At the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall

Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall

The Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall is an indoor arena in Nikaia, near Piraeus. It hosted the weightlifting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue was officially opened on August 14, 2004, the day after the beginning of the Games...

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Doping

A total of twelve weightlifters were disqualified for doping, amongst them Greek star Leonidas Sampanis

Leonidas Sampanis

Leonidas Sabanis is a Greek weightlifter, who represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His last name is sometimes also spelled as Sampanis....

, who had won two silver medals in previous Olympics and who had originally been awarded the bronze medal in the Men's 62 kg division.

Men's competition

– 56 kg
– 62 kg
– 69 kg
– 77 kg
– 85 kg
– 94 kg
– 105 kg
+ 105 kg

Women's competition

– 48 kg
– 53 kg
– 58 kg
– 63 kg
– 69 kg
– 75 kg
+ 75 kg

Medal table

1		5	3	0	8
2		3	0	1	4
3		2	0	2	4
4		1	2	5	8
5		1	1	0	2
6		1	0	1	2
7		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
9		0	2	1	3
10		0	2	0	2
11		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
16		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	Total	15	15	15	45

Participating nations

A total of 249 weightlifters from 79 nations competed at the Athens Games: