The weightlifting competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul consisted of ten weight classes, all for men only.

[1] 1 Mitko Grablev of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.

2 Angel Guenchev of Bulgaria originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.

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3 Andor Szanyi of Hungary originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for stanozolol.