1998 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
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Men | Women | |
56 kg | 48 kg | |
62 kg | 53 kg | |
69 kg | 58 kg | |
77 kg | 63 kg | |
85 kg | 69 kg | |
94 kg | 75 kg | |
105 kg | +75 kg | |
+105 kg | ||
The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the light-heavyweight (69 kg division) was staged on 13 November 1998.
The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Snatch | 110.0 kg | 102.5 kg | 100.0 kg | |||
Clean & Jerk | 130.0 kg | 127.5 kg | 127.5 kg | |||
Total | 240.0 kg | 227.5 kg | 225.0 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
World Record | Snatch | 110.0 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 | |
Clean & Jerk | 133.5 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 22 May 1998 | ||
Total | 242.5 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
68.90 | 105.0 | 110.5 | — | 130.0 | 240.0 | ||||||
67.91 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 227.5 | ||||||
68.48 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 4 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 225.0 | |||||
4 | 67.82 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 120.0 | 6 | 222.5 | |||||
5 | 68.40 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 5 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 5 | 217.5 | ||
6 | 68.26 | 90.0 | 9 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 4 | 212.5 | ||||
7 | 68.39 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 7 | 115.0 | 7 | 207.5 | ||||
8 | 65.43 | 92.5 | 6 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 9 | 202.5 | ||||
9 | 67.63 | 85.0 | 10 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 10 | 195.0 | ||||
10 | 67.83 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 12 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 11 | 192.5 | |||
11 | 68.09 | 80.0 | 14 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 8 | 192.5 | ||||
12 | 67.82 | 82.5 | 11 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 12 | 187.5 | ||||
13 | 68.21 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 13 | 100.0 | 13 | 182.5 | |||
14 | 68.16 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 15 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 14 | 172.5 | |||
15 | 68.69 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 16 | 95.0 | 15 | 170.0 | ||||
— | 68.25 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 8 | — | — |
Snatch | 110.5 kg | WR |
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