The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships was held in Kanazawa, Japan, from April 26 to May 5. It was the 39th men's and the 20th women's Asian Championships.
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Winners
Men
| Categories | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 56 kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerk | Vietnam Hoang An Tuan | 126 kg | Malaysia Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim | 121 kg | China Chen Biao | 120 kg |
| Push | China Wu Jingbiao | 154 kg | China Chen Biao | 153 kg | Vietnam Hoang An Tuan | 153 kg |
| Total | Vietnam Hoang An Tuan | 279 kg | China Wu Jingbiao | 274 kg | China Chen Biao | 273 kg |
| 62 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | China Zhang Jie | 147 kg | Turkmenistan Umurbek Bazarbayev | 136 kg | Indonesia Eco Julie Iravan | 131 kg |
| Push | China Zhang Jie | 179 kg | Indonesia Eco Julie Iravan | 170 kg | Turkmenistan Tolkunbek Hudaibergenov | 163 kg |
| Total | China Zhang Jie | 179 kg | Indonesia Eco Julie Iravan | 170 kg | Turkmenistan Umurbek Bazarbayev | 163 kg |
| 69 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | China Tan fei | 140 kg | The Republic of Korea Kim Yun Han | 138 kg | Kazakhstan Kuanysh Rakhatov | 137 kg |
| Push | China Tan fei | 177 kg | Japan Yoshito Shintani | 176 kg | Indonesia Edi Kurniavan | 170 kg |
| Total | China Tan fei | 317 kg | Japan Yoshito Shintani | 306 kg | Indonesia Edi Kurniavan | 300 kg |
| 77 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | China Lu xiaojun | 158 kg | China Lu Changlian | 152 kg | Iran Sohrab Moradi | 146 kg |
| Push | China Lu Changlian | 195 kg | China Lu xiaojun | 188 kg | Thailand Chrysorm Dadtuyavat | 180 kg |
| Total | China Lu Changlian | 347 kg | China Lu xiaojun | 346 kg | Iran Sohrab Moradi | 325 kg |
| 85 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | The Republic of Korea Lee se won | 162 kg | China Zhang Shichong | 172 kg | Kyrgyzstan Ulanbek Moldodosov | 158 kg |
| Push | China Zhang Shichong | 200 kg | Kyrgyzstan Ulanbek Moldodosov | 192 kg | Uzbekistan Mansurbek Chashev | 191 kg |
| Total | China Zhang Shichong | 360 kg | The Republic of Korea Lee se won | 350 kg | Kyrgyzstan Ulanbek Moldodosov | 350 kg |
| 94 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Iran Asgar Ebrahimi | 180 kg | Kyrgyzstan Miskander Momynbekov | 167 kg | Thailand Susifon Watkhanakasikam | 161 kg |
| Push | Iran Asgar Ebrahimi | 205 kg | The Republic of Korea Sleep john sik | 200 kg | Republic of China Xie Wei-chun | 197 kg |
| Total | Iran Asgar Ebrahimi | 385 kg | Republic of China Xie Wei-chun | 357 kg | Kazakhstan Almas Uteshov | 355 kg |
| 105 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Thailand Niti Hameyam | 157 kg | Kyrgyzstan Alexey Dudin | 156 kg | Saudi Arabia Ramzi al-Mahrus | 150 kg |
| Push | Thailand Niti Hameyam | 191 kg | Kyrgyzstan Alexey Dudin | 190 kg | Saudi Arabia Ramzi al-Mahrus | 180 kg |
| Total | Thailand Niti Hameyam | 348 kg | Kyrgyzstan Alexey Dudin | 446 kg | Saudi Arabia Ramzi al-Mahrus | 330 kg |
| +105 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Iran Rashid Sharifi | 190 kg | Iran Mohammad Salehi | 185 kg | Japan Kazaomi Ota | 175 kg |
| Push | Iran Rashid Sharifi | 236 kg | Iran Mohammad Salehi | 235 kg | Syria Mohammad Ali | 175 kg |
| Total | Iran Rashid Sharifi | 426 kg | Iran Mohammad Salehi | 420 kg | Japan Kazaomi Ota | 385 kg |
Women
| Categories | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 48 kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerk | China Wang Mingjuan | 87 kg | Vietnam Ngo thi nga | 83 kg | Japan Shoko Sumida | 78 kg |
| Push | China Wang Mingjuan | 101 kg | Vietnam Ngo thi nga | 95 kg | Japan Shoko Sumida | 92 kg |
| Total | China Wang Mingjuan | 188 kg | Vietnam Ngo thi nga | 178 kg | Japan Shoko Sumida | 170 kg |
| 53 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Thailand Shalifey | 93 kg | Indonesia Riema Lisa Rumbevas | 91 kg | China Saint Lihuan | 91 kg |
| Push | China Saint Lihuan | 117 kg | Kazakhstan Svetlana Cheremshanova | 115 kg | Thailand Shalifey | 114 kg |
| Total | China Saint Lihuan | 208 kg | Thailand Shalifey | 207 kg | Kazakhstan Svetlana Cheremshanova | 205 kg |
| 58 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | China Li huiyin | 102 kg | Republic of China Lin Wang-xuan | 95 kg | Indonesia Patmawati Abdul | 91 kg |
| Push | China Li huiyin | 125 kg | Republic of China Lin Wang-xuan | 113 kg | Thailand Surirat Thonsuk | 112 kg |
| Total | China Li huiyin | 227 kg | Republic of China Lin Wang-xuan | 208 kg | Thailand Surirat Thonsuk | 202 kg |
| 63 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | China Liu Hai Xi | 104 kg | Vietnam Nguyen Thi Thiet | 101 kg | Kazakhstan Elena Shadrina | 99 kg |
| Push | China Liu Hai Xi | 136 kg | Vietnam Nguyen Thi Thiet | 124 kg | Kazakhstan Elena Shadrina | 123 kg |
| Total | China Liu Hai Xi | 240 kg | Vietnam Nguyen Thi Thiet | 225 kg | Kazakhstan Elena Shadrina | 222 kg |
| 69 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | China Liu Chunhun | 117 kg | India Monica devi | 100 kg | Republic of China Kao Ya Chun | 103 kg |
| Push | China Liu Chunhun | 145 kg | Republic of China Kao Ya Chun | 124 kg | India Monica devi | 122 kg |
| Total | China Liu Chunhun | 262 kg | Republic of China Kao Ya Chun | 222 kg | India Monica devi | 222 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | China Cao Lei | 121 kg | Kazakhstan Alla Vazhenina | 120 kg | Macau Yan hokin | 97 kg |
| Push | China Cao Lei | 155 kg | Kazakhstan Alla Vazhenina | 146 kg | Indonesia Sinta Darmariani | 128 kg |
| Total | China Cao Lei | 276 kg | Kazakhstan Alla Vazhenina | 266 kg | Indonesia Sinta Darmariani | 224 kg |
| +75 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Kazakhstan Alexandra Aborneva | 110 kg | Thailand Annipa Montar | 110 kg | Japan Mami Simamoto | 108 kg |
| Push | Japan Mami Simamoto | 142 kg | Japan Fumiko Jonai | 140 kg | Thailand Annipa Montar | 137 kg |
| Total | Japan Mami Simamoto | 250 kg | Thailand Annipa Montar | 247 kg | Kazakhstan Alexandra Aborneva | 246 kg |
Team Medal Score
Big Medals
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | China | ten | 2 | one | 13 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | one | one | four |
| 3 | Thailand | one | 2 | one | four |
| four | Vietnam | one | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| five | Japan | one | one | 2 | four |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0 | one | four | five |
| eight | Indonesia | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| ten | The Republic of Korea | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| eleven | India | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Big and small medals
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | China | 29 | 6 | 3 | 38 |
| 2 | Iran | 6 | 3 | 2 | eleven |
| 3 | Thailand | four | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| four | Vietnam | 2 | 6 | one | 9 |
| five | Japan | 2 | 3 | 6 | eleven |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | one | four | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | The Republic of Korea | one | 3 | 0 | four |
| eight | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 6 | 2 | eight |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | five | 2 | 7 |
| ten | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| eleven | India | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | one | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Malaysia | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Macau | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |