Weightlifting at olympics . Official Weightlifting results from the Paris 2024 Olympics. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games. The first modern Olympic Games in 1896 included men's weightlifting, but the sport didn't become a permanent fixture at the Olympics until 1920. The weightlifting competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place from 7 to 11 August at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. From a pair of American performances not seen in a generation, to the crowning of a modern icon, to the latest chapter in China’s reign at atop of the sport, weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympics produced plenty of history at the South Paris Arena. Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, as well as twice before then. We recruited a 2020 Olympian to break down the basics so you can follow the action. The women's competition debuted at the 2000 Sydney Aug 10, 2024 · Weightlifting at the Olympics can be complicated. man to win an Olympic weightlifting medal in four decades. Hampton Morris is the first U. S. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments. The 20-year-old from Marietta, Georgia, took home bronze in the men's 61-kilogram division. [1][2] Several significant changes were instituted in the weightlifting program for Paris 2024, as the number of categories was trimmed from fourteen in Tokyo to ten.