Competitors for 1987 Asian Weightlifting Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atallah Abdullah |  IRQ |
WLT | 10 July 1960 |
| Cai Yanshu |  CHN |
WLT | 15 July 1964 |
| Chang Je-Hwan |  PRK |
WLT | |
| Chon Chol-Ho | PRK |
WLT | 7 April 1969 |
| Chung Gee-Hoo |  KOR |
WLT | |
| K-T Eliwy | IRQ |
WLT | |
| Gang Byeong-Sik | KOR |
WLT | 9 October 1962 |
| Gu Yining | CHN |
WLT | |
| Han Chung-Ho | PRK |
WLT | |
| Toru Hara |  JPN |
WLT | 5 January 1962 |
| Nizar Hassun | IRQ |
WLT | 1 June 1966 |
| He Yingqiang | CHN |
WLT | 25 May 1965 |
| He Zhuoqiang | CHN |
WLT | 12 January 1967 |
| Moayad Hussein | IRQ |
WLT | |
| Hwang U-Won | KOR |
WLT | 16 May 1962 |
| Takashi Ichiba | JPN |
WLT | 13 December 1960 |
| Ryoji Isaoka | JPN |
WLT | 18 February 1962 |
| Jeon Byeong-Guk | KOR |
WLT | 23 July 1964 |
| Jeon Byeong-Gwan | KOR |
WLT | 4 November 1969 |
| M. T. M. Kadum | IRQ |
WLT | |
| Saleh Khadim | IRQ |
WLT | 22 June 1963 |
| Kim Jong-Nam | PRK |
WLT | |
| Kim Yong-Su | PRK |
WLT | 5 September 1965 |
| Lai Runming | CHN |
WLT | 5 May 1963 |
| Lee Yung-Kun | KOR |
WLT | |
| Li Jae-Son | PRK |
WLT | 21 November 1968 |
| M-G Majed | IRQ |
WLT | |
| Mohammed Yaseen Mohammed | IRQ |
WLT | 1 July 1963 |
| Pak Ui-Myong | PRK |
WLT | 20 August 1968 |
| Pyong Soon-Duk | KOR |
WLT | |
| Abdullah Issah Rahim | IRQ |
WLT | |
| Ri Hi-Bong | PRK |
WLT | 26 October 1962 |
| Son Seong-Guk | KOR |
WLT | 16 January 1965 |
| Yoshifumi Togashi | JPN |
WLT | |
| Gunadi Usman |  INA |
WLT | |
| Wei Peining | CHN |
WLT | |
| Hadi Wihardja | INA |
WLT | 24 January 1962 |
| Xiao Minglin | CHN |
WLT | 3 October 1964 |
| Yang Bo | CHN |
WLT | |
| Yeom Dong-Cheol | KOR |
WLT | 9 November 1968 |
| Zhang Shoulie | CHN |
WLT | 20 August 1966 |