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Dates | 7–17 December |
Main venue | Uzbekistan Sports Complex |
The 2021 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [1] [2]
Due to concerns about the rapid spread of Omicron variant and held shortly after Olympics and Chinese National Games, the tournament faced the absence of many strong competitors. 10 Olympic champions from Tokyo four months earlier, 15 world champion title holders, and entire teams from China, North Korea, Italy and Germany decided not to compete. [3] [4] [5] Weightlifters competing at the event were exempt from the required quarantine when visiting Uzbekistan. [5] [6]
The event was also designated the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, with places in the 2022 Commonwealth Games awarded to the best Commonwealth lifter (totals only, as per the Olympics) in each eligible division. [7]
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (28 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
19 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
20 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
21 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
23 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
33 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
35 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (37 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |
Men
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A total of 414 competitors from 72 nations participated.
Gor Minasyan is an Armenian-born Bahraini weightlifter, and Olympic silver medalist (2016) competing in the super-heavyweight category.
Arli Chontey is a Kazakhstani male weightlifter who competes in the -55 kg division. He won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg is a Mongolian weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Mongolia at international competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Martha Ann "Mattie" Rogers is an American Olympic weightlifter. She is a four-time silver medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships. She holds the United States record in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total in the 76 kg category. She competed for the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 87 kg category.
Sarah Davies is a British weightlifter, competing in the 64 kg and 69 kg categories internationally and representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. She won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Enzo Kofi Kuworge is a Dutch weightlifter. He became junior super heavyweight world champion at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Ghofrane Belkhir is a Tunisian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She also won the gold medal in the 58 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Belkhir broke the world record for the snatch, clean and jerk, and total in the women's 59-kilogram class weightlifting event at the 5th International Solidarity Weightlifting Championship in Cairo, Egypt in December 2018. As of May 2020, she holds the African junior records for these events in the women's 59 kg weight class.
Kamila Konotop is a Ukrainian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Weightlifting Championships. In 2021, Konotop represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez is a Venezuelan weightlifter. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Seraj Al-Saleem is a Saudi Arabian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He also won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships, also held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Yasmin Zammit Stevens is a Maltese weightlifter.
Stella Peter Kingsley is a Nigerian weightlifter. She represented Nigeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event. She also represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
Varazdat Lalayan is an Armenian weightlifter. He is a three-time medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships and a three-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships.
Tursunoy Jabborova is an Uzbekistani weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and the bronze medal at the 2022 edition held in Bogotá, Colombia. She is also a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships.
Daria Viktorovna Akhmerova is a Russian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.
Sarah Maureen Cochrane is an Australian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 64 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. She also won the silver medal in the women's 64 kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa.
Rafiatu Folashade Lawal is a Nigerian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. In 2019, she represented Nigeria at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Yenny Álvarez Caicedo is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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