# 2003 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The 2003 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held in Qinhuangdao, China between September 10 and September 14, 2003. It was the 35th men's and 16th women's championship. The event was organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Wu Meijin China | 130.5 kg AR | Wu Wenxiong China | 125.0 kg | Chehtae Marobi Thailand | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Meijin China | 160.0 kg | Wu Wenxiong China | 152.5 kg | Ri Kyong-sok North Korea | 147.5 kg |
| Total | Wu Meijin China | 290.0 kg | Wu Wenxiong China | 277.5 kg | Ri Kyong-sok North Korea | 257.5 kg |
| 62 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Shi Zhiyong China | 152.5 kg | Im Yong-su North Korea | 135.0 kg | Sunarto Rasidi Indonesia | 127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shi Zhiyong China | 170.0 kg | Im Yong-su North Korea | 170.0 kg | Sunarto Rasidi Indonesia | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Shi Zhiyong China | 322.5 kg | Im Yong-su North Korea | 305.0 kg | Sunarto Rasidi Indonesia | 282.5 kg |
| 69 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Guozheng China | 155.0 kg | Manas Alibaev Kyrgyzstan | 142.5 kg | Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guozheng China | 197.5 kg WR | Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 182.5 kg | Cho Hyo-won South Korea | 180.0 kg |
| Total | Zhang Guozheng China | 352.5 kg AR | Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 325.0 kg | Kim Chol-jin North Korea | 322.5 kg |
| 77 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongli China | 165.0 kg | Gennadiy Yermakov Kazakhstan | 155.0 kg | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad Iran | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad Iran | 208.0 kg AR | Li Hongli China | 200.0 kg | Ulanbek Moldodosov Kyrgyzstan | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Li Hongli China | 365.0 kg | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad Iran | 362.5 kg | Ulanbek Moldodosov Kyrgyzstan | 340.0 kg |
| 85 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yuan Aijun China | 170.0 kg | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Iran | 155.0 kg | Shahrouz Ghorbani Iran | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Iran | 205.0 kg | Yuan Aijun China | 202.5 kg | Hsieh Wei-chun Chinese Taipei | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Yuan Aijun China | 372.5 kg | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Iran | 360.0 kg | Akramzhan Khalmatov Kazakhstan | 332.5 kg |
| 94 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andrey Makarov Kazakhstan | 175.0 kg | Kourosh Bagheri Iran | 170.0 kg | Asghar Ebrahimi Iran | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kourosh Bagheri Iran | 202.5 kg | Andrey Makarov Kazakhstan | 195.0 kg | Asghar Ebrahimi Iran | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Kourosh Bagheri Iran | 372.5 kg | Andrey Makarov Kazakhstan | 370.0 kg | Asghar Ebrahimi Iran | 350.0 kg |
| 105 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Mohsen Beiranvand Iran | 170.0 kg | Joko Honggono Indonesia | 150.0 kg | Sunaryo Indonesia | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohsen Beiranvand Iran | 200.0 kg | Joko Honggono Indonesia | 185.0 kg | Sunaryo Indonesia | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Mohsen Beiranvand Iran | 370.0 kg | Joko Honggono Indonesia | 335.0 kg | Sunaryo Indonesia | 335.0 kg |
| +105 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 213.0 kg WR | Dmitriy Chursin Kazakhstan | 170.0 kg | Ri Chang-hyok North Korea | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 250.0 kg | Dmitriy Chursin Kazakhstan | 207.5 kg | Ri Chang-hyok North Korea | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 462.5 kg | Dmitriy Chursin Kazakhstan | 377.5 kg | Ri Chang-hyok North Korea | 355.0 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Zhuo China | 93.5 kg WR | Choe Un-sim North Korea | 87.5 kg | Rosmainar Indonesia | 75.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Zhuo China | 116.5 kg WR | Rosmainar Indonesia | 102.5 kg | Choe Un-sim North Korea | 100.0 kg |
| Total | Li Zhuo China | 207.5 kg | Choe Un-sim North Korea | 187.5 kg | Rosmainar Indonesia | 177.5 kg |
| 53 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Xuejiu China | 92.5 kg | Supeni Wasiman Indonesia | 90.0 kg | Nandini Devi India | 87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Xuejiu China | 115.0 kg | Nandini Devi India | 112.5 kg | Supeni Wasiman Indonesia | 107.5 kg |
| Total | Li Xuejiu China | 207.5 kg | Nandini Devi India | 200.0 kg | Supeni Wasiman Indonesia | 197.5 kg |
| 58 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sun Caiyan China | 100.0 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 92.5 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sun Caiyan China | 127.5 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 120.0 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 112.5 kg |
| Total | Sun Caiyan China | 232.5 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 210.0 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 205.0 kg |
| 63 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Xia China | 110.0 kg | Pratima Kumari India | 97.5 kg | Tanti Pratiwi Indonesia | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Xia China | 137.5 kg WR | Tanti Pratiwi Indonesia | 122.5 kg | Pratima Kumari India | 122.5 kg |
| Total | Liu Xia China | 247.5 kg WR | Pratima Kumari India | 220.0 kg | Tanti Pratiwi Indonesia | 217.5 kg |
| 69 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Chunhong China | 117.5 kg WR | Kang Mi-suk South Korea | 100.0 kg | Irina Vlassova Kazakhstan | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Chunhong China | 148.5 kg WR | Kang Yong-sil North Korea | 125.0 kg | Kang Mi-suk South Korea | 122.5 kg |
| Total | Liu Chunhong China | 265.0 kg WR | Kang Mi-suk South Korea | 222.5 kg | Kang Yong-sil North Korea | 220.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sun Ruiping China | 115.0 kg | Lee Yeon-hwa South Korea | 100.0 kg | Lkhagvasürengiin Odgerel Mongolia | 65.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lee Yeon-hwa South Korea | 132.5 kg | Lkhagvasürengiin Odgerel Mongolia | 80.0 kg | None awarded | |
| Total | Lee Yeon-hwa South Korea | 232.5 kg | Lkhagvasürengiin Odgerel Mongolia | 145.0 kg | None awarded | |
| +75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Tang Gonghong China | 110.0 kg | Geeta Rani India | 100.0 kg | None awarded | |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Gonghong China | 168.0 kg WR | Geeta Rani India | 120.0 kg | None awarded | |
| Total | Tang Gonghong China | 277.5 kg | Geeta Rani India | 220.0 kg | None awarded | |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | India | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | North Korea | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 32 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
| 2 | Iran | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 | India | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | North Korea | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 45 | 45 | 40 | 130 |

## Participating nations

91 athletes from 14 nations competed.
* Bangladesh (1)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (4)
* India (9)
* Indonesia (12)
* Iran (8)
* Japan (3)
* Kazakhstan (8)
* Kyrgyzstan (3)
* Malaysia (4)
* Mongolia (4)
* North Korea (7)
* South Korea (6)
* Thailand (7)