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Summer Olympics From 1896 to Today

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Performance at the Summer Olympics is the top priority for all world class Olympic weightlifters. The Lift Up web site features the database with the top results achieved at the Summer Olympic Games held in the 20th century.

To view the results of the weightlifting competitions at the Olympics, please select the search criteria in the forms. There are various types of searches available. You may choose to view the list of medalist or generate the lists of all world champions by weight class or year of the Summer Olympics.

To view the results of the other major international tournaments available at the Lift Up, please visit the Top Tournaments section of the site.

Summary table below displays a historical overview of tournaments through the years.

History of Olympic Weightlifting at Summer Olympics
Year	Host	City/Country
1896		Athens, Greece
1904		St. Louis, United States
1920		Antwerp, Belgium
1924		Paris, France
1932		Los Angeles, United States
1936		Berlin, Germany
1948		London, Great Britain
1952		Helsinki, Finland
1956		Melbourne, Australia
1960		Rome, Italy
1964		Tokyo, Japan
1968		Mexico-City, Mexico
1972		Munich, West Germany
1976		Montreal, Canada
1980		Moscow, Soviet Union
1984		Los Angeles, United States
1988		Seoul, South Korea
1992		Barcelona, Spain
1996		Atlanta, United States
2000		Sydney, Australia
2004		Athens, Greece
2008		Beijing, China
2012		London, Great Britain
2016		Rio de Janeiro, Brasil