Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

This article details the Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.

The Weightlifting competition at the 2012 Games includes 260 athletes. Each competing nation is allowed to enter a maximum of 10 competitors, 6 men and 4 women.[1] 2010 and 2011 World Weightlifting Championships are the main qualifying events for the 2012 Olympic games. NOCs achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2010 and 2011 World Championships. One continental qualification event is held for each continent in 2012. Only NOCs which have not gained quota places in the Main Qualification Events may obtain quota places.[1]

Great Britain, as host country has been allocated three men's quota places and two women's quota places for the London 2012 Olympic Games.[1]

Qualification timeline

Event Date Venue
2010 World Championships September 17–26, 2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey
2011 World Championships November 5–13, 2011 France Paris, France
2012 African Championships March 30 – April 2, 2012 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
2012 European Championships April 9–15, 2012 Turkey Antalya, Turkey
2012 Asian Championships April 24–30, 2012 South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea
2012 Pan-American Championships May 11–18, 2012 Guatemala Antigua, Guatemala
2012 Oceania Championships June 6–9, 2012 Samoa Apia, Samoa
Olympic Qualification Ranking List June 9, 2012 —
Tripartite Commission Invitations June 26, 2012 —
Individual Ranking events
Event Date Venue
IWF Continental Clubs Grand Prix December 11–16, 2010 Malaysia Penang, Malaysia
IWF Grand Prix January 15–17, 2011 China Fujian, China
2011 World Junior Championships June 30 – July 7, 2011 Malaysia Penang, Malaysia
IWF Grand Prix – President's Cup December 16–18, 2011 Russia Belgorod, Russia

Qualification summary

NOC Men Women Total
 Albania 3 1 4
 Algeria 1 1
 Armenia 4 2 6
 Aruba 1 1
 Australia 1 1 2
 Azerbaijan 5 1 6
 Belarus 4 4 8
 Belgium 1 1
 Brazil 1 1 2
 Bulgaria 1 1 2
 Cameroon 1 1 2
 Canada 3 3
 Chile 1 1 2
 China 6 4 10
 Chinese Taipei 1 3 4
 Colombia 4 4 8
 Cook Islands 1 1
 Cuba 4 4
 Czech Republic 1 1
 Dominican Republic 2 2
 Ecuador 1 3 4
 Egypt 5 3 8
 El Salvador 1 1
 Federated States of Micronesia 1 1
 Fiji 1 1 2
 Finland 1 1
 France 3 1 4
 Georgia 3 3
 Germany 3 2 5
 Ghana 1 1
 Great Britain 3 2 5
 Greece 1 1
 Guatemala 1 1 2
 Honduras 1 1
 Hong Kong 1 1
 Hungary 1 1
 India 1 1 2
 Indonesia 5 1 6
 Iran 6 6
 Iraq 1 1
 Italy 1 1
 Japan 1 4 5
 Kazakhstan 4 4 8
 Kenya 1 1
 Kiribati 1 1
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1
 Latvia 1 1
 Madagascar 1 1
 Mexico 1 1 2
 Moldova 1 1 2
 Nauru 1 1
 New Zealand 1 1
 Nicaragua 1 1
 Nigeria 1 1 2
 North Korea 5 3 8
 Palau 1 1
 Papua New Guinea 1 1 2
 Peru 1 1
 Philippines 1 1
 Poland 6 3 9
 Puerto Rico 1 1
 Romania 3 1 4
 Russia 6 4 10
 Samoa 1 1 2
 Saudi Arabia 1 1
 Singapore 1 1
 Slovakia 1 1
 Solomon Islands 1 1
 South Africa 1 1
 South Korea 6 4 10
 Spain 1 1 2
 Syria 1 1 2
 Thailand 3 4 7
 Tunisia 1 1 2
 Turkey 5 4 9
 Turkmenistan 3 3
 Tuvalu 1 1
 Uganda 1 1
 Ukraine 6 3 9
 United Arab Emirates 1 1
 United States 1 2 3
 Uzbekistan 5 1 6
 Venezuela 1 2 3
 Vietnam 1 1 2
Total: 84 NOCs 155 104 259
  • Albania had 4 male quota places, but use only three. Therefore, one quota remained unused[2]

Men

World Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 6 athletes
  • Teams 7th–12th: 5 athletes
  • Teams 13th–18th: 4 athletes
  • Teams 19th–24th: 3 athletes[3][4]
Rank Quota NOC Year Category Subtotal Total
56 62 69 77 85 94 105 +105
1 6  China 2010 53/2 25/1 /1 25/1 21/1 124/6 261
2011 53/2 28/1 28/1 28/1 /1 137/6
2 6  Russia 2010 25/1 50/2 48/2 /1 123/6 258
2011 43/2 42/2 28/1 22/1 135/6
3 6  Iran 2010 /1 22/1 13/1 13/1 49/2 97/6 233
2011 20/1 28/1 35/2 53/2 136/6
4 6  South Korea 2010 21/1 17/1 /1 17/1 41/2 96/6 223
2011 19/1 25/1 19/1 21/1 43/2 127/6
5 6  Poland 2010 15/1 18/1 28/1 21/1 50/2 132/6 223
2011 15/2 23/1 14/1 39/2 91/6
6 6  Ukraine 2010 13/1 66/2 15/1 23/2 87/6 207
2011 15/1 40/2 25/1 40/2 120/6
7 5  Egypt 2010 14/1 /1 42/2 14/1 20/1 90/6 196
2011 38/2 22/1 18/1 13/1 15/1 106/6
8 5  Uzbekistan 2010 22/1 37/2 36/2 21/1 116/6 191
2011 16/1 4/1 4/1 12/1 21/1 18/1 75/6
9 5  North Korea 2010 23/1 28/1 23/1 17/1 91/4 180
2011 20/1 45/2 6/2 18/1 89/6
10 5  Turkey 2010 23/2 44/2 13/1 12/1 92/6 171
2011 33/2 36/2 /1 10/1 79/6
11 5  Indonesia 2010 30/2 41/2 25/2 96/6 163
2011 /1 38/2 20/2 9/1 67/6
12 5  Azerbaijan 2010 35/2 10/1 5/1 19/1 /1 69/6 162
2011 23/1 42/2 11/2 17/1 93/6
13 4  Kazakhstan 2010 /1 /1 29/2 31/2 60/6 158
2011 19/1 16/1 28/2 35/2 98/6
14 4  Belarus 2010 23/1 19/2 19/2 16/1 77/6 157
2011 32/2 13/1 20/1 15/2 80/6
15 4  Colombia 2010 35/2 17/1 10/1 9/1 15/1 86/6 152
2011 25/2 40/2 1/2 66/6
16 4  Cuba 2010 37/2 22/1 22/1 14/1 10/1 105/6 143
2011 21/2 /1 /1 17/1 /1 38/6
17 4  Albania 2010 1/1 35/2 20/1 1/2 57/6 133
2011 22/2 36/2 11/1 7/1 76/6
18 4  Armenia 2010 28/2 /2 15/1 19/1 62/6 131
2011 18/2 40/2 11/2 69/6
19 3  Turkmenistan 2010 10/1 33/2 /1 7/1 /1 50/6 125
2011 34/2 15/1 14/2 12/1 75/6
20 3  Georgia 2010 9/1 8/2 26/2 15/1 58/6 123
2011 /1 10/1 35/2 20/2 65/6
21 3  France 2010 3/1 17/2 /1 18/1 38/5 121
2011 3/1 38/2 31/2 11/1 83/6
22 3  Romania 2010 /1 /2 16/1 19/1 23/1 58/6 118
2011 9/1 /1 31/2 20/1 /1 60/6
23 3  Thailand 2010 /1 28/2 13/1 3/1 6/1 50/6 111
2011 25/2 17/2 5/1 14/1 61/6
24 3  Germany 2010 11/1 6/1 7/1 6/1 25/2 55/6 110
2011 /1 13/1 14/1 11/1 17/1 55/5
25  Moldova 2010 9/2 12/1 27/2 17/1 65/6 102
2011 9/1 8/1 2/1 /1 18/2 37/6
26  Japan 2010 13/2 23/2 4/1 11/1 51/6 93
2011 10/2 17/2 7/1 8/1 42/6
27  Venezuela 2010 28/2 8/2 8/1 7/1 51/6 92
2011 14/1 10/2 6/1 9/1 2/1 41/6
28  Slovakia 2010 9/1 17/2 10/1 16/1 6/1 58/6 72
2011 /1 /1 10/1 4/2 14/5
29  Lithuania 2010 4/1 23/2 /1 7/1 34/5 69
2011 6/2 16/1 13/2 /1 35/6
30  Chinese Taipei 2010 7/1 2/1 /2 21/2 30/6 69
2011 18/2 3/1 5/1 13/1 39/5
31  Ecuador 2010 12/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 39/4 63
2011 /1 8/1 /1 /1 15/1 1/1 24/6
32  Spain 2010 13/2 10/2 5/1 10/1 38/6 60
2011 10/2 /2 4/1 8/1 22/6
33  Greece 2010 1/1 16/2 /1 18/1 35/5 55
2011 1/1 5/1 14/2 20/4
34  United States 2010 7/1 2/2 4/2 14/1 27/6 54
2011 11/1 8/2 8/1 /2 27/6
35  Tunisia 2010 21/1 /1 8/1 21/1 /1 50/5 50
2011 /1 /1 /2 0/4
36  Hungary 2010 /2 11/1 /1 12/1 23/5 41
2011 /1 18/1 28/2
37  Kyrgyzstan 2010 19/2 /1 /1 19/4 38
2011 19/1 /1 19/2
38  India 2010 11/1 6/1 /1 1/2 18/5 32
2011 2/1 10/2 1/1 1/1 /1 14/6
39  Latvia 2010 15/2 /1 15/3 29
2011 14/1 /1 14/2
40  El Salvador 2010 19/2 19/2 29
2011 10/2 10/2
41  Belgium 2010 14/1 14/1 26
2011 12/1 12/1
42  Czech Republic 2010 2/1 /1 3/2 21/2 26/6 26
2011 /1 /1 0/2
43  Brazil 2010 5/1 3/1 8/2 23
2011 6/2 /1 9/1 15/4
44  Vietnam 2010 /1 0/1 22
2011 22/2 22/2
45  Canada 2010 5/1 /1 /2 9/1 14/5 21
2011 /1 /2 /1 7/2 7/6
46  Malaysia 2010 19
2011 5/1 14/1 19/2
47  Mexico 2010 18
2011 18/1 18/1
48  Nauru 2010 16
2011 16/1 16/1
49  Nigeria 2010 16
2011 12/1 4/1 16/2
50  Philippines 2010 13
2011 13/1 13/1
51  Federated States of Micronesia 2010 12
2011 12/1 12/1
52  Italy 2010 5/1 3/1 /1 1/1 /1 9/5 9
2011 /1 /1 /1 0/3
53  Guatemala 2010 5/1 5/1 8
2011 /1 3/1 3/2
54  Fiji 2010 2/1 2/1 7
2011 5/1 5/1
55  South Africa 2010 1/1 4/1 /1 /1 /1 5/5 5
2011
56  Samoa 2010 4
2011 /1 4/1 4/2
57  Finland 2010 /1 2/1 2/2 4
2011 /1 2/1 /1 /1 2/4
58  Australia 2010 3
2011 /1 /1 3/1 /1 3/4
59  Qatar 2010 3/1 /1 3/2 3
2011
60  Chile 2010 3
2011 3/1 3/1
61  Kiribati 2010 2
2011 2/1 2/1
—  Cameroon 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Croatia 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011 /1 /1 0/2
—  Puerto Rico 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Ireland 2010 /1 /1 0/2 0
2011 /1 /1 0/2
—  Peru 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Papua New Guinea 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  American Samoa 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Costa Rica 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Palau 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Switzerland 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011 /1 /1 0/2
—  Tajikistan 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Tuvalu 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Dominican Republic 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011
—  Uruguay 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011
—  Iraq 2010 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 0/6 0
2011
—  Saudi Arabia 2010 /2 /1 /1 /1 /1 0/6 0
2011
—  Mauritius 2010 /1 0/1 0
2011

African Championships

  • Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete[5]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
56 62 69 77 85 94 105 +105
1 1  Algeria 28/1 23/1 23/1 25/1 28/1 23/1 150
2 1  Tunisia 28/1 45/2 25/1 28/1 22/1 148
3 1  Cameroon 25/1 45/2 22/1 22/1 28/1 142
4 1  South Africa 25/1 21/1 46/2 22/1 20/1 134
5 1  Nigeria 21/1 28/1 25/1 /1 25/1 25/1 124
6  Uganda 22/1 45/2 14/1 16/1 20/1 117
7  Libya /1 41/2 28/1 23/1 23/1 115
8  Ghana 20/1 16/1 18/1 19/1 21/1 21/1 115
9  Morocco 23/1 /1 19/1 19/1 /1 21/1 82
10  Kenya 21/1 19/1 15/2 /1 21/1 76
11  Sudan 17/1 22/1 39
12  Seychelles 17/1 20/1 37
13  Mauritius 18/1 18

European Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete[6]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
56 62 69 77 85 94 105 +105
1 1  Moldova 28/1 23/1 53/2 25/1 28/1 157
2 1  Bulgaria 25/1 53/2 53/2 23/1 154
3 1  Hungary 17/1 17/1 28/1 16/1 25/1 25/1 128
4 1  Spain 45/2 19/1 40/2 22/1 126
5 1  Czech Republic 41/2 18/1 18/1 20/1 28/1 125
6 1  Italy 21/1 38/2 43/2 20/1 122
7 1  Greece 21/1 39/2 19/1 42/2 121
8  Lithuania 44/2 23/2 22/1 18/1 107
9  Slovakia 20/1 20/1 19/1 44/2 /1 103
10  Finland /1 16/1 19/1 18/1 20/1 20/1 93
11  Ireland 29/2 17/1 15/1 17/1 78
12  Croatia /1 22/1 19/1 22/1 63
13  Latvia 28/1 19/1 47
14  Estonia 21/1 21/1 42
15  Israel 23/1 23
16  Belgium 22/1 22
17  Sweden 20/1 20
18  Cyprus /1 16/1 16
19  Denmark 16/1 16
20  Netherlands 14/1 14

Asian Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete[7]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
56 62 69 77 85 94 105 +105
1 1  Chinese Taipei 44/2 25/1 25/1 28/1 28/1 150
2 1  Japan 28/1 22/1 28/1 25/1 47/2 150
3 1  Vietnam 53/2 44/2 23/1 19/1 139
4 1  Kyrgyzstan 25/1 22/1 28/1 19/1 23/1 21/1 138
5 1  India 20/1 22/1 28/1 23/1 21/1 20/1 134
6 1  Saudi Arabia 22/1 21/1 20/1 22/1 22/1 23/1 130
7 1  Iraq 19/1 43/2 19/1 28/1 /1 109
8  Malaysia 25/1 41/2 21/1 22/1 /1 109
9  Mongolia 18/1 19/1 31/2 19/1 18/1 105
10  Syria 20/1 45/2 /1 23/1 88
11  United Arab Emirates 27/2 18/1 /1 16/1 18/1 79
12  Qatar 33/2 17/1 17/1 67
13  Kuwait 18/1 17/1 19/1 54
14  Sri Lanka 18/1 18
15  Tajikistan 17/1 17
—  Oman /1 /1 0
—  Philippines /1 0

Pan-American Championships

  • Teams 1st–7th: 1 athlete[8]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
56 62 69 77 85 94 105 +105
1 1  Ecuador 25/1 25/1 50/2 28/1 28/1 156
2 1  Brazil 28/1 36/2 43/2 28/1 135
3 1  Mexico 28/1 21/1 25/1 20/1 18/1 22/1 134
4 1  United States 22/1 44/2 44/2 22/1 132
5 1  Guatemala 22/1 42/2 23/1 43/2 130
6 1  Venezuela 51/2 28/1 25/1 25/1 129
7 1  Chile 23/1 20/1 18/1 22/1 43/2 126
8  Canada 34/2 20/1 19/1 46/2 119
9  Puerto Rico 20/1 18/1 21/1 19/1 19/1 18/1 115
10  Argentina 22/1 18/1 14/1 38/2 19/1 111
11  Peru 21/1 37/2 17/1 15/1 17/1 107
12  El Salvador 19/2 25/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 92
13  Dominican Republic 21/1 23/1 44
14  Nicaragua 15/1 16/2 13/1 44
15  Panama 19/1 17/1 36
16  Honduras /1 17/2 15/1 32

Oceania Championships

  • Teams 1st–5th: 1 athlete[9]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
56 62 69 77 85 94 105 +105
1 1  Australia 25/1 25/1 25/1 45/2 28/1 148
2 1  Kiribati 17/1 28/1 18/1 28/1 28/1 23/1 142
3 1  Fiji 50/2 25/1 22/1 22/1 22/1 141
4 1  New Zealand 23/1 23/1 20/1 28/1 23/1 22/1 139
5 1  Papua New Guinea 42/2 22/1 22/1 16/1 25/1 127
6  American Samoa 19/1 17/1 21/1 21/1 39/2 117
7  Tonga 16/1 20/1 19/1 19/1 21/1 21/1 116
8  Nauru 25/1 18/1 21/1 21/2 25/1 110
9  Samoa 51/2 23/1 /1 25/2 99
10  Marshall Islands 41/2 41
11  Federated States of Micronesia 28/1 28
12  Palau 21/1 21
13  Tuvalu 20/1 20
14  Vanuatu 20/1 20
15  Solomon Islands 19/1 19

Women

World Championships

  • Teams 1st–9th: 4 athletes
  • Teams 10th–16th: 3 athletes
  • Teams 17th–21st: 2 athletes[10][11]
Rank Quota NOC Year Category Subtotal Total
48 53 58 63 69 75 +75
1 4  Russia 2010 28/1 48/2 28/1 104/4 206
2011 21/1 28/1 28/1 25/1 102/4
2 4  China 2010 28/1 25/1 21/1 25/1 99/4 205
2011 28/1 25/1 25/1 28/1 106/4
3 4  Kazakhstan 2010 21/1 28/1 46/2 95/4 196
2011 28/1 28/1 45/2 101/4
4 4  Turkey 2010 53/2 28/1 25/1 106/4 188
2011 23/1 25/1 15/1 19/1 82/4
5 4  Belarus 2010 25/1 20/1 38/2 83/4 172
2011 28/1 39/2 22/1 89/4
6 4  Thailand 2010 23/1 20/1 38/2 81/4 171
2011 47/2 18/1 25/1 90/4
7 4  Colombia 2010 19/1 23/1 22/1 19/1 83/4 158
2011 21/1 18/1 18/1 18/1 75/4
8 4  South Korea 2010 21/1 16/1 22/1 23/1 82/4 151
2011 17/1 13/1 19/1 20/1 69/4
9 4  Japan 2010 15/1 22/1 37/2 74/4 148
2011 21/1 16/1 37/2 74/4
10 3  Chinese Taipei 2010 22/1 35/2 /1 57/4 139
2011 23/1 17/1 62/2 82/4
11 3  Ukraine 2010 21/1 20/1 36/2 77/4 132
2011 23/1 32/2 /1 55/4
12 3  North Korea 2010 19/1 23/2 21/1 63/4 130
2011 22/2 22/1 23/1 67/4
13 3  Poland 2010 20/1 17/1 29/2 66/4 130
2011 21/1 16/1 12/1 15/1 64/4
14 3  Egypt 2010 19/1 17/1 28/2 64/4 129
2011 13/1 19/1 33/2 65/4
15 3  Canada 2010 15/1 12/1 20/1 15/1 62/4 122
2011 13/1 33/2 14/1 60/4
16 3  Ecuador 2010 9/1 13/1 22/1 21/1 65/4 120
2011 18/1 10/1 7/1 20/1 55/4
17 2  Germany 2010 18/1 13/1 11/1 14/1 56/4 112
2011 15/1 14/1 27/2 56/4
18 2  Venezuela 2010 14/1 15/1 25/2 54/4 111
2011 18/1 14/1 25/2 57/4
19 2  United States 2010 12/1 13/1 11/1 17/1 53/4 105
2011 21/2 31/2 52/4
20 2  Dominican Republic 2010 11/1 25/1 /1 11/1 47/4 101
2011 21/2 22/1 11/1 54/4
21 2  Armenia 2010 17/1 19/1 23/1 22/1 81/4 100
2011 10/1 /1 9/2 19/4
22  Mexico 2010 18/1 15/1 10/1 /1 43/4 95
2011 12/1 17/1 10/1 13/1 52/4
23  Spain 2010 14/1 15/1 9/1 /1 38/4 91
2011 16/1 7/1 9/1 21/1 53/4
24  Hungary 2010 18/1 26/2 12/1 56/4 90
2011 14/1 12/1 8/1 /1 34/4
25  Indonesia 2010 /1 23/1 21/1 44/3 89
2011 14/1 15/2 16/1 45/4
26  India 2010 3/1 12/1 8/1 8/1 31/4 86
2011 35/2 12/1 8/1 55/4
27  Italy 2010 26/2 10/1 10/1 46/4 74
2011 9/2 9/1 10/1 28/4
28  Albania 2010 17/1 14/1 11/2 42/4 69
2011 /1 19/2 8/1 27/4
29  Azerbaijan 2010 7/1 7/1 68
2011 19/1 20/1 22/1 61/3
30  France 2010 8/1 16/2 24/3 67
2011 25/2 18/2 43/4
31  Brazil 2010 14/1 14/1 28/2 61
2011 7/1 8/1 5/1 13/1 33/4
32  Nigeria 2010 55
2011 16/1 16/1 /1 23/1 55/4
33  Romania 2010 5/1 11/1 14/2 30/4 53
2011 23/1 23/1
34  Sweden 2010 10/1 11/1 9/1 30/3 34
2011 /1 4/1 4/2
35  Greece 2010 4/1 8/1 12/1 24/3 34
2011 5/1 5/1 10/2
36  Vietnam 2010 18/1 18/1 29
2011 11/1 11/1
37  Czech Republic 2010 17/1 8/1 25/2 25
2011
38  Finland 2010 9/1 9/1 24
2011 /1 15/2 15/3
39  Uzbekistan 2010 8/2 7/1 9/1 24/4 24
2011
40  Australia 2010 22
2011 6/1 6/1 10/1 22/3
41  Philippines 2010 20
2011 20/1 20/1
42  Hong Kong 2010 /1 0/1 19
2011 19/1 19/1
43  United Arab Emirates 2010 7/1 11/2 18/3 18
2011
44  Puerto Rico 2010 /1 /1 /1 /1 0/4 17
2011 17/1 17/1
45  Samoa 2010 17
2011 17/1 /1 17/2
46  Norway 2010 /1 0/1 15
2011 15/1 15/1
47  Serbia 2010 13/1 13/1 13
2011 /1 0/1
48  South Africa 2010 13/1 13/1 13
2011
49  New Zealand 2010 12
2011 12/1 12/1
50  Denmark 2010 9/1 9/1 12
2011 3/1 3/1
51  Solomon Islands 2010 10
2011 7/1 3/1 10/2
52  Nauru 2010 9
2011 9/1 9/1
53  Fiji 2010 8
2011 8/1 8/1
54  El Salvador 2010 8
2011 8/1 8/1
55  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 7/1 7/1 7
2011 /1 0/1
56  Seychelles 2010 6
2011 6/1 6/1
57  Pakistan 2010 5
2011 5/1 5/1
58  Slovakia 2010 4
2011 4/1 4/1
—  Cameroon 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Malaysia 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Moldova 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1
—  Mongolia 2010 /1 /2 /1 0/4 0
2011 /1 /1 0/2
—  Peru 2010 0
2011 /1 0/1

African Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete[12]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
48 53 58 63 69 75 +75
1 1  Nigeria 28/1 28/1 28/1 28/1 112
2 1  Tunisia 28/1 23/1 25/1 25/1 101
3 1  Cameroon 25/1 47/2 28/1 100
4 1  Madagascar 25/1 21/1 22/1 20/1 88
5  Ghana 23/1 19/1 23/1 23/1 88
6  South Africa 25/1 40/2 21/1 86
7  Kenya 23/1 22/1 20/1 20/1 85
8  Morocco 20/1 19/1 25/1 64
9  Seychelles 23/1 28/1 51
10  Mauritius 21/1 23/1 44
11  Sudan 21/1 22/1 43
12  Uganda 22/1 22

European Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete[13]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
48 53 58 63 69 75 +75
1 1  Azerbaijan 28/1 28/1 22/1 28/1 106
2 1  Romania 25/1 22/1 23/1 28/1 98
3 1  Spain 23/1 21/1 23/1 28/1 95
4 1  Bulgaria 23/1 23/1 25/1 23/1 94
5 1  Albania 25/1 25/1 21/1 20/1 91
6 1  France 43/2 19/1 20/1 82
7  Slovakia 18/1 41/2 21/1 80
8  Greece 19/1 18/1 21/1 22/1 80
9  Sweden 17/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 79
10  Czech Republic 19/1 15/1 22/1 20/1 76
11  Hungary 42/2 /1 25/1 67
12  Finland 41/2 19/2 60
13  Italy /1 20/1 21/1 19/1 60
14  Moldova 28/1 21/1 49
15  Norway 25/1 25
16  Israel 22/1 22
17  Lithuania 20/1 20
18  Denmark 18/1 18
19  Latvia 17/1 17
—  Bosnia and Herzegovina /1 0

Asian Championships

  • Teams 1st–6th: 1 athlete[14]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
48 53 58 63 69 75 +75
1 1  Uzbekistan 53/2 25/1 23/1 101
2 1  Syria 20/1 21/1 28/1 25/1 94
3 1  Vietnam 43/2 23/1 28/1 94
4 1  Indonesia 19/1 25/1 25/1 25/1 94
5 1  India 43/2 22/1 28/1 93
6 1  United Arab Emirates 47/2 45/2 92
7  Malaysia 41/2 22/1 28/1 91
8  Turkmenistan 18/1 44/2 23/1 85
9  Mongolia 19/1 /1 /1 22/1 41
10  Hong Kong 28/1 28
11  Philippines 28/1 28
12  Kyrgyzstan 18/1 18
13  Pakistan 17/1 17

Pan-American Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete[15]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
48 53 58 63 69 75 +75
1 1  Mexico 28/1 28/1 28/1 28/1 112
2 1  Brazil 28/1 23/1 25/1 28/1 104
3 1  Chile 25/1 23/1 25/1 28/1 101
4 1  Guatemala 23/1 20/1 25/1 25/1 93
5  El Salvador 45/2 25/1 22/1 92
6  Puerto Rico 25/1 19/1 22/1 23/1 89
7  Peru 21/1 22/1 43/2 86
8  Nicaragua 19/1 21/1 21/1 61
9  Argentina 20/1 /1 23/1 43
10  Costa Rica 23/1 23
11  Panama 22/1 22

Oceania Championships

  • Teams 1st–4th: 1 athlete[16]
Rank Quota NOC Category Total
48 53 58 63 69 75 +75
1 1  Samoa 28/1 28/1 50/2 106
2 1  Papua New Guinea 28/1 28/1 22/1 25/1 103
3 1  Fiji 25/1 28/1 22/1 23/1 98
4 1  Australia 25/1 25/1 25/1 23/1 98
5  New Zealand 23/1 23/1 23/1 25/1 94
6  Solomon Islands 25/1 28/1 53
7  Marshall Islands 22/1 21/1 43
8  Nauru 23/1 23
9  Tonga 23/1 23
10  Cook Islands 21/1 21

Individual qualification

Eight places for men and seven places for women are allocated based on the Olympic Qualification Ranking Lists. Individual quota places are allocated to the athletes, ranked in the top 15 places for men and the top 10 places for women in each bodyweight category, from NOCs which have not gained any quota place(s) through the Main or Continental Qualification Events.[1]

Men

No. Weight Name Record Meet Rank
1 105  Ahed Joughili (SYR) 399 Russia Grand Prix 8
2 62  Julio Salamanca (ESA) 282 2012 Pan-American 12
3 105  Martin Tešovič (SVK) 387 2010 World 13
4 105  Artūrs Plēsnieks (LAT) 383 2011 World Junior 14
5 62  Manuel Minginfel (FSM) 280 2012 Oceania 15
6 +105  Itte Detenamo (NRU) 408 2011 World 15
7 Did not allocate
8 Did not allocate

Women

No. Weight Name Record Meet Rank
1 53  Cristina Iovu (MDA) 207 2012 European 5
2 58  Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) 212 2012 Asian 9
3 53  Yu Weili (HKG) 201 2012 Asian 10
4 Did not allocate
5 Did not allocate
6 Did not allocate
7 Did not allocate

Tripartite commission invitations

Men

No. Weight Name
1 +105  Carl Henriquez (ARU)
2 94  Christopher Pavón (HON)
3 62  Stevick Patris (PLW)
4 77  Toafitu Perive (SAM)
5 62  Tuau Lapua Lapua (TUV)
6 Did not allocate

Women

No. Weight Name
1 +75  Luisa Peters (COK)
2 63  Lucía Castañeda (NCA)
3 Did not allocate
4 Did not allocate

Reallocation of unused quota places

Men

No. NOC
1  Belgium
2  Finland
3  Uganda

Women

No. NOC
1  Ghana
2  Kenya
3  Peru
4  Puerto Rico
5  Singapore
6  Solomon Islands

References

General
Specific
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  2. ^ "Weightlifting – Start List Package" (PDF). IWF. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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  5. ^ "African Qualification Team Classification – Men" (PDF). IWF. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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  7. ^ "Asian Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Men" (PDF). IWF. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Pan-American Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Men" (PDF). IWF. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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  10. ^ "2010 IWF World Championships – Women's Qualification" (PDF). IWF. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Women" (PDF). IWF. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  12. ^ "African Qualification Team Classification – Women" (PDF). IWF. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  13. ^ "European Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Women" (PDF). IWF. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Asian Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Women" (PDF). IWF. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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  16. ^ "Oceania Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Women" (PDF). IWF. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.