| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center |
| Dates | 20–30 July 1996 |
| Competitors | 243 from 77 nations |
| Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 54 kg | |
| 59 kg | |
| 64 kg | |
| 70 kg | |
| 76 kg | |
| 83 kg | |
| 91 kg | |
| 99 kg | |
| 108 kg | |
| +108 kg | |
The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
A total of 236 weightlifters from 77 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:
