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]
* 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]
Event
Date
Venue
2014 World Championships
November 8–16, 2014
Almaty , Kasachstan
2015 World Championships
November 20–28, 2015
Houston , Vereinigte Staaten
2016 European Championships
April 10–16, 2016
Førde , Norwegen
2016 Asian Championships
April 22–30, 2016
Tashkent , Usbekistan
2016 African Championships
May 8–13, 2016
Yaoundé , Kamerun
2016 Oceania Championships
May 24–28, 2016
Suva , Fidschi
2016 Pan American Championships
June 7–11, 2016
Cartagena , Kolumbien
Olympic Qualification Ranking List
June 20, 2016
—
Tripartite Commission Invitations
June 2016
—
Individual ranking events
Event
Date
Venue
2014 Commonwealth Games
July 24–31, 2014
Glasgow , Great Britain
2014 IWF Grand Prix – President's Cup[ 6]
September 5–8, 2014
Noyabrsk , Russland
2014 Asian Games
September 20–26, 2014
Incheon , Südkorea
2015 IWF Junior World Championships[ 7]
June 6–13, 2015
Wrocław , Polen
2015 Pacific Games
July 5–8, 2015
Port Moresby , Papua-Neuguinea
2015 Pan American Games
July 11–15, 2015
Toronto , Kanada
2015 African Games
September 7–9, 2015
Brazzaville , Congo
2015 IWF Grand Prix[ 8]
September 21–23, 2015
Fuzhou , China
2015 IWF Grand Prix – President's Cup
December 12–13, 2015
Grozny , Russland
2016 IWF Grand Prix – President's Cup
March 18–20, 2016
Kazan , Russland
2016 IWF Grand Prix – Fajr Cup
May 31 – June 2, 2016
Tehran , Iran
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 [ edit ]
Teams 1st–6th: 6 athletes
Teams 7th–12th: 5 athletes
Teams 13th–18th: 4 athletes
Teams 19th–24th: 3 athletes[ 9]
Rank
Quota
NOC
Year
Kategorie
Subtotal
Total
56
62
69
77
85
94
105
+105
1
6
Russland
2014
22
25+22
21
23
28+0
141
286
2015
25
22
28+23
0
25+22
0
145
2
6
China
2014
23+22
23
28
28
21
20
22
146
248
2015
25+0
28
28
21+0
0
0
102
3
6
Weißrussland
2014
20
22
20+19
22+16
21
124
246
2015
20
17
10
20
28+0
16
21
122
4
6
Kasachstan
2014
20
16
23
28+25
28
12 +8
140
228
2015
0
13
28+19
0
0+0
28
88
5
6
Ägypten
2014
19
25
20+18
15
23+17
122
214
2015
8
25
13+9
18
9
18+0
92
6
6
North Korea
2014
28
28
23+17
25+21
142
213
2015
28
21+0
22
0+0
71
7
5
Indonesien
2014
13
25+21
20+14
14
0
107
201
2015
17+15
22+14
16+10
0
3
94
8
5
Kolumbien
2014
16+15
22+0
10
0+0
8
71
190
2015
21+18
25+23
11
9 +0
21
119
9
5
Armenien
2014
9
21
12+7
13
19
13+0
87
188
2015
15
23+0
21
23+19
101
10
5
Usbekistan
2014
0
15
23+14
25+15
14
106
184
2015
7
18+11
6
18+17
7
78
11
5
Iran
2014
14
18+0
28+5
21+13
25
119
180
2015
2
0
0
25
22
0
12
61
12
5
Thailand
2014
18+6
17+1
13+0
0
9
64
167
2015
20+19
10+6
9
20+18
16
103
13
4
Polen
2014
6
19+0
20+9
10+9
73
159
2015
13
25+20
20+0
8+0
86
14
4
Moldawien
2014
12
18+9
0
19
15
17
17
98
158
2015
3
11+0
12
17+0
17+0
60
15
4
Deutschland
2014
5
13+6
12
10+8
19+0
68
150
2015
6 +5
15+7
15+11
20+14
82
16
4
Ukraine
2014
0
18+0
0
18+5
41
136
2015
22
23+14
19
13+4
95
17
4
Südkorea
2014
11
18
10
18+7
64
136
2015
17
0
11
15+0
17+12
0
72
18
4
Frankreich
2014
19+0
17+11
8
55
120
2015
18+0
16+12
9+8
2
65
19
3
Georgien
2014
7
0
5
4+0
20
36
109
2015
0
5
11
10+3
28+16
73
20
3
Rumänien
2014
12+6
1
11
30
104
2015
0
15+4
12+8
21+14
74
21
3
Vietnam
2014
25+21
3
0
0
49
101
2015
23+12
12
0
5
52
22
3
Spanien
2014
5
3
12+8
16+15
0 +0
59
93
2015
16+0
0
8+0
4+0
6
34
23
3
Chinese Taipei
2014
19+10
8
6+0
6
1
50
91
2015
9
3+0
7
0
22
41
24
3
Japan
2014
8+4
0 +0
9
1+0
15
37
90
2015
11
19+0
3+0
12+8
0
53
25
Vereinigte Staaten
2014
13
4
8+0
12
3+0
7
47
89
2015
0
14+0
3+1
15+0
9
42
26
Türkei
2014
5+0
0
0
0
5
10
85
2015
8+5
18+16
23+2
0
5
75
27
Ungarn
2014
15
0
0
0+0
12
16
43
67
2015
0
0
0
13
11
24
28
Venezuela
2014
0
0
0
17
0
0
17
66
2015
13+1
0+0
14
0
7
14
49
29
Litauen
2014
0
23+14
0
3+0
40
60
2015
4+0
10+0
6+0
0
20
30
Saudi-Arabien
2014
17+0
16+11
0+0
0
1
45
55
2015
0
5+0
4+1
10
31
Aserbaidschan
2014
3
10
13
26
52
2015
0
0
0+0
19+0
7+0
26
32
Italien
2014
0
14
3
17
50
2015
14
19
33
33
Albanien
2014
0
0+0
4+0
6+3
13
48
2015
19
16
35
34
Estland
2014
0
0
22+0
22
47
2015
25
25
35
Mexiko
2014
47
2015
13
9
20+0
5
47
36
Cuba
2014
10+9
7
26
46
2015
6
10
0
4
20
37
Turkmenistan
2014
0
4+2
2
11
19
43
2015
0
0
0+0
7+0
0
17
24
38
Lettland
2014
16
16
39
2015
23
23
39
Israel
2014
9
4
13
32
2015
13
6
19
40
Griechenland
2014
0
1
16+10
2
29
29
2015
41
Tschechische Republik
2014
0
0+0
0
28
2015
0
3
0
15+10
28
42
Tunesien
2014
23
2015
0
21
2+0
23
43
Kanada
2014
0
0
11
11
23
2015
0
8+2
2
0
12
44
Ecuador
2014
0
2+0
0+0
6
8
23
2015
10
0
0
0
5
15
45
Philippinen
2014
22
2015
22
22
46
Slowakei
2014
7+0
11+2
0
20
20
2015
47
Indien
2014
2
2
0
5+0
0
9
17
2015
7+1
0
0
0+0
8
48
Österreich
2014
14
14
14
2015
0
0
49
Malaysia
2014
11
3
14
14
2015
50
Belgien
2014
7
7
13
2015
6
6
51
Algerien
2014
0
4
0
0
4
0
8
8
2015
52
Kirgisistan
2014
0
7
0
7
7
2015
0
0
53
Finnland
2014
0
0
2
2
5
2015
1+0
2
3
54
Great Britain
2014
0
0
0
0
4
2015
0
4
4
55
Fidschi
2014
4
2015
4
4
56
Nauru
2014
3
2015
3
3
57
Mongolei
2014
0
0
2
2015
2
0
0
0+0
2
58
Chile
2014
1
1
1
2015
0
0
0
59
Kroatien
2014
0
0
0
1
2015
1
0
1
60
Libyen
2014
1
1
1
2015
61
Kiribati
2014
1
2015
1
1
62
Norwegen
2014
1
2015
1
1
—
Amerikanisch-Samoa
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Argentinien
2014
0
0
0
2015
—
Zypern
2014
0
0
0
2015
0
0
—
Dänemark
2014
0
0
0
2015
0
0
0
—
Dominikanische Republik
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
El Salvador
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Federated States of Micronesia
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Ghana
2014
0
2015
0
0
0
—
Irland
2014
0
0
0
0
2015
0
0
—
Kosovo
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Marshallinseln
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Neuseeland
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Palau
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Papua-Neuguinea
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Sri Lanka
2014
0
2015
0
0
0
0
—
Schweiz
2014
0
2015
0
0
—
Uganda
2014
0
0
0
2015
0
0
European Championships [ edit ]
Asian Championships [ edit ]
African Championships [ edit ]
Oceania Championships [ edit ]
Pan American Championships [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Teams 1st–9th: 4 athletes
Teams 10th–16th: 3 athletes
Teams 17th–21st: 2 athletes[ 10]
Rank
Quota
NOC
Year
Kategorie
Subtotal
Total
48
53
58
63
69
75
+75
1
4
China
2014
28
23
28
28
23
25
25
109
221
2015
28
25
25
28
28
28
25
112
2
4
Russland
2014
-
-
14
25+16
20
28
28+21
102
201
2015
-
-
-
25
22 +23
23+21
28
99
3
4
North Korea
2014
-
-
0
23+19
28
23+0
-
93
186
2015
22+20
-
-
23
21
25
23
93
4
4
Kasachstan
2014
0
28
-
20+1
25+19
21
-
94
183
2015
-
20
-
21
25+16
22
21+18
89
5
4
Thailand
2014
23
22
25+23
21
-
-
23+22
94
180
2015
14
22+21
21
19
-
-
22
86
6
4
Chinese Taipei
2014
-
25
21+13
22
-
16
-
84
176
2015
21
28
23+16
20
-
12
-
92
7
4
Kolumbien
2014
-
20+15
22+20
15
21
20
-
83
157
2015
10
17+12
20
18
-
19
-
74
8
4
Japan
2014
10 +0
18+17
18
-
-
8
17
70
134
2015
23
13
18
10+7
-
-
-
64
9
4
Ukraine
2014
17
21
12
17+9
12
18
73
132
2015
9
18
1
22
2
8
11
59
10
3
Südkorea
2014
19+12
12
-
5
16
19
66
129
2015
19+4
10
4
-
-
15
19+10
63
11
3
Weißrussland
2014
3
-
3
18+12
22+14
15
69
125
2015
-
-
[BLR]
-
17+19
20
-
56
12
3
Ägypten
2014
-
14
11
14
11
-
20+15
63
112
2015
-
0
-
8
20
4
16+5
49
13
3
Venezuela
2014
-
2
17+8
0
-
13
16
53
111
2015
-
15+9
15
-
1
-
15+13
58
14
3
Vereinigte Staaten
2014
16+4
-
7
10
13
-
13+6
52
109
2015
3
-
9
-
10
18
20+3
57
15
3
Mexiko
2014
6
-
15
3
-
10
14
45
98
2015
-
-
13+10
16
5 +8
14
8
53
16
3
Türkei
2014
25+0
10
-
6 +0
4 +0
-
-
44
96
2015
18+6
14+11
-
3
-
-
-
52
17
2
Dominikanische Republik
2014
20+9
16
0
-
-
-
-
45
90
2015
15
0
17
-
-
11+2
-
43
18
2
Ecuador
2014
2
-
10
13
-
-
12
37
90
2015
-
-
19
-
14
13+6
7+2
53
19
2
Armenien
2014
1
6
-
8+0
17
11
42
84
2015
-
0
11
-
12
7
12
42
20
2
Indonesien
2014
22
11
-
-
4
-
7
44
82
2015
16
8+2
-
12
-
-
-
38
21
2
Rumänien
2014
-
-
19+6
-
-
-
10
35
78
2015
7
-
12
-
7
-
17
43
22
Frankreich
2014
14
3
2
-
-
19
2
38
76
2015
11+8
-
2
-
-
17
0
38
23
Italien
2014
21
9
9
11
9
3
1
50
75
2015
5
1
5
14
-
-
-
25
24
Indien
2014
15
1
-
6+0
-
5
-
27
74
2015
17+12
7
-
11
-
-
-
47
25
Polen
2014
7
-
16
2
0
-
8+4
35
67
2015
-
0
12+8
-
3
9
0 +0
32
26
Aserbaidschan
2014
-
19+0
-
0
-
-
-
19
60
2015
-
-
28
-
13
-
-
41
27
Spanien
2014
8
7
0
0
8
22
-
45
58
2015
0
4
0
0
9
-
-
13
28
Usbekistan
2014
5+0
0
5
-
0
-
-
10
56
2015
-
19+5
7
-
15
5
-
46
29
Great Britain
2014
-
-
-
0+0
10
9
-
19
49
2015
-
-
-
17+13
-
-
0
30
30
Kanada
2014
-
4
-
-
7
17+12
-
40
44
2015
0
-
0
-
4
-
-
4
31
Mongolei
2014
-
0+0
-
-
18+2
-
-
20
41
2015
-
0+0
0
0
18
3
-
21
32
Deutschland
2014
-
13
-
7
-
11+7
0
38
40
2015
2
-
-
-
0
-
-
2
33
Chile
2014
-
-
-
-
-
14+2
-
16
32
2015
-
-
-
-
-
16
-
16
34
Australien
2014
-
8+0
0
0
-
4
9+5
26
30
2015
-
3
0
0+0
-
1
0
4
35
Moldawien
2014
-
-
-
-
-
18
-
18
28
2015
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
10
36
Norwegen
2014
-
-
-
-
15
-
-
15
26
2015
-
-
-
-
11
-
-
11
37
Nigeria
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
24
2015
-
-
-
15
-
-
9
24
38
Vietnam
2014
-
-
-
24
2015
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
24
39
Philippinen
2014
-
-
-
23
2015
-
23
-
-
-
-
-
23
40
Lettland
2014
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
5
21
2015
-
16
-
-
-
-
-
16
41
Schweden
2014
-
-
-
21
2015
-
-
6
9
6
-
-
21
42
Albanien
2014
18
-
-
0
-
-
-
18
18
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
43
Mauritius
2014
-
-
1
-
-
-
3
4
17
2015
13
-
-
-
-
-
0
13
44
Georgien
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
2015
-
-
-
0
-
-
14
14
45
Puerto Rico
2014
13
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
13
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
46
Kirgisistan
2014
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
12
2015
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
47
Griechenland
2014
-
-
4+0
-
-
-
-
4
10
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
6
48
Ungarn
2014
-
-
0
0+0
1
6
-
7
7
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
49
Papua-Neuguinea
2014
-
-
-
6
2015
-
6
-
-
-
-
-
6
50
Südafrika
2014
-
-
-
6
2015
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
6
51
Tschechische Republik
2014
-
0
-
-
5
-
-
5
5
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
52
Finnland
2014
-
0
-
0
3
-
-
3
5
2015
-
0
0
-
2
-
-
2
53
Libanon
2014
-
-
-
0
-
-
-
0
5
2015
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
5
54
Cuba
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
2015
-
-
0
4
-
-
-
4
55
Tunesien
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
4
56
Salomonen
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
2015
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
3
57
Neuseeland
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2015
-
-
-
-
0
-
1
1
58
Seychellen
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
—
Niederlande
2014
-
-
-
-
0
-
-
0
0
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
Kroatien
2014
-
-
0
0
-
-
-
0
0
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
2014
-
-
0
-
-
-
-
0
0
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
Israel
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
0
-
-
-
-
-
0
—
Hongkong
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
0
-
-
-
-
-
0
—
Nicaragua
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
0
-
0
-
-
-
0
—
Uruguay
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
0
-
-
-
-
-
0
—
Dänemark
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
0
0
-
-
-
-
0
—
Marshallinseln
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
0
-
-
-
-
0
—
Island
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
0
0
-
-
-
0
—
Irland
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
0+0
-
-
-
-
0
—
Aruba
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
-
0
-
-
-
0
—
Zypern
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
-
0
-
-
-
0
—
Belgien
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
—
Cook Inseln
2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
2015
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
European Championships [ edit ]
Asian Championships [ edit ]
African Championships [ edit ]
Oceania Championships [ edit ]
Pan American Championships [ edit ]
BLR Nastassia Novikava 's 4th-place finish in the 58 kg discipline during the 2015 IWF World Championships was invalidated due to a positive doping test.[ 11]
Individual qualification [ edit ]
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]
Standings after Pan American Championships
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 [ edit ]
Reallocation of unused quota places [ edit ]
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]