| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre |
| Dates | 16–26 September 2000 |
| No. of events | 15 |
| Competitors | 246 from 76 nations |
| Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
TheWeightlifting Competition at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.[1][2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
A total number of 261 weightlifters from 73 nations competed at the Sydney Games:
Albania (1)
Algeria (1)
American Samoa (1)
Argentina (2) Armenia (6)
Australia (12)
Azerbaijan (2)
Belgium (2) Belarus (5)
Brazil (1) Bulgaria (12)
Canada (2)
Czech Republic (1) China (12) Chinese Taipei (4) Colombia (3) Croatia (1)
Cuba (5)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (2)
El Salvador (1)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Fiji (1)
Finland (1)
France (3) Georgia (3) Germany (6)
Great Britain (1) Greece (10)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (1) India (3) Indonesia (3) Iran (6)
Italy (4)
Japan (8)
Kazakhstan (6)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Latvia (3)
Lebanon (1)
Lithuania (1) Mexico (1)
Moldova (3)
Myanmar (3)
Nauru (2)
Nicaragua (1) Nigeria (5) North Korea (4)
Norway (1)
New Zealand (2)
Palau (1)
Panama (1)
Papua New Guinea (1) Poland (9)
Puerto Rico (2) Qatar (5)
Romania (7) Russia (9)
Samoa (1)
Seychelles (1)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (8)
Spain (3) Thailand (5)
Tonga (1)
Tunisia (1) Turkey (8)
Turkmenistan (1)
Ukraine (10) United States (6)
Uzbekistan (2)
Venezuela (2)