2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th men's and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association overlooked by the Asian Weightlifting Federation. The event had major significance for Asian weightlifters as the championships were the official qualifications for Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg
Snatch	Hoàng Anh Tuấn  Vietnam	126 kg	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim  Malaysia	121 kg	Chen Biao  China	120 kg
Clean & Jerk	Wu Jingbiao  China	154 kg	Chen Biao  China	153 kg	Hoàng Anh Tuấn  Vietnam	153 kg
Total	Hoàng Anh Tuấn  Vietnam	279 kg	Wu Jingbiao  China	274 kg	Chen Biao  China	273 kg
62 kg
Snatch	Zhang Jie  China	147 kg	Ümürbek Bazarbaýew  Turkmenistan	136 kg	Eko Yuli Irawan  Indonesia	135 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Jie  China	179 kg	Eko Yuli Irawan  Indonesia	170 kg	Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow  Turkmenistan	163 kg
Total	Zhang Jie  China	326 kg WR	Eko Yuli Irawan  Indonesia	305 kg	Ümürbek Bazarbaýew  Turkmenistan	296 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Tang Fei  China	140 kg	Kim Yoon-han  South Korea	138 kg	Kuanysh Rakhatov  Kazakhstan	137 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tang Fei  China	177 kg	Yoshito Shintani  Japan	176 kg	Edi Kurniawan  Indonesia	170 kg
Total	Tang Fei  China	317 kg	Yoshito Shintani  Japan	306 kg	Edi Kurniawan  Indonesia	305 kg
77 kg
Snatch	Lü Xiaojun  China	158 kg	Lu Changliang  China	152 kg	Sohrab Moradi  Iran	146 kg
Clean & Jerk	Lu Changliang  China	195 kg	Lü Xiaojun  China	188 kg	Kraisorn Dadtuyawat  Thailand	180 kg
Total	Lu Changliang  China	347 kg	Lü Xiaojun  China	346 kg	Sohrab Moradi  Iran	325 kg
85 kg
Snatch	Lee Se-won  South Korea	162 kg	Zhang Shichong  China	160 kg	Ulanbek Moldodosov  Kyrgyzstan	158 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Shichong  China	200 kg	Ulanbek Moldodosov  Kyrgyzstan	192 kg	Mansurbek Chashemov  Uzbekistan	191 kg
Total	Zhang Shichong  China	360 kg	Lee Se-won  South Korea	350 kg	Ulanbek Moldodosov  Kyrgyzstan	350 kg
94 kg
Snatch	Asghar Ebrahimi  Iran	180 kg	Miskander Momynbekov  Kyrgyzstan	167 kg	Suthiphon Watthanakasikam  Thailand	161 kg
Clean & Jerk	Asghar Ebrahimi  Iran	205 kg	Song Jong-shik  South Korea	200 kg	Hsieh Wei-chun  Chinese Taipei	199 kg
Total	Asghar Ebrahimi  Iran	385 kg	Hsieh Wei-chun  Chinese Taipei	357 kg	Almas Uteshov  Kazakhstan	355 kg
105 kg
Snatch	Niti Khameiam  Thailand	157 kg	Aleksei Dudin  Kyrgyzstan	156 kg	Ramzi Al-Mahrous  Saudi Arabia	150 kg
Clean & Jerk	Niti Khameiam  Thailand	191 kg	Aleksei Dudin  Kyrgyzstan	190 kg	Ramzi Al-Mahrous  Saudi Arabia	180 kg
Total	Niti Khameiam  Thailand	348 kg	Aleksei Dudin  Kyrgyzstan	346 kg	Ramzi Al-Mahrous  Saudi Arabia	330 kg
+105 kg
Snatch	Rashid Sharifi  Iran	190 kg	Mohammad Salehi  Iran	185 kg	Kazuomi Ota  Japan	175 kg
Clean & Jerk	Rashid Sharifi  Iran	236 kg	Mohammad Salehi  Iran	235 kg	Mohammad Ali  Syria	210 kg
Total	Rashid Sharifi  Iran	426 kg	Mohammad Salehi  Iran	420 kg	Kazuomi Ota  Japan	385 kg

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg
Snatch	Wang Mingjuan  China	87 kg	Ngô Thị Nga  Vietnam	83 kg	Shoko Sumida  Japan	78 kg
Clean & Jerk	Wang Mingjuan  China	101 kg	Ngô Thị Nga  Vietnam	95 kg	Shoko Sumida  Japan	92 kg
Total	Wang Mingjuan  China	188 kg	Ngô Thị Nga  Vietnam	178 kg	Shoko Sumida  Japan	170 kg
53 kg
Snatch	Suda Chaleephay  Thailand	93 kg	Raema Lisa Rumbewas  Indonesia	91 kg	Cen Lijuan  China	91 kg
Clean & Jerk	Cen Lijuan  China	117 kg	Svetlana Cheremshanova  Kazakhstan	115 kg	Suda Chaleephay  Thailand	114 kg
Total	Cen Lijuan  China	208 kg	Suda Chaleephay  Thailand	207 kg	Svetlana Cheremshanova  Kazakhstan	205 kg
58 kg
Snatch	Li Xueying  China	102 kg	Lin Wan-hsuan  Chinese Taipei	95 kg	Patmawati Abdul Hamid  Indonesia	91 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Xueying  China	125 kg	Lin Wan-hsuan  Chinese Taipei	113 kg	Sureerat Thongsuk  Thailand	112 kg
Total	Li Xueying  China	227 kg	Lin Wan-hsuan  Chinese Taipei	208 kg	Sureerat Thongsuk  Thailand	202 kg
63 kg
Snatch	Liu Haixia  China	104 kg	Nguyễn Thị Thiết  Vietnam	101 kg	Yelena Shadrina  Kazakhstan	99 kg
Clean & Jerk	Liu Haixia  China	136 kg	Nguyễn Thị Thiết  Vietnam	124 kg	Yelena Shadrina  Kazakhstan	123 kg
Total	Liu Haixia  China	240 kg	Nguyễn Thị Thiết  Vietnam	225 kg	Yelena Shadrina  Kazakhstan	222 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Liu Chunhong  China	117 kg	Monika Devi  India	100 kg	Kao Ya-chun  Chinese Taipei	98 kg
Clean & Jerk	Liu Chunhong  China	145 kg	Kao Ya-chun  Chinese Taipei	124 kg	Monika Devi  India	122 kg
Total	Liu Chunhong  China	262 kg	Kao Ya-chun  Chinese Taipei	222 kg	Monika Devi  India	222 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Cao Lei  China	121 kg	Alla Vazhenina  Kazakhstan	120 kg	Yang Houqin  Macau	97 kg
Clean & Jerk	Cao Lei  China	155 kg	Alla Vazhenina  Kazakhstan	146 kg	Sinta Darmariani  Indonesia	128 kg
Total	Cao Lei  China	276 kg	Alla Vazhenina  Kazakhstan	266 kg	Sinta Darmariani  Indonesia	224 kg
+75 kg
Snatch	Alexandra Aborneva  Kazakhstan	110 kg	Annipa Moontar  Thailand	110 kg	Mami Shimamoto  Japan	108 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mami Shimamoto  Japan	142 kg	Fumiko Jonai  Japan	140 kg	Annipa Moontar  Thailand	137 kg
Total	Mami Shimamoto  Japan	250 kg	Annipa Moontar  Thailand	247 kg	Alexandra Aborneva  Kazakhstan	246 kg

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	10	2	1	13
2	Iran	2	1	1	4
3	Thailand	1	2	1	4
4	Vietnam	1	2	0	3
5	Japan	1	1	2	4
6	Chinese Taipei	0	3	0	3
7	Kazakhstan	0	1	4	5
8	Indonesia	0	1	2	3
9	Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	2
10	South Korea	0	1	0	1
11	India	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
	Turkmenistan	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		15	15	15	45

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	29	6	3	38
2	Iran	6	3	2	11
3	Thailand	4	3	6	13
4	Vietnam	2	6	1	9
5	Japan	2	3	6	11
6	Kazakhstan	1	4	7	12
7	South Korea	1	3	0	4
8	Chinese Taipei	0	6	2	8
9	Kyrgyzstan	0	5	2	7
10	Indonesia	0	3	6	9
11	India	0	1	2	3
	Turkmenistan	0	1	2	3
13	Malaysia	0	1	0	1
14	Saudi Arabia	0	0	3	3
15	Macau	0	0	1	1
	Syria	0	0	1	1
	Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		45	45	45	135

175 athletes from 26 nations competed.

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