| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 men's competition in the middle-heavyweight (94 kg) division was staged on 14 November 1998.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  | 182.5 kg |  | 180.0 kg |  | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | | 220.0 kg | | 217.5 kg | | 217.5 kg |
| Total | | 400.0 kg | | 395.0 kg | | 392.5 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | World Standard | 187.5 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk | World Standard | 230.0 kg | — | 1 January 1998 | |
| Total | World Standard | 417.5 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | | 93.62 | 175.0 | 180.0 |  | 215.0 | 220.0 | — | | 400.0 | |
 | | 93.63 | 175.0 | 182.5 | | 205.0 | 212.5 | — | 5 | 395.0 | |
| | 92.38 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 4 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 217.5 | | 392.5 | |
| 4 | | 93.06 | 175.0 | 180.0 | | 210.0 | 7 | 390.0 | |||
| 5 | | 93.95 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 12 | 205.0 | 212.5 | 218.0 | | 385.0 |
| 6 |  | 92.95 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 9 | 200.0 | 207.5 | 210.0 | 6 | 380.0 | |
| 7 |  | 92.78 | 160.0 | 15 | 202.0 | 215.0 | 4 | 375.0 | |||
| 8 |  | 93.37 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 5 | 200.0 | 11 | 375.0 | |||
| 9 |  | 93.50 | 167.5 | 11 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 8 | 372.5 | |||
| 10 |  | 93.83 | 172.5 | 8 | 200.0 | 12 | 372.5 | ||||
| 11 |  | 90.55 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 13 | 197.5 | 202.5 | 9 | 367.5 | ||
| 12 | | 92.98 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | 14 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 10 | 362.5 |
| 13 |  | 93.61 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 16 | 192.5 | 13 | 347.5 | |||
| 14 |  | 91.78 | 145.0 | 152.5 | 17 | 180.0 | 190.0 | 15 | 342.5 | ||
| 15 |  | 93.70 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150.0 | 20 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 14 | 342.5 | |
| 16 |  | 93.90 | 147.5 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 18 | 182.5 | 19 | 335.0 | ||
| 17 | | 93.67 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 21 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 18 | 330.0 | ||
| 18 |  | 88.54 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 22 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 16 | 327.5 | |
| 19 |  | 91.57 | 130.0 | 137.5 | 26 | 170.0 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 17 | 320.0 | |
| 20 |  | 93.49 | 140.0 | 25 | 175.0 | 180.0 | — | 21 | 320.0 | ||
| 21 | | 89.33 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 24 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 22 | 315.0 | ||
| 22 |  | 93.14 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 29 | 170.0 | 180.0 | 20 | 315.0 | ||
| 23 |  | 93.02 | 142.5 | 23 | 165.0 | 24 | 307.5 | ||||
| 24 |  | 92.58 | 135.0 | 27 | 160.0 | — | 25 | 295.0 | |||
| 25 |  | 92.67 | 130.0 | 30 | 165.0 | 23 | 295.0 | ||||
| 26 |  | 85.82 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 31 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150.0 | 26 | 270.0 | |
| 27 |  | 93.23 | 110.0 | 117.5 | 32 | 140.0 | 150.0 | 27 | 267.5 | ||
| — |  | 93.53 | 175.0 | 6 | — | — | |||||
| — | | 93.76 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 7 | — | — | |||
| — |  | 92.96 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 10 | — | — | ||||
| — | | 92.91 | 150.0 | 19 | — | — | |||||
| — |  | 93.01 | 135.0 | 28 | — | — | |||||
| — |  | 92.27 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| — |  | 93.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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