Asian Weightlifting Championships

The 1957 and 1965 editions have been part of the World Championships. The 1964 edition was part of the Olympic Games.

The 1967 edition scheduled for Tokyo (JPN) was cancelled.

The 1973 edition scheduled for Tel Aviv (ISR) was cancelled.

The 1975 edition scheduled for Tel Aviv (ISR) was cancelled.

The 2020 edition originally scheduled from 18 to 25 April 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1957 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tehran	IRI	8 – 12 November 1957	7	22	7
1964 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tokyo	JPN	11 – 18 October 1964	7	31	8
1965 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tehran	IRI	27 October – 3 November 1965	7	22	6
1971 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Manila	PHI	—	9	27	5
1976 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Bangkok	THA	10 – 12 April 1976	27	28	8
1977 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Baghdad	IRQ	3 – 6 May 1977	0	0	0
1979 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tokyo	JPN	15 – 17 August 1979	30	36	7
1980 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Seoul	KOR	22 – 25 April 1980	30	34	7
1981 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Nagoya	JPN	16 – 19 August 1981	30	36	8
1983 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Dimashq	SYR	13 – 19 August 1983	30	37	9
1984 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tabriz	IRI	7 – 10 November 1984	10	29	6
1985 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Jiangxi	CHN	15 – 20 April 1985	30	42	7
1987 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Ageo	JPN	17 – 19 April 1987	30	41	6
1988 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Men	Shilong	CHN	15 – 20 June 1988	30	40	7
1988 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Women	Jakarta	INA	2 – 4 December 1988	27	31	5
1989 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Men	Tehran	IRI	—	0	0	0
1989 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Women	Shanghai	CHN	22 – 24 December 1989	27	35	8
1991 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Women	Manado	INA	24 – 30 August 1991	27	31	8
1991 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Men	Kamisu	JPN	20 – 23 December 1991	30	39	8
1992 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Men	Fuzhou	CHN	11 – 15 April 1992	30	40	10
1992 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Women	Chiang Mai	THA	21 – 23 December 1992	27	30	8
1993 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Men	Tabriz	IRI	14 – 20 February 1993	10	34	6
1993 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Women	Shilong	CHN	15 – 19 December 1993	27	31	6
1995 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Pusan	KOR	3 – 8 July 1995	57	79	12
1996 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Yachiyo	JPN	4 – 9 April 1996	57	76	9
1997 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Yangzhou	CHN	8 – 14 July 1997	57	62	11
1999 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Wuhan	CHN	29 August – 5 September 1999	45	49	9
2000 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Osaka	JPN	2 – 6 May 2000	45	57	11
2001 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Jeonju	KOR	13 – 17 July 2001	45	48	11
2003 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Qinhuangdao	CHN	10 – 14 September 2003	45	52	11
2004 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Almaty	KAZ	7 – 12 April 2004	45	58	15
2005 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Dubai	UAE	23 September – 1 October 2005	45	53	12
2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tai'an	CHN	21 – 27 April 2007	45	60	15
2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Kanazawa	JPN	27 April – 1 May 2008	45	60	18
2009 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Taldykorgan	KAZ	11 – 15 May 2009	45	57	13
2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tongling	CHN	13 – 17 April 2011	45	53	13
2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Pyeongtaek	KOR	24 – 30 April 2012	45	61	13
2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Astana	KAZ	21 – 25 June 2013	45	66	12
2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Phuket	THA	6 – 11 September 2015	45	61	13
2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tashkent	UZB	24 – 30 April 2016	45	59	17
2017 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Ashgabat	TKM	22 – 29 April 2017	48	61	12
2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Ningbo	CHN	20 – 28 April 2019	60	78	20
2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tashkent	UZB	16 – 25 April 2021	60	77	18
2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Manama	BRN	6 – 16 October 2022	60	77	18
2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Jinju	KOR	5 – 13 May 2023	60	85	18
2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Tashkent	UZB	3 – 10 February 2024	60	80	20

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	China	CHN	783	324	132	1239
2	Iran	IRI	132	127	129	388
3	North Korea	PRK	124	139	113	376
4	South Korea	KOR	115	213	198	526
5	Kazakhstan	KAZ	79	78	115	272
6	Chinese Taipei	TPE	68	147	135	350
7	Japan	JPN	56	76	154	286
8	Thailand	THA	48	97	114	259
9	Uzbekistan	UZB	39	59	75	173
10	Iraq	IRQ	31	48	33	112
11	Vietnam	VIE	27	48	42	117
12	Qatar	QAT	25	18	8	51
13	India	IND	18	62	94	174
14	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	13	24	27	64
15	Indonesia	INA	12	68	97	177
16	Syria	SYR	12	10	12	34
17	Philippines	PHI	9	27	17	53
18	Lebanon	LBN	9	8	5	22
19	Mongolia	MGL	9	7	16	32
20	Bahrain	BRN	8	4	0	12
21	Macau	MAC	7	0	4	11
22	Turkmenistan	TKM	3	12	31	46
23	Saudi Arabia	KSA	3	4	11	18
24	Pakistan	PAK	2	8	4	14
25	Israel	ISR	2	3	1	6
26	Malaysia	MAS	0	4	3	7
27	Myanmar	MYA	0	3	6	9
28	Hong Kong	HKG	0	3	5	8
29	Singapore	SGP	0	3	1	4
30	Sri Lanka	SRI	0	1	2	3
31	United Arab Emirates	UAE	0	0	3	3
32	Oman	OMA	0	0	2	2
33	Nepal	NEP	0	0	1	1