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The 2004 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held in Almaty in Kazakhstan between April 7 and April 12, 2004. It was the 36th men's and 17th women's championship. The event was organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation.
Medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Thailand | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Iran | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 32 | 10 | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Thailand | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Myanmar | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | India | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Participating nations
[edit]150 athletes from 22 nations competed.
- China (15)
Chinese Taipei (1)- India (9)
- Iran (8)
Iraq (8)- Japan (10)
Jordan (1)- Kazakhstan (15)
- Kyrgyzstan (8)
Malaysia (2)
Mongolia (11)- Myanmar (5)
- North Korea (9)
- Qatar (3)
- South Korea (6)
- Syria (2)
Tajikistan (2)- Thailand (14)
- Turkmenistan (8)
- Uzbekistan (8)
- Vietnam (3)
Yemen (2)