# 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th men's and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association overlooked by the Asian Weightlifting Federation. The event had major significance for Asian weightlifters as the championships were the official qualifications for Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 126 kg | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia | 121 kg | Chen Biao China | 120 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Jingbiao China | 154 kg | Chen Biao China | 153 kg | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 153 kg |
| Total | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 279 kg | Wu Jingbiao China | 274 kg | Chen Biao China | 273 kg |
| 62 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Jie China | 147 kg | Ümürbek Bazarbaýew Turkmenistan | 136 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 135 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Jie China | 179 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 170 kg | Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow Turkmenistan | 163 kg |
| Total | Zhang Jie China | 326 kg WR | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 305 kg | Ümürbek Bazarbaýew Turkmenistan | 296 kg |
| 69 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Tang Fei China | 140 kg | Kim Yoon-han South Korea | 138 kg | Kuanysh Rakhatov Kazakhstan | 137 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Fei China | 177 kg | Yoshito Shintani Japan | 176 kg | Edi Kurniawan Indonesia | 170 kg |
| Total | Tang Fei China | 317 kg | Yoshito Shintani Japan | 306 kg | Edi Kurniawan Indonesia | 305 kg |
| 77 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Lü Xiaojun China | 158 kg | Lu Changliang China | 152 kg | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 146 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lu Changliang China | 195 kg | Lü Xiaojun China | 188 kg | Kraisorn Dadtuyawat Thailand | 180 kg |
| Total | Lu Changliang China | 347 kg | Lü Xiaojun China | 346 kg | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 325 kg |
| 85 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Lee Se-won South Korea | 162 kg | Zhang Shichong China | 160 kg | Ulanbek Moldodosov Kyrgyzstan | 158 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Shichong China | 200 kg | Ulanbek Moldodosov Kyrgyzstan | 192 kg | Mansurbek Chashemov Uzbekistan | 191 kg |
| Total | Zhang Shichong China | 360 kg | Lee Se-won South Korea | 350 kg | Ulanbek Moldodosov Kyrgyzstan | 350 kg |
| 94 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Asghar Ebrahimi Iran | 180 kg | Miskander Momynbekov Kyrgyzstan | 167 kg | Suthiphon Watthanakasikam Thailand | 161 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Asghar Ebrahimi Iran | 205 kg | Song Jong-shik South Korea | 200 kg | Hsieh Wei-chun Chinese Taipei | 199 kg |
| Total | Asghar Ebrahimi Iran | 385 kg | Hsieh Wei-chun Chinese Taipei | 357 kg | Almas Uteshov Kazakhstan | 355 kg |
| 105 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Niti Khameiam Thailand | 157 kg | Aleksei Dudin Kyrgyzstan | 156 kg | Ramzi Al-Mahrous Saudi Arabia | 150 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Niti Khameiam Thailand | 191 kg | Aleksei Dudin Kyrgyzstan | 190 kg | Ramzi Al-Mahrous Saudi Arabia | 180 kg |
| Total | Niti Khameiam Thailand | 348 kg | Aleksei Dudin Kyrgyzstan | 346 kg | Ramzi Al-Mahrous Saudi Arabia | 330 kg |
| +105 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Rashid Sharifi Iran | 190 kg | Mohammad Salehi Iran | 185 kg | Kazuomi Ota Japan | 175 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rashid Sharifi Iran | 236 kg | Mohammad Salehi Iran | 235 kg | Mohammad Ali Syria | 210 kg |
| Total | Rashid Sharifi Iran | 426 kg | Mohammad Salehi Iran | 420 kg | Kazuomi Ota Japan | 385 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Wang Mingjuan China | 87 kg | Ngô Thị Nga Vietnam | 83 kg | Shoko Sumida Japan | 78 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Mingjuan China | 101 kg | Ngô Thị Nga Vietnam | 95 kg | Shoko Sumida Japan | 92 kg |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan China | 188 kg | Ngô Thị Nga Vietnam | 178 kg | Shoko Sumida Japan | 170 kg |
| 53 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Suda Chaleephay Thailand | 93 kg | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia | 91 kg | Cen Lijuan China | 91 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Cen Lijuan China | 117 kg | Svetlana Cheremshanova Kazakhstan | 115 kg | Suda Chaleephay Thailand | 114 kg |
| Total | Cen Lijuan China | 208 kg | Suda Chaleephay Thailand | 207 kg | Svetlana Cheremshanova Kazakhstan | 205 kg |
| 58 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Xueying China | 102 kg | Lin Wan-hsuan Chinese Taipei | 95 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 91 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Xueying China | 125 kg | Lin Wan-hsuan Chinese Taipei | 113 kg | Sureerat Thongsuk Thailand | 112 kg |
| Total | Li Xueying China | 227 kg | Lin Wan-hsuan Chinese Taipei | 208 kg | Sureerat Thongsuk Thailand | 202 kg |
| 63 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Haixia China | 104 kg | Nguyễn Thị Thiết Vietnam | 101 kg | Yelena Shadrina Kazakhstan | 99 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Haixia China | 136 kg | Nguyễn Thị Thiết Vietnam | 124 kg | Yelena Shadrina Kazakhstan | 123 kg |
| Total | Liu Haixia China | 240 kg | Nguyễn Thị Thiết Vietnam | 225 kg | Yelena Shadrina Kazakhstan | 222 kg |
| 69 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Chunhong China | 117 kg | Monika Devi India | 100 kg | Kao Ya-chun Chinese Taipei | 98 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Chunhong China | 145 kg | Kao Ya-chun Chinese Taipei | 124 kg | Monika Devi India | 122 kg |
| Total | Liu Chunhong China | 262 kg | Kao Ya-chun Chinese Taipei | 222 kg | Monika Devi India | 222 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Cao Lei China | 121 kg | Alla Vazhenina Kazakhstan | 120 kg | Yang Houqin Macau | 97 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Cao Lei China | 155 kg | Alla Vazhenina Kazakhstan | 146 kg | Sinta Darmariani Indonesia | 128 kg |
| Total | Cao Lei China | 276 kg | Alla Vazhenina Kazakhstan | 266 kg | Sinta Darmariani Indonesia | 224 kg |
| +75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Alexandra Aborneva Kazakhstan | 110 kg | Annipa Moontar Thailand | 110 kg | Mami Shimamoto Japan | 108 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mami Shimamoto Japan | 142 kg | Fumiko Jonai Japan | 140 kg | Annipa Moontar Thailand | 137 kg |
| Total | Mami Shimamoto Japan | 250 kg | Annipa Moontar Thailand | 247 kg | Alexandra Aborneva Kazakhstan | 246 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 29 | 6 | 3 | 38 |
| 2 | Iran | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Japan | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | India | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Macau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

175 athletes from 26 nations competed.
* China (14)
* Chinese Taipei (9)
* Hong Kong (1)
* India (10)
* Indonesia (13)
* Iran (7)
* Iraq (8)
* Japan (15)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (6)
* Kyrgyzstan (8)
* Macau (1)
* Malaysia (6)
* Mongolia (7)
* Nepal (1)
* Pakistan (2)
* Qatar (4)
* Saudi Arabia (8)
* South Korea (7)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Syria (2)
* Tajikistan (3)
* Thailand (15)
* Turkmenistan (8)
* Uzbekistan (8)
* Vietnam (10)