Two weightlifting events are contested at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens in 1896 - the men's one-hand lift and the men's two-hand lift. 

The top two places are claimed by the same two men in each event, although their order is reversed.

Britain's Launceston Elliot claims gold in the one-hand lift in front of Denmark's Viggo Jensen, who takes top honours in the two-hand lift.

Many years later at Athens 2004, China topped the medals table for a second successive Olympics. They won two golds in men's competition and three in the women's. 

Shi Zhiyong beat Le Maosheng in a Chinese battle in the men's featherweight final.

Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran won the over-105kg gold for the second Games in a row.