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Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprises a total of 120 weightlifters coming from different nations; each is permitted to enter a maximum of three weightlifters per gender, and a maximum of one per weight category.[1][2]

Qualification system

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Each of the ten bodyweight categories consists of twelve weightlifters coming from different NOCs. These qualification spots are distributed to the following criteria below:[2]

  • IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking (as of April 28, 2024) – The ten highest-ranked weightlifters (by name and NOC) will obtain a quota place for their respective NOC and bodyweight category through the biennial IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking list (running from August 1, 2022, to April 28, 2024). If a weightlifter ranks in the top ten of the OQR for more than one weight category, the NOC involved must declare to the IWF which weightlifting event will he or she compete at the Games by May 10, 2024. If the NOC contains more than three athletes per gender across different weight categories in the top 10 of the OQR, the NOC must declare to the IWF which athletes they decide will be allocated the Olympic quota places.[2]
  • IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking (as of April 28, 2024) – To achieve the widest possible representation across the IWF-recognized continental federations (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania), a single quota place is distributed to the highest-ranked eligible weightlifter, representing the NOC whose continent lies outside the top ten of his or her respective bodyweight category.[2]
  • Host nation – As the host country, France reserves two men and two women quota places across the different bodyweight categories. If less than two French weightlifters, whether male or female, qualify regularly and directly through the OQR, they may add more eligible athletes of their choice to attain the maximum guaranteed quota places, respecting the three-member limit per NOC.[2]
  • Universality places – Six invitational places (three per gender) will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their weightlifters compete in Paris 2024 as granted by the Universality principle.[2]

The quota places obtained by the ranking list (including continental places) and the Tripartite Commission (or Universality Invitation) are awarded to the specific weightlifter by name. Those for the host nation are distributed to the NOC which could allocate them among the various weight classes. If French weightlifters qualify through the ranking list, the number of host nation places would decrease (that is, the host places would only be used if France enters fewer than three men and three women, and only so many as needed to bring France up to those numbers would be used). Unused host places would be awarded through the IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking list.[1]

To be eligible for Paris 2024, all weightlifters must compete at the 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, and in three or more qualifying tournaments as listed in the timeline section. Apart from two compulsory events, the host country France and those eligible for the Universality invitational places may compete in a minimum of two qualifying tournaments.[3]

Each NOC is permitted to enter one weightlifter per bodyweight category and three per gender across all weight classes. The maximum number of athletes per NOC across all weight classes could also be limited because of the consequences wreaked by the anti-doping violations. Breaching an obligation under the IWF Anti-Doping Rule, failing to comply with any directives or requests on anti-doping matters issued by IWF, or committing three or more anti-doping violations sanctioned by IWF throughout the qualification calendar would forfeit some or all quota places obtained by any NOC at the Games.[1]

Timeline

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Event Date Venue
2022 World Championships December 5–16, 2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
2023 Pan American Championships March 25 – April 2, 2023 Argentina Bariloche, Argentina
2023 European Championships April 15–23, 2023 Armenia Yerevan, Armenia
2023 Asian Championships May 5–13, 2023 South Korea Jinju, South Korea
2023 African Championships May 11–20, 2023 Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia
2023 IWF Grand Prix #1 June 8–18, 2023 Cuba Havana, Cuba
2023 World Championships* September 2–17, 2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2023 Pacific Games November 20–24, 2023 Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
2023 IWF Grand Prix #2 December 2–12, 2023 Qatar Doha, Qatar
2024 African Championships February 2–10, 2024 Egypt Ismailia, Egypt
2024 Asian Championships February 3–10, 2024 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2024 European Championships February 12–20, 2024 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
2024 Oceania Championships February 21–25, 2024 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
2024 Pan American Championships February 23–29, 2024 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
2024 IWF World Cup* March 31–April 11, 2024 Thailand Phuket, Thailand
* Compulsory event – all weightlifters must compete in the event to acquire eligibility for Paris 2024

Qualification summary

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Nation Men Women Total
61 kg 73 kg 89 kg 102 kg +102 kg 49 kg 59 kg 71 kg 81 kg +81 kg
 Algeria Yes 1
 Armenia Yes Yes Yes 3
 Australia Yes Yes Yes 3
 Bahrain Yes Yes 2
 Belgium Yes 1
 Brazil Yes Yes 2
 Bulgaria Yes Yes Yes 3
 Canada Yes Yes 2
 China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 Chinese Taipei Yes Yes Yes 3
 Colombia Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Cuba Yes 1
 Czech Republic Yes 1
 Dominican Republic Yes Yes Yes 3
 Ecuador Yes Yes Yes 3
 Egypt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Estonia Yes 1
 France Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Georgia Yes Yes Yes 3
 Great Britain Yes 1
 Guam Yes 1
 India Yes 1
 Individual Neutral Athletes Yes Yes 2
 Indonesia Yes Yes Yes 3
 Iran Yes Yes 2
 Iraq Yes 1
 Italy Yes Yes Yes 3
 Japan Yes Yes Yes 3
 Kiribati Yes 1
 Latvia Yes 1
 Libya Yes 1
 Madagascar Yes 1
 Marshall Islands Yes 1
 Malaysia Yes 1
 Mexico Yes 1
 Moldova Yes 1
 Mongolia Yes 1
 New Zealand Yes 1
 Nigeria Yes Yes 2
 Norway Yes 1
 Papua New Guinea Yes 1
 Philippines Yes Yes Yes 3
 Poland Yes 1
 Qatar Yes 1
 Romania Yes Yes 2
 Refugee Olympic Team Yes Yes 2
 Samoa Yes Yes 2
 South Korea Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Syria Yes 1
 Thailand Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Tunisia Yes 1
 Turkey Yes 1
 Turkmenistan Yes 1
 Ukraine Yes 1
 United States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Uzbekistan Yes Yes Yes 3
 Vanuatu Yes 1
 Venezuela Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Vietnam Yes 1
Total: 57 NOCs 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 122

Men's events

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61 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  China Li Fabin
 United States Hampton Morris
 Italy Sergio Massidda
 Indonesia Eko Yuli Irawan
 Philippines John Ceniza
 Thailand Theerapong Silachai
 Georgia Shota Mishvelidze
 Malaysia Aniq Kasdan
 Vietnam Trịnh Văn Vinh
 Bulgaria Ivan Dimov
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  Papua New Guinea Morea Baru
Host country or Universality place 1  Kiribati Kaimauri Erati
Total 12

73 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  Indonesia Rizki Juniansyah
 China Shi Zhiyong
 Japan Masanori Miyamoto
 Thailand Weeraphon Wichuma
 Bulgaria Bozhidar Andreev
 South Korea Bak Joo-hyo
 Latvia Ritvars Suharevs
 Turkey Muhammed Furkan Özbek
 Venezuela Julio Mayora
 Colombia Luis Javier Mosquera
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  Tunisia Karem Ben Hnia
Host country or Universality place 1  France Bernardin Matam
Total 12

89 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  Bulgaria Karlos May Nasar
 Colombia Yeison López
 Venezuela Keydomar Vallenilla
 Iran Mirmostafa Javadi
 Egypt Karim Abokahla
 Italy Antonino Pizzolato
 Moldova Marin Robu
 Armenia Andranik Karapetyan
 South Korea Yu Dong-ju
 Canada Boady Santavy
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  Australia Kyle Bruce
Host country or Universality place 1  France Romain Imadouchène
Total 12

102 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  China Liu Huanhua
 Armenia Garik Karapetyan
 Qatar Fares El-Bakh
 Uzbekistan Akbar Djuraev
 Individual Neutral Athletes Yauheni Tsikhantsou
 South Korea Jang Yeon-hak
 Bahrain Lesman Paredes
 Turkmenistan Döwranbek Hasanbaýew
 Georgia Irakli Chkheidze
 Samoa Don Opeloge
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  United States Wesley Kitts
Host country or Universality place 1  Libya Ahmed Abuzriba
Invitational Place 1  Refugee Olympic Team Ramiro Mora Romero
Total 13

+102 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  Georgia Lasha Talakhadze
 Bahrain Gor Minasyan
 Armenia Varazdat Lalayan
 Iran Ali Davoudi
 Syria Man Asaad
 Egypt Abdelrahman El-Sayed
 Iraq Ali Rubaiawi
 Algeria Walid Bidani
 Japan Eishiro Murakami
 Czech Republic Kamil Kučera
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  New Zealand David Liti
Host country or Universality place (Re-allocation) 1  Estonia Mart Seim
Total 12

Women's events

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49 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  China Hou Zhihui
 India Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
 Thailand Surodchana Khambao
 United States Jourdan Delacruz
 Romania Mihaela Cambei
 Japan Rira Suzuki
 Belgium Nina Sterckx[a]
 Venezuela Katherin Echandia
 Chinese Taipei Fang Wan-ling
 Dominican Republic Beatriz Pirón
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  Madagascar Rosina Randafiarison
Host country or Universality place 1  Guam Nicola Lagatao
Total 12

59 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  China Luo Shifang
 Ukraine Kamila Konotop
 Canada Maude Charron
 Colombia Yenny Álvarez
 Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun
 Venezuela Anyelin Venegas
 Philippines Elreen Ando
 Nigeria Rafiatu Lawal
 Mexico Janeth Gómez
 Italy Lucrezia Magistris
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  Marshall Islands Mattie Sasser
Host country or Universality place 1  France Dora Tchakounté
Total 12

71 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  United States Olivia Reeves
 Ecuador Angie Palacios
 Romania Loredana Toma
 Philippines Vanessa Sarno
 Egypt Neama Said
 Chinese Taipei Chen Wen-huei
 Colombia Mari Sánchez
 Individual Neutral Athletes Siuzanna Valodzka
 Nigeria Joy Ogbonne Eze
 Brazil Amanda Schott
IWF Olympic Continental Qualification Ranking 1  Australia Jacqueline Nichele
Host country or Universality place 1  France Marie Fegue
Total 12

81 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  Ecuador Neisi Dajomes
 Egypt Sara Ahmed
 Norway Solfrid Koanda
 Australia Eileen Cikamatana
 South Korea Kim Su-hyeon
 Cuba Ayamey Medina
 Brazil Laura Amaro
 Dominican Republic Yudelina Mejía
 Mongolia Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg
 Uzbekistan Rigina Adashbaeva
Quota Reallocated 1  Poland Weronika Zielińska-Stubińska
Host country or Universality place 1  Vanuatu Ajah Pritchard Lolo
Invitational Place 1  Refugee Olympic Team Yekta Jamali
Total 13

+81 kg

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Section Places NOC Qualified weightlifter
IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking
(as of April 28, 2024)
10  China Li Wenwen
 South Korea Park Hye-jeong
 Great Britain Emily Campbell
 Thailand Duangaksorn Chaidee
 United States Mary Theisen-Lappen
 Ecuador Lisseth Ayoví
 Egypt Halima Abbas
 Venezuela Naryury Pérez
 Samoa Iuniarra Sipaia
 Dominican Republic Crismery Santana
Quota Reallocated 1  Indonesia Nurul Akmal
Host country or Universality place (Re-allocation) 1  Uzbekistan Tursunoy Jabborova
Total 12

Notes

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  1. ^ She has also qualified in the 59 kg.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Weightlifting" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Meng, Licheng (21 December 2022). "How to qualify for weightlifting at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (5 December 2022). "IWF reveals dates and details for Paris 2024 weightlifting qualifying". Inside the Games. Retrieved 27 December 2022.