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| Host city |  Paris, France |
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| Dates | 5–13 November |
| Main venue | Disneyland Paris |
The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Disneyland Paris in Paris, France. The event took place from November 5 to 13, 2011.
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| Host city | Paris, France |
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| Dates | 5–13 November |
| Main venue | Disneyland Paris |
The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Disneyland Paris in Paris, France. The event took place from November 5 to 13, 2011.
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 |  Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 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 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 2 | Russia | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
519 competitors from 87 nations participated. Due to not submitting their whereabouts information according to the IWF Anti-Doping Policy Bulgaria, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka were not allowed to participate in this year's edition. [1]
Albania (10)
American Samoa (1) Armenia (10)
Australia (7) Azerbaijan (10) Belarus (11)
Belgium (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (9)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (14)
Chile (1) China (15) Chinese Taipei (10)
Colombia (10)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (2) Cuba (6)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (1) Dominican Republic (4)
Ecuador (10)
Egypt (10)
El Salvador (3)
Micronesia (1)
Fiji (2)
Finland (7) France (12) Georgia (6)
Germany (12)
Great Britain (8)
Greece (6)
Guatemala (2)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (7)
India (14) Indonesia (10) Iran (8)
Ireland (2)
Israel (1) Italy (8)
Japan (15) Kazakhstan (14)
Kiribati (1)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Latvia (2)
Lithuania (6)
Macau (2)
Malaysia (3)
Mexico (7)
Moldova (9)
Mongolia (2)
Nauru (2)
New Zealand (1) Nigeria (8)
Niue (1) North Korea (11)
Norway (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palau (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Peru (2)
Philippines (2) Poland (15)
Puerto Rico (2) Romania (7) Russia (15)
Samoa (4)
Serbia (1)
Seychelles (1)
Slovakia (7)
Solomon Islands (2) South Korea (11)
Spain (10)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (2)
Tajikistan (1) Thailand (11)
Tunisia (4) Turkey (12)
Turkmenistan (8)
Tuvalu (1) Ukraine (13)
United States (14) Uzbekistan (8)
Venezuela (11) Vietnam (3)Ukrainian female weightlifter Olha Korobka failed a drugs test after the tournament and was disqualified from the bronze-medal position in the over 75 kg category. [2]
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