Year | Number of sports—Men | Number of sports—Women | Countries with weightlifters | Number of participating countries | Number of weightlifters—Men | Total number of male athletes | Number of weightlifters—Women | Total number of female athletes |
1992 | 27 | 23 | 69 | 169 | 244 | 6659 | 0 | 2721 |
1996 | 28 | 25 | 77 | 197 | 243 | 6820 | 0 | 3521 |
2000 | 31 | 31 | 76 | 200 | 161 | 6579 | 85 | 4068 |
2004 | 31 | 32 | 79 | 201 | 164 | 6257 | 85 | 4303 |
2008 | 31 | 32 | 84 | 204 | 166 | 6290 | 87 | 4610 |
2012 | 31 | 32 | 84 | 205 | 150 | 5864 | 103 | 4653 |
2016 | 30 | 32 | 92 | 207 | 152 | 6147 | 103 | 5037 |