Weightlifting
commonwealth games
Medals
12
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About Weightlifting
The Olympic weightlifting programme has greatly evolved over time. Since the Montreal 1976 Games, there have been two lifts used in competition: the snatch and the clean and jerk. In the snatch, the bar is lifted from the floor to above the head in one movement.
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Olympic Games
- No. of athletes
- 22
- No. of games
- 16
- First appearance
- 1948
Commonwealth Games
- No. of athletes
- 69
- No. of games
- 19
- First appearance
- 1950
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Olympic GamesParis 2024
Commonwealth GamesBirmingham 2022
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Olympic GamesTokyo 2020
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Commonwealth GamesGold Coast 2018
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Olympic GamesRio 2016
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Commonwealth GamesGlasgow 2014
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Olympic GamesLondon 2012
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Commonwealth GamesDelhi 2010
Olympic GamesBeijing 2008
Commonwealth GamesMelbourne 2006
Commonwealth GamesManchester 2002
Olympic GamesSydney 2000
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur 1998
Commonwealth GamesVictoria 1994
Commonwealth GamesAuckland 1990
Olympic GamesSeoul 1988
Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh 1986
Olympic GamesLos Angeles 1984
Commonwealth GamesBrisbane 1982
Commonwealth GamesEdmonton 1978
Olympic GamesMontreal 1976
Commonwealth GamesChristchurch 1974
Olympic GamesMunich 1972
Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh 1970
Olympic GamesMexico City 1968
Commonwealth GamesKingston 1966
Olympic GamesTokyo 1964
Commonwealth GamesPerth 1962
Olympic GamesRome 1960
Commonwealth GamesCardiff 1958
Olympic GamesMelbourne 1956
Commonwealth GamesVancouver 1954
Olympic GamesHelsinki 1952
Commonwealth GamesAuckland 1950