Asian Weightlifting Championships

Sport Weightlifting
Competition Category Continental Championships
Years 1957—2025
Editions 47
Competitors 1342
Countries 33

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
2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships Jiangshan CHN 9 – 15 May 2025 60 74 13

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 China CHN 814 339 143 1296
2 Iran IRI 137 129 130 396
3 North Korea PRK 133 142 113 388
4 South Korea KOR 118 224 213 555
5 Kazakhstan KAZ 79 80 119 278
6 Chinese Taipei TPE 68 155 141 364
7 Japan JPN 56 76 153 285
8 Thailand THA 51 100 114 265
9 Uzbekistan UZB 42 62 81 185
10 Iraq IRQ 31 48 33 112
11 Vietnam VIE 29 51 47 127
12 Qatar QAT 25 18 8 51
13 India IND 18 62 93 173
14 Indonesia INA 15 70 99 184
15 Kyrgyzstan KGZ 13 24 27 64
16 Syria SYR 12 10 12 34
17 Philippines PHI 9 34 20 63
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 4 13 35 52
23 Saudi Arabia KSA 3 4 14 21
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