| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium |
| Dates | 18–29 September 1988 |
| Competitors | 226 from 62 nations |
| Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| Men | |
| 52 kg | |
| 56 kg | |
| 60 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | |
| 75 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | |
| 90 kg | |
| 100 kg | |
| 110 kg | |
| +110 kg | |
Theweightlifting competition at the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul consisted of ten weight classes, all for men only.[1]
1Mitko Grablev of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive forfurosemide.
2Angel Guenchev of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive forfurosemide.[2]
3Andor Szanyi of Hungary originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive forstanozolol.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
