Weightlifting was contested from December 10 to December 17 at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. The competition included only men's events for eight different weight categories.
| Weightlifting at the 1970 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Cultural Hall |
| Dates | 10–17 December |
| Competitors | 50 from 10 nations |
Japan finished first in the medal table with 4 gold medals.
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (52 kg) |
Takeshi Horikoshi Japan
|
Salvador del Rosario Philippines
|
Mohammad Reza Nasehi Iran
|
| Bantamweight (56 kg) |
Mohammad Nassiri Iran
|
Kenkichi Ando Japan
|
Choi Mun-jae South Korea
|
| Featherweight (60 kg) |
Yoshiyuki Miyake Japan
|
Madek Kasman Indonesia
|
Than Tun Burma
|
| Lightweight (67.5 kg) |
Nasrollah Dehnavi Iran
|
Won Shin-hee South Korea
|
Htein Win Burma
|
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Nobuyuki Hatta Japan
|
Daniel Gevargiz Iran
|
Lee Chun-sik South Korea
|
| Light heavyweight (82.5 kg) |
Masushi Ouchi Japan
|
Chao Cheng-hsueng Republic of China
|
Park Moon-soo South Korea
|
| Middle heavyweight (90 kg) |
Yun Sook-woon South Korea
|
Hideki Fujimoto Japan
|
Ebrahim Pourdejam Iran
|
| Heavyweight (110 kg) |
Kim Dae-jhu South Korea
|
Abdul Rosjid Indonesia
|
Houshang Kargarnejad Iran
|
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 50 athletes from 10 nations competed in weightlifting at the 1970 Asian Games:
Burma (5)
India
Indonesia (6)
Iran (8)
Japan (7)
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines (2)
Republic of China (4)
South Korea (7)
