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And the Olympic medal winners are being crowned every single day. So many people are looking for the weightlifting medal winners at Tokyo Olympics So here we have a complete table which will give you a complete idea of who won the medals in weightlifting. A weightlifting is a key event when it comes to Summer Olympics. The 15 event sport is important because of the number of events and medals. Total 15 gold medals are to be decided at the Tokyo Olympics. But do you know which country has been most successful in weightlifting?

Well, Soviet Union is the country that has won the most gold medals in weightlifting. The Soviet Union has a total of 62 medals which include 39 gold, 21 silver and 2 bronze medals. Source: Wikipedia. There are two Olympic lifts: the clean and jerk, and the snatch. Each athlete is allowed three attempts at each lift. The best lift in each is combined to determine the overall total. Athletes must successfully attempt the snatch before proceeding to the clean and jerk.

Earlier on Saturday, China's Yang Qian had claimed the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the women's metre rifle competition.

Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. Stevan Micic SCG. Abdelhak Kherbache ALG. Hassan Yazdanicharati IRI. Artur Naifonov RUS. Javrail Shapiev UZB. Deepak Punia IND. Zushen Lin CHN. Stefan Reichmuth SWI. Osman Gocen TUR. Sohsuke Takatani JPN. Fateh Benferdjallah ALG. Ekerekeme Agiomor NGR. Boris Makoev SVK. Ali Shabanau BLR. Zaurbek Sidakov RUS.

Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov BLR. Kyle Dake USA. Bekzod Abdurakhmonov UZB. Daniyar Kaisanov KAZ. Turan Bayramov AZE. Vasyl Mykhailov UKR. Augusto Midana GBS. Avtandil Kentchadze GEO. Kamil Rybicki POL. Keisuke Otoguro JPN. Mostafa Hosseinkhani IRI.