2121192286
64 Chinese Taipei20142521+13221684176
2015212823+16201292
74 Colombia201420+1522+2015212083157
20151017+1220181974
84 Japan201410+018+171881770134
201523131810+764
94 Ukraine201417211217+9121873132
2015918122281159
103 South Korea201419+12125161966129
201519+41041519+1063
113 Belarus20143318+1222+141569125
2015[BLR]17+192056
123 Egypt20141411141120+1563112
20150820416+549
133 Venezuela2014217+80131653111
201515+915115+1358
143 United States201416+47101313+652109
201539101820+357
153 Mexico2014615310144598
201513+10165+814853
163 Turkey201425+0106+04+04496
201518+614+11352
172 Dominican Republic201420+91604590
20151501711+243
182 Ecuador201421013123790
2015191413+67+253
192 Armenia2014168+017114284
20150111271242
202 Indonesia20142211474482
2015168+21238
212 Romania201419+6103578
201571271743
22 France201414321923876
201511+8217038
23 Italy20142199119315075
20155151425
24 India20141516+052774
201517+1271147
25 Poland2014716208+43567
2015012+8390+032
26 Azerbaijan201419+001960
2015281341
27 Spain201487008224558
20150400913
28 Uzbekistan20145+00501056
201519+5715546
29 Great Britain20140+01091949
201517+13030
30 Canada20144717+124044
20150044
31 Mongolia20140+018+22041
20150+00018321
32 Germany201413711+703840
2015202
33 Chile201414+21632
20151616
34 Australia20148+00049+52630
2015300+0104
35 Moldova2014181828
20151010
36 Norway2014151526
20151111
37 Nigeria201424
201515924
38 Vietnam201424
20152424
39 Philippines201423
20152323
40 Latvia20145521
20151616
41 Sweden201421
201569621
42 Albania20141801818
2015
43 Mauritius201413417
201513013
44 Georgia201414
201501414
45 Puerto Rico2014131313
2015
46 Kyrgyzstan2014111112
20151
47 Greece20144+0410
201566
48 Hungary201400+01677
2015
49 Papua New Guinea20146
201566
50 South Africa20146
201566
51 Czech Republic20140555
2015
52 Finland201400335
20150022
53 Lebanon2014005
201555
54 Cuba20144
2015044
55 Tunisia20144
201544
56 Solomon Islands20143
201533
57 New Zealand20141
2015011
58 Seychelles20140
201511
 Netherlands2014000
2015
 Croatia20140000
2015
 United Arab Emirates2014000
2015
 Israel20140
201500
 Hong Kong20140
201500
 Nicaragua20140
2015000
 Uruguay20140
201500
 Denmark20140
2015000
 Marshall Islands20140
201500
 Iceland20140
2015000
 Ireland20140
20150+00
 Aruba20140
201500
 Cyprus20140
201500
 Belgium20140
201500
 Cook Islands20140
201500

European Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Great Britain19162125+232825101
21 Italy28+18212028211898
31 Poland25+022252223+095
41 France25+022282095
51 Germany2218+132223+192289
61 Spain232319+1720+161885
7 Sweden230231518+1379
8 Finland17181521+19201979
9 Azerbaijan2012281474
10 Hungary13121917+1621+1774
11 Greece21+15181569
12 Norway19+151317+1064
13 Czech Republic16+131620+0161465
14 Israel2011+01115+1258
15 Ireland1411+10715+1454
16 Denmark171251650
17 Albania222547
18 Iceland169+833
19 Croatia141731
20 Georgia2828
20 Latvia2828
22 Moldova2525
23 Belgium2121
24 Lithuania1414
25 Netherlands044
26 Estonia00

Asian Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Vietnam28+232328+02828112
20 * Uzbekistan2523231825+2028101
31 India25+22252525025100
41 Mongolia18+16202228+232396
51 Philippines1928+212391
61 Turkmenistan20161922+192283
7 United Arab Emirates151522151622+2181
8 Iraq171919201977
9 Kyrgyzstan211720+1718+161776
10 Bangladesh1818172073
11 Syria212142
12 Hong Kong2222
13 Jordan2121
13 Lebanon2121

African Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Nigeria232528+25282828112
21 Tunisia25+1928192525+0103
31 Cameroon22202822+2122+2194
41 Algeria212225+202593
5 Morocco212218+1721232087
6 Madagascar22+2020231985
7 Kenya1619232078
8 Mauritius28222373
9 Seychelles232144
10 Ghana2323

Oceania Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Australia2823+2228+2525+23106
21 Samoa2228+2128+2199
31 New Zealand28+232323+023222599
41 Fiji23222228+2501998
5 Solomon Islands21252501687
6 American Samoa1922+2061
7 Cook Islands2023+1760
8 Nauru2201840
9 Marshall Islands2828
10 Papua New Guinea2525
11 Tuvalu1818

Pan American Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete
RankQuotaNOCCategoryTotal
485358636975+75
11 Canada282828+2325109
21 Puerto Rico252817222128103
31 Chile252121+202825+23101
41 Cuba2222+212528222297
5 Argentina162325+192289
6 Peru231722+192119+1885
7 Guatemala211820+162020+1981
8 Panama19+18151317251880
9 Costa Rica15+1401723+192180
10 El Salvador23+19182080
11 Nicaragua200231861
12 Uruguay2020
13 Aruba1818

Notes

  • BLR Nastassia Novikava's 4th-place finish in the 58kg discipline during the 2015 IWF World Championships was invalidated due to a positive doping test.[11]

Individual qualification

Eight places for men and seven places for women are allocated based on the Olympic Qualification Ranking Lists. Individual quota places are allocated to the athletes, ranked in the top 15 places for men and the top 10 places for women in each bodyweight category, from NOCs which have not gained any quota place(s) through the Main or Continental Qualification Events.[1]

Men

Standings after Pan American Championships
No. Weight Name Record Meet Rank Note
1 94 kg  Aurimas Didžbalis (LTU) 399 2014 World Championships 4
2 56 kg  Nestor Colonia (PHI) 282 2015 World Championships 5
3 105 kg  Artūrs Plēsnieks (LAT) 405 2015 World Championships 5
4 +105 kg  Mart Seim (EST) 438 2015 World Championships 6
5 69 kg  Briken Calja (ALB) 326 2015 World Championships 10
6 94 kg  Rovshan Fatullayev (AZE) 355 2015 World Championships 12 [AZE]
7 62 kg  Jesús López (VEN) 284 2015 World Championships 14
8 85 kg  Antonis Martasidis (CYP) 355 2014 World Championships 15

Women

Standings after Pan American Championships
No. Weight Name Record Meet Rank Note
1 58 kg  Boyanka Kostova (AZE) 252 2015 World Championships 1 [AZE]
2 Did not allocate
3 Did not allocate
4 Did not allocate
5 Did not allocate
6 Did not allocate
7 Did not allocate

Notes:

  • AZE : Azerbaijan was stripped of a quota for men and women;[4] as the country does not have any quota for either gender as an NOC, no athlete is eligible for the Games.

Tripartite commission invitations

Men

No. Weight Name
1 62 kg  Edouard Joseph (HAI)
2 62 kg  Morea Baru (PNG)
3 62 kg  Rick Confiance (SEY)
4 85 kg  Kyle Micallef (MLT)
5 94 kg  Tanumafili Jungblut (ASA)
6 94 kg  Cristopher Pavón (HON)

Women

No. Weight Name
1 53 kg  Scarleth Mercado (NCA)
2 58 kg  Mathlynn Sasser (MHL)
3 63 kg  Elisa Ravololoniaina (MAD)
4 +75 kg  Luisa Peters (COK)

Reallocation of unused quota places

On June 23, 2016, the International Weightlifting Federation announced the re-allocation of 20 unused quota places.[12] On July 29, 2016, the IWF announced more re-allocation of unused quota places.[5]

Men

No. NOC
1  Austria
2  Chile
3  Greece
4  Guatemala
5  Israel
6  Kenya
7  Nauru
8  Qatar
9  Sri Lanka
10  Belgium
11  Croatia
12  El Salvador
13  Mongolia
14  Serbia

Women

No. NOC
1  Argentina
2  Finland
3  Kyrgyzstan
4  Latvia
5  Mauritius
6  Morocco
7  Peru
8  Solomon Islands
9  Sweden
10  United Arab Emirates
11  Uruguay
12  Albania
13  Georgia
14  Moldova

References

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