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| Host city |  Antalya, Turkey |
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| Dates | 4–11 November |
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey.
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| Host city | Antalya, Turkey |
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| Dates | 4–11 November |
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey.
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  China | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Greece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 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 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | China | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Qatar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Belarus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Moldova | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
267 competitors from 53 nations competed.
Albania (2)
Algeria (2)
Armenia (6) Australia (2)
Austria (2) Azerbaijan (8) Belarus (4)
Belgium (1) Bulgaria (10)
Cameroon (3)
Canada (8)
Chile (1) China (11) Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (9) Croatia (2) Cuba (4)
Czech Republic (3)
Denmark (1) Ecuador (1)
Egypt (2)
Estonia (1)
Finland (5)
France (2) Georgia (4)
Germany (5)
Great Britain (14) Greece (11) Hungary (14) India (10) Iran (4)
Iraq (2)
Israel (4)
Kazakhstan (6)
Mexico (8) Moldova (3)
Mongolia (1)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (2) Nigeria (5) Poland (10) Qatar (3)
Romania (3) Russia (15)
Slovakia (2)
South Korea (2) Spain (9)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2) Turkey (15) Ukraine (6)
United States (1) Venezuela (6)
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