Weightlifting — Heavyweight, Women

Times held 7
Total participants 76
Total countries 45

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
2000 Heavyweight (≤75 kg), Women Olympic 11 11
2004 Heavyweight (≤75 kg), Women Olympic 16 15
2008 Heavyweight (≤75 kg), Women Olympic 12 11
2012 Heavyweight (≤75 kg), Women Olympic 13 12
2016 Heavyweight (≤75 kg), Women Olympic 15 15
2020 Heavyweight (≤87 kg), Women Olympic 13 13
2024 Heavyweight (≤81 kg), Women Olympic 13 13

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2000 María Isabel UrrutiaCOL Ruth OgbeifoNGR Kuo Yi-HangTPE
2004 Pawina ThongsukTHA Nataliya ZabolotnayaRUS Valentina PopovaRUS
2008 Alla VazheninaKAZ Lydia ValentínESP Damaris AguirreMEX
2012 Lydia ValentínESP Abir AbdulrahmanEGY Madias NzessoCMR
2016 Rim Jong-SimPRK Daria NavumavaBLR Lydia ValentínESP
2020 Wang ZhouyuCHN Tamara SalazarECU Crismery SantanaDOM
2024 Solfrid KoandaNOR Sara SamirEGY Neisi DajomesECU

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Spain ESP 1 1 1 3
Colombia COL 1 0 0 1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1 0 0 1
Kazakhstan KAZ 1 0 0 1
Norway NOR 1 0 0 1
People's Republic of China CHN 1 0 0 1
Thailand THA 1 0 0 1
Egypt EGY 0 2 0 2
Ecuador ECU 0 1 1 2
Russian Federation RUS 0 1 1 2
Belarus BLR 0 1 0 1
Nigeria NGR 0 1 0 1
Cameroon CMR 0 0 1 1
Chinese Taipei TPE 0 0 1 1
Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 1 1
Mexico MEX 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Lydia Valentín ESP 1 1 1 3
María Isabel Urrutia COL 1 0 0 1
Pawina Thongsuk THA 1 0 0 1
Alla Vazhenina KAZ 1 0 0 1
Rim Jong-Sim PRK 1 0 0 1
Wang Zhouyu CHN 1 0 0 1
Solfrid Koanda NOR 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Argentina ARG 2004 Summer Olympics Nora Köppel 9 See all
Armenia ARM 2016 Summer Olympics Sona Poghosyan 10 See all
Australia AUS 2024 Summer Olympics Eileen Cikamatana 4 See all
Belarus BLR 2016 Summer Olympics Daria Navumava 2 Silver See all
Brazil BRA 2012 Summer Olympics Jaqueline Ferreira 5 See all
Cameroon CMR 2012 Summer Olympics Madias Nzesso 3 Bronze See all
Canada CAN 2008 Summer Olympics Jeane Lassen 5 See all
Chile CHI 2012 Summer Olympics María Valdés 6 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 2000 Summer Olympics Kuo Yi-Hang 3 Bronze See all
Colombia COL 2000 Summer Olympics María Isabel Urrutia 1 Gold See all
Cuba CUB 2024 Summer Olympics Ayamey Medina DNF See all
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 2016 Summer Olympics Rim Jong-Sim 1 Gold See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2020 Summer Olympics Crismery Santana 3 Bronze See all
Ecuador ECU 2020 Summer Olympics Tamara Salazar 2 Silver See all
Egypt EGY 2012 Summer Olympics Abir Abdulrahman 2 Silver See all
2024 Summer Olympics Sara Samir 2 Silver
El Salvador ESA 2004 Summer Olympics Eva Dimas 11 See all
Finland FIN 2000 Summer Olympics Karoliina Lundahl DNF See all
France FRA 2020 Summer Olympics Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke 5 See all
Greece GRE 2004 Summer Olympics Christina Ioannidi 5 See all
Hungary HUN 2004 Summer Olympics Gyöngyi Likerecz 4 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2008 Summer Olympics Alla Vazhenina 1 Gold See all
Mauritius MRI 2004 Summer Olympics Marie Jesika Dalou 14 See all
Mexico MEX 2008 Summer Olympics Damaris Aguirre 3 Bronze See all
Mongolia MGL 2020 Summer Olympics Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg 4 See all
Morocco MAR 2016 Summer Olympics Samira Ouass 14 See all
New Zealand NZL 2020 Summer Olympics Kanah Andrews-Nahu 13 See all
Nigeria NGR 2000 Summer Olympics Ruth Ogbeifo 2 Silver See all
Norway NOR 2024 Summer Olympics Solfrid Koanda 1 Gold See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2020 Summer Olympics Wang Zhouyu 1 Gold See all
Poland POL 2012 Summer Olympics Ewa Mizdal 4 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2000 Summer Olympics Kim Sun-Hui 4 See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 2020 Summer Olympics Elena Cîlcic 8 See all
Russian Federation RUS 2004 Summer Olympics Nataliya Zabolotnaya 2 Silver See all
Samoa SAM 2016 Summer Olympics Mary Opeloge 11 See all
Spain ESP 2012 Summer Olympics Lydia Valentín 1 Gold See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 2012 Summer Olympics Thuraia Sobh 8 See all
Thailand THA 2004 Summer Olympics Pawina Thongsuk 1 Gold See all
Türkiye TUR 2016 Summer Olympics Assiya İpek 13 See all
Ukraine UKR 2016 Summer Olympics Iryna Dekha 5 See all
United Arab Emirates UAE 2012 Summer Olympics Khadija Mohammad 9 See all
United States USA 2016 Summer Olympics Jenny Arthur 6 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Mattie Rogers 6
Uzbekistan UZB 2024 Summer Olympics Rigina Adashbaeva 8 See all
Vanuatu VAN 2024 Summer Olympics Ajah Pritchard-Lolo 11 See all
Venezuela VEN 2020 Summer Olympics Naryury Pérez 7 See all
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies EOR 2024 Summer Olympics Yekta Jamali 9 See all