1998 World Weightlifting Championships

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1998 World Championships
1998 World Weightlifting Championships logo.png
Host city Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland
Dates10–15 November
  1997
1999  

The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.

Contents

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
56 kg ( details )
Snatch Halil Mutlu
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
135.0 kg Lan Shizhang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
127.5 kg William Vargas
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
127.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Halil Mutlu
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
160.0 kg Ivan Ivanov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
160.0 kg Lan Shizhang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
157.5 kg
Total Halil Mutlu
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
295.0 kg Lan Shizhang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
285.0 kg Ivan Ivanov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
282.5 kg
62 kg ( details )
Snatch Leonidas Sabanis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
147.5 kg
WR
Nikolaj Pešalov
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
145.0 kg Sevdalin Minchev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
140.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Leonidas Sabanis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
172.5 kg Nikolaj Pešalov
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
172.5 kg Sevdalin Minchev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
170.0 kg
Total Leonidas Sabanis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
320.0 kg Nikolaj Pešalov
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
317.5 kg Sevdalin Minchev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
310.0 kg
69 kg ( details )
Snatch Plamen Zhelyazkov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
160.0 kg
WR
Wan Jianhui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
158.0 kg Georgios Tzelilis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Plamen Zhelyazkov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
190.0 kg Galabin Boevski
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
185.0 kg Valerios Leonidis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
185.0 kg
Total Plamen Zhelyazkov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
350.0 kg
WR
Georgios Tzelilis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
340.0 kg Wan Jianhui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
340.0 kg
77 kg ( details )
Snatch Giorgi Asanidze
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
168.0 kg
WR
Mehmet Yılmaz
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
165.0 kg Zlatan Vanev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
162.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Zlatan Vanev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
202.5 kg Petar Tanev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
202.5 kg Viktor Mitrou
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
202.5 kg
Total Zlatan Vanev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
365.0 kg Petar Tanev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
362.5 kg Mehmet Yılmaz
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
360.0 kg
85 kg ( details )
Snatch Georgi Gardev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
177.5 kg Pyrros Dimas
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
178.0 kg
WR
Yury Myshkovets
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Marc Huster
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
210.0 kg Pyrros Dimas
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
210.0 kg Yury Myshkovets
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
207.5 kg
Total Pyrros Dimas
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
387.5 kg Marc Huster
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
385.0 kg Yury Myshkovets
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
382.5 kg
94 kg ( details )
Snatch Oliver Caruso
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
182.5 kg Tadeusz Drzazga
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
180.0 kg Akakios Kakiasvilis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Akakios Kakiasvilis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
220.0 kg Leonidas Kokas
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
217.5 kg Szymon Kołecki
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
218.0 kg
Total Akakios Kakiasvilis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
400.0 kg Oliver Caruso
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
395.0 kg Leonidas Kokas
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
392.5 kg
105 kg ( details )
Snatch Cui Wenhua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
195.0 kg Denys Hotfrid
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
192.5 kg Ihor Razoronov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
190.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Ihor Razoronov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
232.5 kg Martin Tešovič
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
227.5 kg Cui Wenhua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
225.0 kg
Total Ihor Razoronov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
422.5 kg Cui Wenhua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
420.0 kg Denys Hotfrid
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
415.0 kg
+105 kg ( details )
Snatch Ara Vardanyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
197.5 kg Andrey Chemerkin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
197.5 kg Viktors Ščerbatihs
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
195.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Andrey Chemerkin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
240.0 kg Paweł Najdek
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
232.5 kg Ara Vardanyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
230.0 kg
Total Andrey Chemerkin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
437.5 kg Ara Vardanyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
427.5 kg Viktors Ščerbatihs
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
422.5 kg

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
48 kg ( details )
Snatch Li Yunli
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
80.0 kg Chu Nan-mei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
77.5 kg Tsai Huey-woan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
77.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Li Yunli
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
102.5 kg Chu Nan-mei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
95.0 kg Kaori Niyanagi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
95.0 kg
Total Li Yunli
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
182.5 kg Chu Nan-mei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
172.5 kg Tsai Huey-woan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
172.5 kg
53 kg ( details )
Snatch Wang Xiufen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
92.5 kg Izabela Dragneva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
87.5 kg Robin Goad
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
82.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Wang Xiufen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
117.5 kg
WR
Izabela Dragneva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
105.0 kg Robin Goad
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
100.0 kg
Total Wang Xiufen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
210.0 kg
WR
Izabela Dragneva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
192.5 kg Robin Goad
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
182.5 kg
58 kg ( details )
Snatch Kuo Ping-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
92.5 kg Song Zhijuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
92.5 kg Neli Yankova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Kuo Ping-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
115.0 kg Maryse Turcotte
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
115.0 kg Song Zhijuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
115.0 kg
Total Kuo Ping-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
207.5 kg Song Zhijuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
207.5 kg Neli Yankova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
200.0 kg
63 kg ( details )
Snatch Chen Jui-lien
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
102.5 kg Valentina Popova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
100.0 kg Shi Lihua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Shi Lihua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
127.5 kg Chen Jui-lien
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
122.5 kg Aneta Szczepańska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
115.0 kg
Total Chen Jui-lien
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
225.0 kg Shi Lihua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
225.0 kg Valentina Popova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
215.0 kg
69 kg ( details )
Snatch Tang Weifang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
110.5 kg
WR
Erzsébet Márkus
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
102.5 kg Wu Mei-yi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Tang Weifang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
130.0 kg Wu Mei-yi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
127.5 kg Irina Kasimova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
127.5 kg
Total Tang Weifang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
240.0 kg Wu Mei-yi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
227.5 kg Irina Kasimova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
225.0 kg
75 kg ( details )
Snatch Karoliina Lundahl
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
105.0 kg Mónica Carrió
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
100.0 kg Şule Şahbaz
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Gao Xiaoyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
130.0 kg Karoliina Lundahl
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
125.0 kg Mária Takács
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
120.0 kg
Total Karoliina Lundahl
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
230.0 kg Şule Şahbaz
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
220.0 kg Mária Takács
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
217.5 kg
+75 kg ( details )
Snatch Agata Wróbel
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
115.0 kg María Isabel Urrutia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
110.0 kg Tang Gonghong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Tang Gonghong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
145.0 kg Chen Hsiao-lien
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
140.0 kg María Isabel Urrutia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
132.5 kg
Total Tang Gonghong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
255.0 kg Chen Hsiao-lien
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
245.0 kg María Isabel Urrutia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
242.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4419
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3115
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2316
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2237
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1113
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1034
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1012
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1001
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0202
10Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0101
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0101
12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0011
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0011
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0011
Totals (15 entries)15151545

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 147627
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 67720
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 64515
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 58316
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3227
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22610
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2204
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2125
9Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2103
10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1225
11Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1113
12Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 1001
13Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0303
14Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0123
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0123
16Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0101
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0101
19Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0033
20Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0022
21Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0011
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0011
Totals (22 entries)454545135

Team ranking

Participating nations

332 competitors from 55 nations competed.

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