# List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in weightlifting.

## Current program
### Men
#### Featherweight

* –60 kg (1920–1936)
* 56–60 kg (1948–1992)
* 59–64 kg (1996)
* 56–62 kg (2000–2016)
* 61–67 kg (2020)
* -61 kg (2024)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1920 Antwerp details | Frans De Haes Belgium | Alfred Schmidt Estonia | Eugène Ryter Switzerland |
| 1924 Paris details | Pierino Gabetti Italy | Andreas Stadler Austria | Arthur Reinmann Switzerland |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | Franz Andrysek Austria | Pierino Gabetti Italy | Hans Wölpert Germany |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | Raymond Suvigny France | Hans Wölpert Germany | Anthony Terlazzo United States |
| 1936 Berlin details | Anthony Terlazzo United States | Saleh Soliman Egypt | Ibrahim Shams Egypt |
| 1948 London details | Mahmoud Fayad Egypt | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago | Jafar Salmasi Iran |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | Nikolay Saksonov Soviet Union | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Isaac Berger United States | Yevgeni Minaev Soviet Union | Marian Zieliński Poland |
| 1960 Rome details | Yevgeny Minayev Soviet Union | Isaac Berger United States | Sebastiano Mannironi Italy |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Yoshinobu Miyake Japan | Isaac Berger United States | Mieczysław Nowak Poland |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Yoshinobu Miyake Japan | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan |
| 1972 Munich details | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | János Benedek Hungary |
| 1976 Montreal details | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | Kazumasa Hirai Japan |
| 1980 Moscow details | Viktor Mazin Soviet Union | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | Marek Seweryn Poland |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Chen Weiqiang China | Gelu Radu Romania | Tsai Wen-Yee Chinese Taipei |
| 1988 Seoul details | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | Ye Huanming China |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | He Yingqiang China |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | Valerios Leonidis Greece | Xiao Jiangang China |
| 2000 Sydney details | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | Gennady Oleshchuk Belarus |
| 2004 Athens details | Shi Zhiyong China | Le Maosheng China | Israel José Rubio Venezuela |
| 2008 Beijing details | Zhang Xiangxiang China | Diego Salazar Colombia | Triyatno Indonesia |
| 2012 London details | Kim Un-guk North Korea | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | Farkhad Kharki Kazakhstan |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Chen Lijun China | Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia | Mirko Zanni Italy |
| 2024 Paris details | Li Fabin China | Theerapong Silachai Thailand | Hampton Morris United States |

#### Lightweight

* 60–67.5 kg (1920–1992)
* 64–70 kg (1996)
* 62–69 kg (2000–2016)
* 67–73 kg (2020)
* 61–73 kg (2024-)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1920 Antwerp details | Alfred Neuland Estonia | Louis Williquet Belgium | Florimond Rooms Belgium |
| 1924 Paris details | Edmond Decottignies France | Anton Zwerina Austria | Bohumil Durdis Czechoslovakia |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | Hans Haas Austria | None awarded | Fernand Arnout France |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | Kurt Helbig Germany | None awarded | Fernand Arnout France |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | René Duverger France | Hans Haas Austria | Gastone Pierini Italy |
| 1936 Berlin details | Robert Fein Austria | None awarded | Karl Jansen Germany |
| 1936 Berlin details | Anwar Mesbah Egypt | None awarded | Karl Jansen Germany |
| 1948 London details | Ibrahim Shams Egypt | Attia Hamouda Egypt | James Halliday Great Britain |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Tommy Kono United States | Yevgeny Lopatin Soviet Union | Vern Barberis Australia |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Ihor Rybak Soviet Union | Ravil Khabutdinov Soviet Union | Kim Chang-hee South Korea |
| 1960 Rome details | Viktor Bushuev Soviet Union | Tan Howe Liang Singapore | Abdul-Wahid Aziz Iraq |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | Vladimir Kaplunov Soviet Union | Marian Zieliński Poland |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | Parviz Jalayer Iran | Marian Zieliński Poland |
| 1972 Munich details | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland |
| 1976 Montreal details | Petro Korol Soviet Union | Daniel Senet France | Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland |
| 1980 Moscow details | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | Joachim Kunz East Germany | Mincho Pashov Bulgaria |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Yao Jingyuan China | Andrei Socaci Romania | Jouni Grönman Finland |
| 1988 Seoul details | Joachim Kunz East Germany | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | Li Jinhe China |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Israel Militosyan Unified Team | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | Andreas Behm Germany |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Zhan Xugang China | Kim Myong-Nam North Korea | Attila Feri Hungary |
| 2000 Sydney details | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria | Georgi Markov Bulgaria | Siarhei Laurenau Belarus |
| 2004 Athens details | Zhang Guozheng China | Lee Bae-young South Korea | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Liao Hui China | Vencelas Dabaya France | Yordanis Borrero Cuba |
| 2012 London details | Lin Qingfeng China | Triyatno Indonesia | Kim Myong-hyok North Korea |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Shi Zhiyong China | Daniyar Ismayilov Turkey | Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Shi Zhiyong China | Julio Mayora Venezuela | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Indonesia |
| 2024 Paris details | Rizki Juniansyah Indonesia | Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand | Bozhidar Andreev Bulgaria |

#### Middleweight

* 67.5–75 kg (1920–1992)
* 70–76 kg (1996)
* 69–77 kg (2000–2016)
* 73–81 kg (2020)
* 73–89 kg (2024–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1920 Antwerp details | Henri Gance France | Pietro Bianchi Italy | Albert Pettersson Sweden |
| 1924 Paris details | Carlo Galimberti Italy | Alfred Neuland Estonia | Jaan Kikkas Estonia |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | Roger François France | Carlo Galimberti Italy | Guus Scheffer Netherlands |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | Rudolf Ismayr Germany | Carlo Galimberti Italy | Karl Hipfinger Austria |
| 1936 Berlin details | Khadr El-Touni Egypt | Rudolf Ismayr Germany | Adolf Wagner Germany |
| 1948 London details | Frank Spellman United States | Pete George United States | Kim Seong-jip South Korea |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Pete George United States | Gerry Gratton Canada | Kim Seong-jip South Korea |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union | Pete George United States | Ermanno Pignatti Italy |
| 1960 Rome details | Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union | Tommy Kono United States | Győző Veres Hungary |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Hans Zdražila Czechoslovakia | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | Masushi Ouchi Japan |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | Masushi Ouchi Japan | Károly Bakos Hungary |
| 1972 Munich details | Yordan Bikov Bulgaria | Mohamed Tarabulsi Lebanon | Anselmo Silvino Italy |
| 1976 Montreal details | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | Peter Wenzel East Germany |
| 1980 Moscow details | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | Aleksandr Pervi Soviet Union | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | Jacques Demers Canada | Dragomir Cioroslan Romania |
| 1988 Seoul details | Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Fedor Kassapu Unified Team | Pablo Lara Cuba | Kim Myong-Nam North Korea |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Pablo Lara Cuba | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | Jon Chol-ho North Korea |
| 2000 Sydney details | Zhan Xugang China | Viktor Mitrou Greece | Arsen Melikyan Armenia |
| 2004 Athens details | Taner Sağır Turkey | Sergey Filimonov Kazakhstan | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey |
| 2008 Beijing details | Sa Jae-hyouk South Korea | Li Hongli China | Gevorg Davtyan Armenia |
| 2012 London details | Lü Xiaojun China | Lu Haojie China | Iván Cambar Cuba |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Lü Xiaojun China | Mohamed Ihab Egypt | Chatuphum Chinnawong Thailand |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Lü Xiaojun China | Zacarías Bonnat Dominican Republic | Antonino Pizzolato Italy |
| 2024 Paris details | Karlos Nasar Bulgaria | Yeison López Colombia | Antonino Pizzolato Italy |

#### Heavyweight

* +82.5 kg (1920–1948)
* +90 kg (1952–1968)
* 90–110 kg (1972–1976)
* 100–110 kg (1980–1992)
* 99–108 kg (1996)
* 94–105 kg (2000–2016)
* 96–109 kg (2020)
* 89–102 kg (2024–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1920 Antwerp details | Filippo Bottino Italy | Joseph Alzin Luxembourg | Louis Bernot France |
| 1924 Paris details | Giuseppe Tonani Italy | Franz Aigner Austria | Harald Tammer Estonia |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | Josef Straßberger Germany | Arnold Luhaäär Estonia | Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia | Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia | Josef Straßberger Germany |
| 1936 Berlin details | Josef Manger Germany | Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia | Arnold Luhaäär Estonia |
| 1948 London details | John Davis United States | Norbert Schemansky United States | Abraham Charité Netherlands |
| 1952 Helsinki details | John Davis United States | James Bradford United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Paul Anderson United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina | Alberto Pigaiani Italy |
| 1960 Rome details | Yury Vlasov Soviet Union | James Bradford United States | Norbert Schemansky United States |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union | Yury Vlasov Soviet Union | Norbert Schemansky United States |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union | Serge Reding Belgium | Joseph Dube United States |
| 1972 Munich details | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | Stefan Grützner East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal details | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | Krastyu Semerdzhiev Bulgaria | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland |
| 1980 Moscow details | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | Valentin Khristov Bulgaria | György Szalai Hungary |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Norberto Oberburger Italy | Stefan Tasnadi Romania | Guy Carlton United States |
| 1988 Seoul details | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | József Jacsó Hungary | Ronny Weller East Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Ronny Weller Germany | Artur Akoyev Unified Team | Stefan Botev Bulgaria |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Timur Taymazov Ukraine | Sergey Syrtsov Russia | Nicu Vlad Romania |
| 2000 Sydney details | Hossein Tavakkoli Iran | Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria | Said Saif Asaad Qatar |
| 2004 Athens details | Dmitry Berestov Russia | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | Gleb Pisarevskiy Russia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Andrei Aramnau Belarus | Dmitry Klokov Russia | Marcin Dołęga Poland |
| 2012 London details | Navab Nassirshalal Iran | Bartłomiej Bonk Poland | Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | Aleksandr Zaychikov Kazakhstan |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | Artūrs Plēsnieks Latvia |
| 2024 Paris details | Liu Huanhua China | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | Yauheni Tsikhantsou Individual Neutral Athletes |

#### Super heavyweight

* +110 kg (1972–1992)
* +108 kg (1996)
* +105 kg (2000–2016)
* +109 kg (2020)
* +102 kg (2024–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1972 Munich details | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | Rudolf Mang West Germany | Gerd Bonk East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal details | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | Gerd Bonk East Germany | Helmut Losch East Germany |
| 1980 Moscow details | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | Tadeusz Rutkowski Poland |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Dean Lukin Australia | Mario Martinez United States | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany |
| 1988 Seoul details | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | Martin Zawieja West Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Aleksandr Kurlovich Unified Team | Leonid Taranenko Unified Team | Manfred Nerlinger Germany |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Andrei Chemerkin Russia | Ronny Weller Germany | Stefan Botev Australia |
| 2000 Sydney details | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | Ronny Weller Germany | Andrei Chemerkin Russia |
| 2004 Athens details | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia | Velichko Cholakov Bulgaria |
| 2008 Beijing details | Matthias Steiner Germany | Evgeny Chigishev Russia | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia |
| 2012 London details | Behdad Salimi Iran | Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran | Jeon Sang-guen South Korea |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | Gor Minasyan Armenia | Irakli Turmanidze Georgia |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | Ali Davoudi Iran | Man Asaad Syria |
| 2024 Paris details | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | Varazdat Lalayan Armenia | Gor Minasyan Bahrain |

### Women
#### Flyweight

* 48 kg (2000–2016)
* 49 kg (2020–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Tara Nott United States | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia | Sri Indriyani Indonesia |
| 2004 Athens details | Nurcan Taylan Turkey | Li Zhuo China | Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand |
| 2008 Beijing details | Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei | Im Jyoung-hwa South Korea | Pensiri Laosirikul Thailand |
| 2012 London details | Wang Mingjuan China | Hiromi Miyake Japan | Ryang Chun-hwa North Korea |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Sopita Tanasan Thailand | Sri Wahyuni Agustiani Indonesia | Hiromi Miyake Japan |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Hou Zhihui China | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu India | Windy Cantika Aisah Indonesia |
| 2024 Paris details | Hou Zhihui China | Mihaela Cambei Romania | Surodchana Khambao Thailand |

#### Lightweight

* 58 kg (2000–2016)
* 59 kg (2020–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Soraya Jiménez Mexico | Ri Song Hui North Korea | Khassaraporn Suta Thailand |
| 2004 Athens details | Chen Yanqing China | Ri Song Hui North Korea | Wandee Kameaim Thailand |
| 2008 Beijing details | Chen Yanqing China | O Jong Ae North Korea | Wandee Kameaim Thailand |
| 2012 London details | Li Xueying China | Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand | Rattikan Gulnoi Thailand |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Sukanya Srisurat Thailand | Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | Polina Guryeva Turkmenistan | Mikiko Ando Japan |
| 2024 Paris details | Luo Shifang China | Maude Charron Canada | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei |

#### Light heavyweight

* 69 kg (2000–2016)
* 76 kg (2020)
* 71 kg (2024–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Lin Weining China | Erzsébet Márkus Hungary | Karnam Malleswari India |
| 2004 Athens details | Liu Chunhong China | Eszter Krutzler Hungary | Zarema Kasaeva Russia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Oksana Slivenko Russia | Leydi Solís Colombia | Abeer Abdelrahman Egypt |
| 2012 London details | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | Anna Nurmukhambetova Kazakhstan | Ubaldina Valoyes Colombia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Xiang Yanmei China | Zhazira Zhapparkul Kazakhstan | Sara Ahmed Egypt |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | Katherine Nye United States | Aremi Fuentes Mexico |
| 2024 Paris details | Olivia Reeves United States | Mari Sánchez Colombia | Angie Palacios Ecuador |

#### Heavyweight

* 75 kg (2000–2016)
* 87 kg (2020)
* 81 kg (2024–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria | Kuo Yi-hang Chinese Taipei |
| 2004 Athens details | Pawina Thongsuk Thailand | Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia | Valentina Popova Russia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Alla Vazhenina Kazakhstan | Lydia Valentín Spain | Damaris Aguirre Mexico |
| 2012 London details | Lydia Valentín Spain | Abeer Abdelrahman Egypt | Madias Nzesso Cameroon |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | Darya Naumava Belarus | Lydia Valentín Spain |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Wang Zhouyu China | Tamara Salazar Ecuador | Crismery Santana Dominican Republic |
| 2024 Paris details | Solfrid Koanda Norway | Sara Ahmed Egypt | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador |

#### Super heavyweight

* +75 kg (2000–2016)
* +87 kg (2020)
* +81 kg (2024–)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Ding Meiyuan China | Agata Wróbel Poland | Cheryl Haworth United States |
| 2004 Athens details | Tang Gonghong China | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | Agata Wróbel Poland |
| 2008 Beijing details | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | Ele Opeloge Samoa | Mariam Usman Nigeria |
| 2012 London details | Zhou Lulu China | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | Jang Mi-ran South Korea |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Meng Suping China | Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea | Sarah Robles United States |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Li Wenwen China | Emily Campbell Great Britain | Sarah Robles United States |
| 2024 Paris details | Li Wenwen China | Park Hye-jeong South Korea | Emily Campbell Great Britain |

## Discontinued events
### Men
#### One hand lift

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1896 Athens details | Launceston Elliot Great Britain | Viggo Jensen Denmark | Alexandros Nikolopoulos Greece |

#### Two hand lift

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1896 Athens details | Viggo Jensen Denmark | Launceston Elliot Great Britain | Sotirios Versis Greece |
| 1900 Paris | not included in the Olympic program | not included in the Olympic program | not included in the Olympic program |
| 1904 St. Louis details | Perikles Kakousis Greece | Oscar Osthoff United States | Frank Kugler United States |

#### All-around dumbbell contest

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1904 St. Louis details | Oscar Osthoff United States | Frederick Winters United States | Frank Kugler United States |

#### Flyweight

* –52 kg (1972–1992)
* –54 kg (1996)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1972 Munich details | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary |
| 1976 Montreal details | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | György Kőszegi Hungary | Mohammad Nassiri Iran |
| 1980 Moscow details | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union | Ho Bong-chol North Korea | Han Gyong-si North Korea |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Zeng Guoqiang China | Zhou Peishun China | Kazushito Manabe Japan |
| 1988 Seoul details | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | He Zhuoqiang China |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | Lin Qisheng China | Traian Cihărean Romania |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Halil Mutlu Turkey | Zhang Xiangsen China | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria |

#### Bantamweight

* –56 kg (1948–1968)
* 52–56 kg (1972–1992)
* 54–59 kg (1996)
* –56 kg (2000–2016)
* –61 kg (2020)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1948 London details | Joseph DePietro United States | Julian Creus Great Britain | Richard Tom United States |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran | Ali Mirzaei Iran |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Charles Vinci United States | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
| 1960 Rome details | Charles Vinci United States | Yoshinobu Miyake Japan | Esmaeil Elmkhah Iran |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Aleksey Vakhonin Soviet Union | Imre Földi Hungary | Shiro Ichinoseki Japan |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | Imre Földi Hungary | Henryk Trębicki Poland |
| 1972 Munich details | Imre Földi Hungary | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal details | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | Kenkichi Ando Japan |
| 1980 Moscow details | Daniel Núñez Cuba | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | Tadeusz Dembonczyk Poland |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Wu Shude China | Lai Runming China | Masahiro Kotaka Japan |
| 1988 Seoul details | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | He Yingqiang China | Liu Shoubin China |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | Liu Shoubin China | Luo Jianming China |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Tang Lingsheng China | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria |
| 2000 Sydney details | Halil Mutlu Turkey | Wu Wenxiong China | Zhang Xiangxiang China |
| 2004 Athens details | Halil Mutlu Turkey | Wu Meijin China | Sedat Artuç Turkey |
| 2008 Beijing details | Long Qingquan China | Hoang Anh Tuan Vietnam | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia |
| 2012 London details | Om Yun-chol North Korea | Wu Jingbiao China | Tran Le Quoc Toan Vietnam |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Long Qingquan China | Om Yun-chol North Korea | Sinphet Kruaithong Thailand |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Li Fabin China | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | Igor Son Kazakhstan |

#### Light heavyweight

* 75–82.5 kg (1920–1992)
* 76–83 kg (1996)
* 77–85 kg (2000–2016)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1920 Antwerp details | Ernest Cadine France | Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland | Erik Pettersson Sweden |
| 1924 Paris details | Charles Rigoulot France | Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland | Leopold Friedrich Austria |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | El Sayed Nosseir Egypt | Louis Hostin France | Jan Verheijen Netherlands |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | Louis Hostin France | Svend Olsen Denmark | Henry Duey United States |
| 1936 Berlin details | Louis Hostin France | Eugen Deutsch Germany | Ibrahim Wasif Egypt |
| 1948 London details | Stanley Stanczyk United States | Harold Sakata United States | Gösta Magnusson Sweden |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | Stanley Stanczyk United States | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Tommy Kono United States | Vasilijs Stepanovs Soviet Union | Jim George United States |
| 1960 Rome details | Ireneusz Palinski Poland | Jim George United States | Jan Bochenek Poland |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Rudolf Plyukfelder Soviet Union | Géza Tóth Hungary | Győző Veres Hungary |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | Vladimir Belyaev Soviet Union | Norbert Ozimek Poland |
| 1972 Munich details | Leif Jenssen Norway | Norbert Ozimek Poland | György Horváth Hungary |
| 1976 Montreal details | Valery Shary Soviet Union | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | Péter Baczakó Hungary |
| 1980 Moscow details | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Petre Becheru Romania | Robert Kabbas Australia | Ryoji Isaoka Japan |
| 1988 Seoul details | Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union | István Messzi Hungary | Lee Hyung-kun South Korea |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Pyrros Dimas Greece | Krzysztof Siemion Poland | none awarded |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Pyrros Dimas Greece | Marc Huster Germany | Andrzej Cofalik Poland |
| 2000 Sydney details | Pyrros Dimas Greece | Marc Huster Germany | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia |
| 2004 Athens details | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | Andrei Rybakou Belarus | Pyrros Dimas Greece |
| 2008 Beijing details | Lu Yong China | Tigran Martirosyan Armenia | Jadier Valladares Cuba |
| 2012 London details | Adrian Zieliński Poland | Kianoush Rostami Iran | Tarek Yehia Egypt |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Kianoush Rostami Iran | Tian Tao China | Denis Ulanov Kazakhstan |

#### First heavyweight

* 90–100 kg (1980–1992)
* 91–99 kg (1996)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1980 Moscow details | Ota Zaremba Czechoslovakia | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | Alberto Blanco Cuba |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Rolf Milser West Germany | Vasile Groapa Romania | Pekka Niemi Finland |
| 1988 Seoul details | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | Nicu Vlad Romania | Peter Immesberger West Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Viktor Tregubov Unified Team | Timur Taymazov Unified Team | Waldemar Malak Poland |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | Anatoly Khrapaty Kazakhstan | Denys Gotfrid Ukraine |

#### Middle heavyweight

* 82.5 kg–90 kg (1952–1992)
* 83–91 kg (1996)
* 85–94 kg (2000–2016)
* 81–96 kg (2020)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Norbert Schemansky United States | Grigory Novak Soviet Union | Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union | David Sheppard United States | Jean Debuf France |
| 1960 Rome details | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | Louis Martin Great Britain |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Vladimir Golovanov Soviet Union | Louis Martin Great Britain | Ireneusz Paliński Poland |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | Marek Gołąb Poland |
| 1972 Munich details | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria | Hans Bettembourg Sweden |
| 1976 Montreal details | David Rigert Soviet Union | Lee James United States | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria |
| 1980 Moscow details | Péter Baczakó Hungary | Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria | Frank Mantek East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Nicu Vlad Romania | Dumitru Petre Romania | David Mercer Great Britain |
| 1988 Seoul details | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union | Slawomir Zawada Poland |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Kakhi Kakhiashvili Unified Team | Sergey Syrtsov Unified Team | Sergiusz Wolczaniecki Poland |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Aleksey Petrov Russia | Leonidas Kokas Greece | Oliver Caruso Germany |
| 2000 Sydney details | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | Szymon Kołecki Poland | Aleksey Petrov Russia |
| 2004 Athens details | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | Khadzhimurat Akkaev Russia | Eduard Tyukin Russia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Szymon Kołecki Poland | Arsen Kasabiev Georgia | Yoandry Hernández Cuba |
| 2012 London details | Saeid Mohammadpour Iran | Kim Min-jae South Korea | Tomasz Zieliński Poland |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Sohrab Moradi Iran | Vadzim Straltsou Belarus | Aurimas Didžbalis Lithuania |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Fares El-Bakh Qatar | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | Anton Pliesnoi Georgia |

### Women
#### Featherweight

* 53 kg (2000–2016)
* 55 kg (2020)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Yang Xia China | Li Fengying Chinese Taipei | Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia |
| 2004 Athens details | Udomporn Polsak Thailand | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia | Mabel Mosquera Colombia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Thailand | Yoon Jin-hee South Korea | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia |
| 2012 London details | Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei | Citra Febrianti Indonesia | Iulia Paratova Ukraine |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | Yoon Jin-hee South Korea |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | Liao Qiuyun China | Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan |

#### Middleweight

* 63 kg (2000–2016)
* 64 kg (2020)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney details | Chen Xiaomin China | Valentina Popova Russia | Ioanna Khatziioannou Greece |
| 2004 Athens details | Nataliya Skakun Ukraine | Hanna Batsiushka Belarus | Tatsiana Stukalava Belarus |
| 2008 Beijing details | Pak Hyon-suk North Korea | Lu Ying-chi Chinese Taipei | Christine Girard Canada |
| 2012 London details | Christine Girard Canada | Milka Maneva Bulgaria | Luz Acosta Mexico |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Deng Wei China | Choe Hyo-sim North Korea | Karina Goricheva Kazakhstan |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Maude Charron Canada | Giorgia Bordignon Italy | Chen Wen-huei Chinese Taipei |