The following is the final results of the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Contents |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | He Zhuoqiang China (CHN) |
117.5 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
117.5 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania (ROU) |
115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
155.0 kg WR |
Traian Cihărean Romania (ROU) |
145.0 kg | He Zhuoqiang China (CHN) |
145.0 kg |
| Total | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
272.5 kg WR |
He Zhuoqiang China (CHN) |
262.5 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania (ROU) |
260.0 kg |
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Liu Shoubin China (CHN) |
130.0 kg | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union (URS) |
130.0 kg | He Yingqiang China (CHN) |
125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union (URS) |
157.5 kg | Chun Byung-Kwan South Korea (KOR) |
155.0 kg | Liu Shoubin China (CHN) |
155.0 kg |
| Total | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union (URS) |
287.5 kg | Liu Shoubin China (CHN) |
285.0 kg | He Yingqiang China (CHN) |
280.0 kg |
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey (TUR) |
145.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania (ROU) |
137.5 kg | Li Jae-Son North Korea (PRK) |
137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey (TUR) |
172.5 kg | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria (BUL) |
170.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania (ROU) |
167.5 kg |
| Total | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey (TUR) |
317.5 kg | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria (BUL) |
307.5 kg | Attila Czanka Romania (ROU) |
305.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Israil Militosyan Soviet Union (URS) |
160.0 kg WR |
Yoto Yotov Bulgaria (BUL) |
155.0 kg | Kim Myong-Nam North Korea (PRK) |
152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Israil Militosyan Soviet Union (URS) |
187.5 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany (GDR) |
182.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria (BUL) |
182.5 kg |
| Total | Israil Militosyan Soviet Union (URS) |
347.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria (BUL) |
337.5 kg | Kim Myong-Nam North Korea (PRK) |
327.5 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Cai Yanshu China (CHN) |
160.0 kg | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union (URS) |
160.0 kg | Pablo Lara Cuba (CUB) |
157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union (URS) |
202.5 kg | Jon Chol-Ho North Korea (PRK) |
200.0 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
200.0 kg |
| Total | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union (URS) |
362.5 kg | Pablo Lara Cuba (CUB) |
357.5 kg | Jon Chol-Ho North Korea (PRK) |
355.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria (BUL) |
172.5 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany (GDR) |
170.0 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union (URS) |
170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria (BUL) |
212.5 kg | Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria (BUL) |
210.0 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany (GDR) |
207.5 kg |
| Total | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria (BUL) |
385.0 kg | Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria (BUL) |
380.0 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany (GDR) |
377.5 kg |
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union (URS) |
185.0 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union (URS) |
185.0 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria (BUL) |
180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union (URS) |
230.0 kg | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union (URS) |
222.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria (BUL) |
220.0 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union (URS) |
415.0 kg | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union (URS) |
407.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria (BUL) |
400.0 kg |
| 100 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Nicu Vlad Romania (ROU) |
190.0 kg | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
187.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union (URS) |
180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
227.5 kg | Udo Guse East Germany (GDR) |
222.5 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania (ROU) |
222.5 kg |
| Total | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
415.0 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania (ROU) |
412.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union (URS) |
400.0 kg |
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Ronny Weller East Germany (GDR) |
202.5 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union (URS) |
202.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain (GBR) |
185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Botev Bulgaria (BUL) |
242.5 kg | Mirosław Dąbrowski Poland (POL) |
212.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain (GBR) |
210.0 kg |
| Total | Stefan Botev Bulgaria (BUL) |
427.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain (GBR) |
395.0 kg | Mirosław Dąbrowski Poland (POL) |
382.5 kg |
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union (URS) |
215.0 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union (URS) |
200.0 kg | Michael Schubert East Germany (GDR) |
195.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union (URS) |
245.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany (FRG) |
242.5 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union (URS) |
232.5 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union (URS) |
460.0 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union (URS) |
432.5 kg | Michael Schubert East Germany (GDR) |
425.0 kg |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Xing Fen China (CHN) |
72.5 kg WR |
Kunjarani Devi India (IND) |
57.5 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia (INA) |
57.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Xing Fen China (CHN) |
92.5 kg WR |
Kunjarani Devi India (IND) |
75.0 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia (INA) |
72.5 kg |
| Total | Xing Fen China (CHN) |
165.0 kg WR |
Kunjarani Devi India (IND) |
132.5 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia (INA) |
130.0 kg |
| 48 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Huang Xiaoyu China (CHN) |
75.0 kg | Choi Myung-Shik South Korea (KOR) |
65.0 kg | Robin Byrd United States (USA) |
62.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Huang Xiaoyu China (CHN) |
97.5 kg WR |
Choi Myung-Shik South Korea (KOR) |
82.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
77.5 kg |
| Total | Huang Xiaoyu China (CHN) |
172.5 kg WR |
Choi Myung-Shik South Korea (KOR) |
147.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
137.5 kg |
| 52 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Peng Liping China (CHN) |
77.5 kg | Hiromi Uemura Japan (JPN) |
70.0 kg | Chhaya Adak India (IND) |
65.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Peng Liping China (CHN) |
107.5 kg WR |
Hiromi Uemura Japan (JPN) |
85.0 kg | Siyka Stoeva Bulgaria (BUL) |
82.5 kg |
| Total | Peng Liping China (CHN) |
185.0 kg WR |
Hiromi Uemura Japan (JPN) |
155.0 kg | Siyka Stoeva Bulgaria (BUL) |
147.5 kg |
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Xing Liwei China (CHN) |
77.5 kg | Lalita Polley India (IND) |
72.5 kg | Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria (BUL) |
77.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Xing Liwei China (CHN) |
102.5 kg | Shyamala Shetty India (IND) |
92.5 kg | Yang Mei-tzu Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
90.0 kg |
| Total | Xing Liwei China (CHN) |
180.0 kg | Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria (BUL) |
162.5 kg | Lalita Polley India (IND) |
160.0 kg |
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Ma Na China (CHN) |
87.5 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria (BUL) |
87.5 kg WR |
Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria (BUL) |
82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ma Na China (CHN) |
115.0 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria (BUL) |
115.0 kg WR |
Maria Christoforidou Greece (GRE) |
100.0 kg |
| Total | Ma Na China (CHN) |
202.5 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria (BUL) |
202.5 kg WR |
Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria (BUL) |
182.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Guo Qiuxiang China (CHN) |
97.5 kg WR |
Mária Takács Hungary (HUN) |
87.5 kg | Diana Fuhrman United States (USA) |
87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Guo Qiuxiang China (CHN) |
122.5 kg WR |
Mária Takács Hungary (HUN) |
112.5 kg | Kumi Haseba Japan (JPN) |
107.5 kg |
| Total | Guo Qiuxiang China (CHN) |
220.0 kg WR |
Mária Takács Hungary (HUN) |
200.0 kg | Valkana Tosheva Bulgaria (BUL) |
190.0 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria (BUL) |
95.0 kg WR |
Arlys Kovach United States (USA) |
92.5 kg | Zhang Xiaoli China (CHN) |
90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria (BUL) |
125.0 kg | Zhang Xiaoli China (CHN) |
125.0 kg WR |
Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
110.0 kg |
| Total | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria (BUL) |
220.0 kg WR |
Zhang Xiaoli China (CHN) |
215.0 kg | Arlys Kovach United States (USA) |
202.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongling China (CHN) |
102.5 kg WR |
María Urrutia Colombia (COL) |
100.0 kg | Judy Oakes Great Britain (GBR) |
87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongling China (CHN) |
137.5 kg WR |
María Urrutia Colombia (COL) |
130.0 kg | Erika Takács Hungary (HUN) |
117.5 kg |
| Total | Li Hongling China (CHN) |
240.0 kg WR |
María Urrutia Colombia (COL) |
230.0 kg | Judy Oakes Great Britain (GBR) |
202.5 kg |
| +82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Karyn Marshall United States (USA) |
110.0 kg WR |
Han Changmei China (CHN) |
105.0 kg | Christina Ilieva Bulgaria (BUL) |
82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Han Changmei China (CHN) |
137.5 kg WR |
Karyn Marshall United States (USA) |
130.0 kg | Carol Cady United States (USA) |
105.0 kg |
| Total | Han Changmei China (CHN) |
242.5 kg WR |
Karyn Marshall United States (USA) |
240.0 kg | Carol Cady United States (USA) |
185.0 kg |
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 26 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| United States | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | India | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | South Korea | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 | |
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