World Weightlifting Championships

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World Weightlifting Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports event
Date(s)November
FrequencyAnnual, apart from Summer Olympic years
Location(s)Various
Inaugurated28 March 1891 (1891-03-28)
Organised by IWF

The World Weightlifting Championships is an international weightlifting competition, currently held annually (except for years of the Summer Olympic Games) by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The predecessor organization of the IWF was founded in 1905, [1] but World Championship events began before its foundation. The first recognized World Championship event was held in 1891, and was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Athletes today compete in a total of 20 weight categories (10 for men and 10 for women):

Competitions

Men

No.YearDatesCity and host country# Athletes# Countries
I 189128 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 76
II 189831 July – 1 August Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Vienna, Austria 113
III 18994–5 April Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Milan, Italy 53
IV 19031–3 October Flag of France.svg Paris, France 185
V 190418 April Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Vienna, Austria 134
VI 19058–10 April Flag of the German Empire.svg Berlin, Germany 414
VII 190511–13 June Flag of the German Empire.svg Duisburg, Germany 72
VIII 190516 & 30 December Flag of France.svg Paris, France 161
IX 190618 March Flag of France.svg Lille, France 334
X 190719 May Flag of the German Empire.svg Frankfurt, Germany 233
XI 19088–9 December Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Vienna, Austria 232
XII 19093 October & 2 December Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Vienna, Austria 233
XIII 19104–6 June Flag of the German Empire.svg Düsseldorf, Germany 575
XIV 19109–10 October Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Vienna, Austria 152
XV 191129–30 April Flag of the German Empire.svg Stuttgart, Germany 363
XVI 191113–14 May Flag of the German Empire.svg Berlin, Germany 272
XVII 191126 June Flag of the German Empire.svg Dresden, Germany 213
XVIII 191129 June – 2 July Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Vienna, Austria 323
XIX 191328–29 July Flag of the German Empire.svg Breslau, Germany 404
XX 19204–8 September Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria 744
XXI 192229–30 April Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn, Estonia 334
XXII 19238–9 September Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria 767
XXIII 193710–12 September Flag of France.svg Paris, France 5010
XXIV 193821–23 October Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Vienna, Germany 3811
XXV 194618–19 October Flag of France.svg Paris, France 7913
XXVI 194726–27 September Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Philadelphia, United States 3912
XXVII 19494–6 September Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scheveningen, Netherlands 3813
XXVIII 195013–15 October Flag of France.svg Paris, France 5617
XXIX 195126–28 October Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy 6214
XXX 195326–30 August Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden 7019
XXXI 19547–10 October Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria 10023
XXXII 195512–16 October Flag of Germany.svg Munich, West Germany 10825
XXXIII 19578–12 November State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Tehran, Iran 7621
XXXIV 195816–21 September Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden 9627
XXXV 195929 September – 4 October Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Warsaw, Poland 8519
XXXVI 196120–25 September Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria 12033
XXXVII 196216–22 September Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 11327
XXXVIII 196316–22 September Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden 13432
XXXIX 196411–18 October Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tokyo, Japan 14942
XL 196527 October – 3 November State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Tehran, Iran 8524
XLI 196615–21 October Flag of East Germany.svg East Berlin, East Germany 11728
XLII 196813–19 October Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, Mexico 16055
XLIII 196920–28 September Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Warsaw, Poland 16637
XLIV 197012–20 September Flag of the United States.svg Columbus, United States 12928
XLV 197118–26 September Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru 14430
XLVI 197227 August – 6 September Flag of Germany.svg Munich, West Germany 18854
XLVII 197315–23 September Flag of Cuba.svg Havana, Cuba 18939
XLVIII 197421–29 September Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Manila, Philippines 14332
XLIX 197515–23 September Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union 16933
L 197618–27 July Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada 17346
LI 197717–25 September Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, West Germany 18644
LII 19784–8 October Flag of the United States.svg Gettysburg, United States 18535
LIII 19793–11 November Flag of Greece.svg Thessaloniki, Greece 18939
LIV 198020–30 July Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union 17340
LV 198113–20 September Flag of France.svg Lille, France 19435
LVI 198218–26 September Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 20538
LVII 198322–31 October Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union 18732
LVIII 198429 July – 8 August Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States 18748
LIX 198523 August – 1 September Flag of Sweden.svg Södertälje, Sweden 19538
LX 19868–15 November Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Sofia, Bulgaria 19341
LXI 19876–13 September Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 16829
LXII 198916–23 September Flag of Greece.svg Piraeus, Greece 22037
LXIII 199010–18 November Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 18238

Women

No.YearDatesCity and host country# Athletes# Countries
I 198730 October – 1 November Flag of the United States.svg Daytona Beach, United States 10022
II 19882–4 December Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta, Indonesia 10323
III 198924–26 November Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester, United Kingdom 13325
IV 199026 May – 3 June Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 10925

Combined

No.YearDatesCity and host countryMenWomen
MW# Athletes# Countries# Athletes# Countries
LXIVV 1991 27 September – 6 October Flag of Germany.svg Donaueschingen, Germany 2004010824
VI 1992 16–24 May Flag of Bulgaria.svg Varna, Bulgaria 11025
LXVVII 1993 11–21 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia 195579425
LXVIVIII 1994 17–27 November Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey 2425210530
LXVIIIX 1995 16–26 November Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou, China 345639326
X 1996 3–11 May Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 10224
LXVIIIXI 1997 6–14 December Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai, Thailand 1895114339
LXIXXII 1998 10–15 November Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland 2105312235
LXXXIII 1999 21–28 November Flag of Greece.svg Piraeus, Greece 3957923151
LXXIXIV 2001 4–11 November Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey 1534711434
LXXIIXV 2002 18–26 November Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 1704711537
LXXIIIXVI 2003 14–22 November Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada 2975920847
LXXIVXVII 2005 9–17 November Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar 1695811242
LXXVXVIII 2006 30 September – 7 October Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2985818639
LXXVIXIX 2007 17–26 September Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai, Thailand 3557022553
LXXVIIXX 2009 20–29 November Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Goyang, South Korea 1965713338
LXXVIIIXXI 2010 17–26 September Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey 3126320350
LXXIXXXII 2011 5–13 November Flag of France.svg Paris, France 3077521261
LXXXXXIII 2013 20–27 October Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland 1684912437
LXXXIXXIV 2014 8–16 November Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan 3076221951
LXXXIIXXV 2015 20–28 November Flag of the United States.svg Houston, United States 3247626172
LXXXIIIXXVI 2017 28 November – 5 December Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim, United States 1765413944
LXXXIVXXVII 2018 1–10 November Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 2726831073
LXXXVXXVIII 2019 18–27 September Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand 3138427579
LXXXVIXXIX 2021 7–17 December Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2356417954
LXXXVIIXXX 2022 5–16 December Flag of Colombia.svg Bogotá, Colombia 2677927076
LXXXVIIIXXXI 2023 4–17 September Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 36510535494
LXXXIXXXXII 2024 4–14 December Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama, Bahrain
XCXXXIII 2025 Flag of Norway.svg Førde, Norway
XCIXXXIV 2026 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ningbo, China

All-time medal table

Total

All-time big (total) medal count below updated after the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1979546338
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1519033274
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 808265227
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 425433129
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 394834121
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 32273190
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 253857120
8Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 25152868
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 24342785
10Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 18222565
11Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 15191751
12Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 158932
13Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 14131441
14Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 13222459
15Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 13212660
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11384291
17Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 10192150
18Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10151136
19Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10132851
20Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 9161439
21Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 94518
22Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 88824
23Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 871934
24Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 851124
25Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7131434
26Flag of France.svg  France 7112038
27Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5111026
28Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 5101328
29Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 551020
30Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 55414
31Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 53412
32Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4192952
33Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 44210
34Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 421016
35Flag of India.svg  India 39517
36Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 35311
37Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 34613
38Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 331521
39Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3148
40Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26917
41Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 25512
42Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2316
43Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2305
44Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2237
45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14510
46Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 13711
47Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1258
48Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1179
49Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1113
50Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1102
51Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1056
52Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1034
53Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1012
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1012
55Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1001
56Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0437
57Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 03912
58Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0336
59Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0303
60Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0202
61Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0134
62Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0112
63Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 0101
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0101
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0101
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0101
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0101
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0101
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0101
70Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0055
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0055
72RWF Weightlifting logo.png Russian Weightlifting Federation [lower-alpha 1] 0033
73Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0022
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0022
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0022
76Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0011
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 0011
Individual Neutral Athletes [lower-alpha 2] 0011
Totals (77 entries)8738738712617

Big and small medals

All-time big (total) and small (snatch, clean & jerk, and press) medal count below updated after the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5882771521017
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 33120893632
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 226224189639
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11913391343
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6499124287
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 609379232
7Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 554352150
8Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 496658173
9Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 495647152
10Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 477272191
11Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3989107235
12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 364336115
13Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 346981184
14Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 345251137
15Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 34312893
16Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 32273493
17Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 30111152
18Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 264341110
19Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 26223684
20Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 26192772
21Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 25263384
22Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 245074148
23Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 244155120
24Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 24294497
25Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 22294899
26Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 206171152
27Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 20171552
28Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 17334090
29Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 16243171
30Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 13141542
31Flag of France.svg  France 12213366
32Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12112245
33Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 12101133
34Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 105520
35Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 9151640
36Flag of India.svg  India 8281551
37Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 851023
38Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 5144059
39Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5122340
40Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 581730
41Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 58518
42Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 561728
43Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 55313
44Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5117
45Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4131734
46Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 45615
47Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 41813
48RWF Weightlifting logo.png Russian Weightlifting Federation [lower-alpha 1] 40711
49Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38415
50Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 341219
51Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 32813
52Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 311620
53Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3148
54Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 251623
55Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 24713
56Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2428
57Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2338
58Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2215
59Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2046
60Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 110920
61Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 182635
62Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 171321
63Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1326
64Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1045
65Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1023
Individual Neutral Athletes [lower-alpha 2] 1012
66Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 04913
67Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0404
68Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0303
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0303
70Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0279
71Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0224
72Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 0202
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0202
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0202
75Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0123
76Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0112
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 0112
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0112
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0112
80Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0101
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia 0101
82Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 0033
83Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 0022
84Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0011
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS 0011
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0011
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0011
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0011
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 0011
Totals (89 entries)2266226222606788

Multiple medalists

The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals in total result. Boldface denotes active weightlifters and highest medal count among all weightlifters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

RankWeightlifterCountryGenderWeightsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Vasily Alekseyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union M+110 kg1970197788
2 Naim (Naum) Süleymanoğlu
(Suleymanov, Shalamanov)
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
M56 kg / 60 kg / 64 kg19831995718
Yurik Vardanyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union M75 kg / 82.5 kg / 90 kg19771985718
4 Lasha Talakhadze Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia M+105 kg / +109 kg2015202377
5 Josef Grafl Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria MOpen / +80 kg19041913628
6 Tommy Kono Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States M75 kg / 82.5 kg195319626118
7 John Davis Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States M82.5 kg / +82.5 kg / +90 kg19381953617
8 Yoshinobu Miyake Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M56 kg / 60 kg19611968617
David Rigert Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union M82.5 kg / 90 kg / 100 kg19701978617
10 Waldemar Baszanowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland M67.5 kg / 75 kg196119715510
11 Arkady Vorobyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union M82.5 kg / 90 kg195019615218
12 Pete George Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States M67.5 kg / 75 kg19471955527
Halil Mutlu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey M54 kg / 56 kg / 62 kg19932003527
Yanko Rusev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria M60 kg / 67.5 kg / 75 kg19771983527
15 Mohammad Nassiri State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran M56 kg / 52 kg196619765139
16 Kuo Hsing-chun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei F58 kg / 59 kg201320225117
17 Chen Lijun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China M62 kg / 67 kg20132023516
Viktor Kurentsov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union M75 kg19641970516
Lü Xiaojun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China M77 kg / 81 kg20092019516
20 Anatoly Khrapaty Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
M90 kg / 91 kg / 99 kg19851995527
Stanley Stanczyk Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States M67.5 kg / 75 kg / 82.5 kg19461954527
22 Vladimir Stogov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union M56 kg19551962516
23 Deng Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China F58 kg / 63 kg / 64 kg2010201955
Om Yun-chol Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea M56 kg / 55 kg2013201955

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 At the 2021 World Championships, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), weightifters from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and the modified flag of the Russian Weightifting Federation (RWF).
  2. 1 2 At the 2023 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, weightifters from Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.

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