2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 55 kg

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The men's 55 kg competition at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 1-2 November 2018. [1] [2]

2018 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018.

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Schedule

DateTimeEvent
1 November 201814:30Group B
2 November 201819:55Group A

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
SnatchFlag of North Korea.svg  Om Yun-chol  (PRK)120 kgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Arli Chontey  (KAZ)120 kgFlag of Spain.svg  Josué Brachi  (ESP)115 kg
Clean & JerkFlag of North Korea.svg  Om Yun-chol  (PRK)162 kgFlag of Vietnam.svg  Lại Gia Thành  (VIE)142 kgFlag of Thailand.svg  Teerapat Chomchuen  (THA)141 kg
TotalFlag of North Korea.svg  Om Yun-chol  (PRK)282 kgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Arli Chontey  (KAZ)258 kgFlag of Italy.svg  Mirco Scarantino  (ITA)252 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record SnatchWorld Standard135 kg1 November 2018
Clean & JerkWorld Standard161 kg1 November 2018
TotalWorld Standard293 kg1 November 2018

Results

RankAthleteGroupSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total
123Rank123Rank
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of North Korea.svg  Om Yun-chol  (PRK)A120125 128 Gold medal icon.svg155162 162Gold medal icon.svg282
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Arli Chontey  (KAZ)A115118120Silver medal icon.svg135138 1386258
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Mirco Scarantino  (ITA)A110113116 51361381395252
4Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Young-ho  (KOR)A114118 118 4136 137 1377251
5Flag of Spain.svg  Josué Brachi  (ESP)A115118 118 Bronze medal icon.svg135138 139 8250
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Angel Rusev  (BUL)A10310871301351404248
7Flag of Italy.svg  Sergio Massidda  (ITA)B105 105110 8126 1261319236
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Muammer Şahin  (TUR)B110114 114 6120125128 10235
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thada Somboon-uan  (THA)B101 101 10110120123126 11224
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Leonardo Guzmán  (MEX)B100103106 9120124 125 12223
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Lại Gia Thành  (VIE)A116 116 116 139142147 Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg  Teerapat Chomchuen  (THA)A105 105 105 133136141Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of North Korea.svg  Kwak Un-bom  (PRK)A113 113 113

New records

Clean & Jerk162 kgFlag of North Korea.svg  Om Yun-chol  (PRK) WR

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