Host city | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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Dates | 4–17 September [1] |
Main venue | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex (Green Hall) [2] |
The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4 to 17 September 2023. [1] [3]
The event served as a mandatory event to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [4] The competition was previously expected to be held using two platforms instead of one. [5] [6]
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73 kg | D | C | B | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 kg | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 kg | E | D | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 kg | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
102 kg | D | C | B | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 kg | B | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+109 kg | D | C | B | A |
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49 kg | D | C | B | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 kg | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 kg | E | D | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 kg | D | C | B | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 kg | E | D | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 kg | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 kg | C | B | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 kg | B | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+87 kg | C | B | A |
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
2 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Colombia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
6 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
15 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
20 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
– | Individual Neutral Athletes [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (25 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 20 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
2 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
5 | South Korea | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
6 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
7 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
8 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Colombia | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
10 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Armenia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
United States | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
13 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
15 | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
– | Individual Neutral Athletes [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Madagascar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
18 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
19 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
20 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
21 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
23 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
26 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
28 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
30 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (33 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |
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