By Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - American Adam Nelson was finally awarded his 2004 Athens shot put gold by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, one of three athletes upgraded due to positive dope tests. Nelson, 37, received the medal after the sample of the original winner, Belarussian Yuriy Bilonog, was retested positive in February. Denmark's Joachim Broechner Olsen was upgraded to the shot put silver and Spaniard Manuel Martinez the bronze. ...
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| Event Type | Event | Stage | Match |
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| Men's Over 105 kg | Final | See Results | |
| Men's 94-105 kg | Final | See Results | |
| Women's Over 75 kg | Final | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Men's 85-94 kg | Group A | See Results |
| Men's 85-94 kg | Final | See Results | |
| Men's 85-94 kg | Group B | See Results |
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Latest Medals
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- Gold Oleksiy Torokhtiy Ukraine
- Silver Navab Nasirshelal Iran
- Bronze Bartlomiej Wojciech Bonk Poland
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- Gold Lulu Zhou China
- Silver Tatiana Kashirina Russia
- Bronze Hripsime Khurshudyan Armenia
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- Gold Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan
- Silver Alexandr Ivanov Russia
- Bronze Anatoli Ciricu Moldova
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- Gold Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan
- Silver Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia
- Bronze Iryna Kulesha Belarus
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- Gold Adrian Edward Zielinski Poland
- Silver Apti Aukhadov Russia
- Bronze Kianoush Rostami Iran
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- Gold Xiaojun Lu China
- Silver Haojie Lu China
- Bronze Ivan Cambar Rodriguez Cuba
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- Gold Maiya Maneza Kazakhstan
- Silver Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia
- Bronze Christine Girard Canada
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- Gold Qingfeng Lin China
- Silver Triyatno Indonesia
- Bronze Razvan Constantin Martin Romania
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- Gold Xueying Li China
- Silver Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand
- Bronze Yuliya Kalina Ukraine
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- Gold Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan
- Silver Shu-Ching Hsu Taiwan
- Bronze Cristina Iovu Moldova
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- Gold Yun Chol Om North Korea
- Silver Jingbiao Wu China
- Bronze Valentin Hristov Azerbaijan
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- Gold Mingjuan Wang China
- Silver Hiromi Miyake Japan
- Bronze Chun Hwa Ryang North Korea
Headlines
- Athletics sees Olympic Games revenues cut …
By Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Athletics will get a lower share of Olympic revenues in the future after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the federations' revenues according to their contribution to the Games. The 26 sports federations at the London 2012 Olympics divided up $519 million based on their IOC ranking, with athletics, the flagship sport of the Games, expected to receive around $47 million as the only one in the top earning Group A. ...
- Swimming, gymnastics get Olympic revenue …
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- Swimming and gymnastics were the big winners Wednesday in a new revenue-sharing ranking of Olympic sports, signaling the start of the debate over how to split the money from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
- Summer Olympics History: France's Top Olympians …
France at the Summer Olympics Prior to World War II
- Summer Olympics History: Germany's Greatest …
Germany produced mixed results at the Summer Olympics held before World War I. German athletes had their best finish in the overall medal standings-a third-place one-in 1896.
- Summer Olympics History: China's Greatest …
China at the Summer Olympics
- Summer Olympics History: Top Ten Japanese-American …
Japanese-Americans have been major contributors to the success of the U.S. in Summer Olympics from 1948 to the present.
- Summer Olympics History: American Greats …
Weightlifting was a part of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. It was included in the schedule of events again in 1904, and has been contested at each Summer Games since 1920.
- Colombians overcome armed conflict to reach …
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- For many of the Colombians who left London proudly sporting Olympic medals, growing up amid armed conflict and violence was a far greater obstacle to overcome than international competition.
- London Olympics Disappointments: Five Sports …
The United States concluded a very successful Summer Olympics in London on August 12. U.S. Olympians won a total of 104 medals-with 46 golds-to finish atop the medal standings in both categories.
Things to know
Weightlifting Medals
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |