1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg
The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the light-heavyweight (85 kg) division was staged on 13 November 1998.
Medalists
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record |
Snatch |
World Standard |
177.5 kg |
— |
1 January 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk |
Zhang Yong (CHN) |
218.0 kg |
Ramat Gan, Israel |
25 April 1998 |
| Total |
World Standard |
395.0 kg |
— |
1 January 1998 |
Results
| Rank |
Athlete |
Body weight |
Snatch (kg) |
Clean & Jerk (kg) |
Total |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
Rank |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Rank |
| 1 ! |
Pyrros Dimas (GRE) |
84.28 |
172.5 |
178.0 |
178.0 |
2 ! |
207.5 |
210.0 |
212.5 |
2 ! |
387.5 |
| 2 ! |
Marc Huster (GER) |
84.23 |
167.5 |
172.5 |
175.0 |
4 |
205.0 |
210.0 |
212.5 |
1 ! |
385.0 |
| 3 ! |
Yury Mishkovets (RUS) |
84.12 |
170.0 |
175.0 |
175.0 |
3 ! |
197.5 |
202.5 |
207.5 |
3 ! |
382.5 |
| 4 |
Iurie Cojuhari (MDA) |
84.27 |
170.0 |
175.0 |
178.0 |
5 |
197.5 |
202.5 |
205.0 |
6 |
380.0 |
| 5 |
Georgi Gardev (BUL) |
82.66 |
170.0 |
175.0 |
177.5 |
1 ! |
200.0 |
205.0 |
205.0 |
8 |
377.5 |
| 6 |
Dursun Sevinç (TUR) |
84.92 |
165.0 |
165.0 |
170.0 |
7 |
207.5 |
212.5 |
212.5 |
5 |
377.5 |
| 7 |
Krzysztof Siemion (POL) |
84.48 |
160.0 |
165.0 |
167.5 |
8 |
200.0 |
207.5 |
210.0 |
4 |
375.0 |
| 8 |
Kiril Kounev (AUS) |
84.67 |
165.0 |
170.0 |
172.5 |
6 |
205.0 |
210.0 |
210.0 |
7 |
375.0 |
| 9 |
Nasser Adel (EGY) |
84.70 |
150.0 |
155.0 |
157.5 |
9 |
185.0 |
190.0 |
195.0 |
12 |
347.5 |
| 10 |
Leon Griffin (GBR) |
84.71 |
145.0 |
150.0 |
150.0 |
18 |
185.0 |
190.0 |
195.0 |
9 |
345.0 |
| 11 |
Magomed Gortikov (AZE) |
84.78 |
145.0 |
145.0 |
155.0 |
13 |
180.0 |
190.0 |
195.0 |
13 |
345.0 |
| 12 |
Ondrej Kutlík (SVK) |
83.89 |
142.5 |
147.5 |
150.0 |
17 |
190.0 |
190.0 |
192.5 |
10 |
342.5 |
| 13 |
Francesco De Tommaso (ITA) |
84.62 |
147.5 |
152.5 |
152.5 |
15 |
185.0 |
190.0 |
192.5 |
11 |
342.5 |
| 14 |
Álvaro Velasco (COL) |
83.37 |
147.5 |
152.5 |
155.0 |
10 |
180.0 |
185.0 |
185.0 |
15 |
340.0 |
| 15 |
Tofik Heydarov (AZE) |
84.95 |
155.0 |
160.0 |
160.0 |
14 |
185.0 |
195.0 |
195.0 |
16 |
340.0 |
| 16 |
Mohamed Mousa (EGY) |
83.95 |
147.5 |
152.5 |
155.0 |
11 |
180.0 |
180.0 |
180.0 |
17 |
335.0 |
| 17 |
Santiago Martínez (ESP) |
84.43 |
145.0 |
150.0 |
155.0 |
12 |
180.0 |
185.0 |
185.0 |
18 |
335.0 |
| 18 |
Sergio Mannironi (ITA) |
81.78 |
147.5 |
152.5 |
152.5 |
19 |
180.0 |
185.0 |
187.5 |
14 |
332.5 |
| 19 |
Stephen Ward (GBR) |
84.90 |
140.0 |
145.0 |
150.0 |
22 |
175.0 |
180.0 |
180.0 |
21 |
320.0 |
| 20 |
Damian Brown (AUS) |
81.19 |
130.0 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
24 |
170.0 |
175.0 |
180.0 |
20 |
315.0 |
| 21 |
Eric Chevrier (CAN) |
84.02 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
140.0 |
25 |
160.0 |
167.5 |
167.5 |
22 |
307.5 |
| 22 |
Robert Doucet (CAN) |
84.31 |
135.0 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
26 |
162.5 |
167.5 |
170.0 |
23 |
307.5 |
| 23 |
Jaarli Pirkkiö (FIN) |
84.36 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
140.0 |
27 |
165.0 |
165.0 |
165.0 |
24 |
305.0 |
| 24 |
Atila Sebescen (CRO) |
84.44 |
155.0 |
135.0 |
142.5 |
28 |
165.0 |
175.0 |
175.0 |
25 |
300.0 |
| 25 |
Ivica Brešković (CRO) |
84.89 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
125.0 |
29 |
140.0 |
150.0 |
160.0 |
26 |
265.0 |
| — |
Zhang Yong (CHN) |
82.63 |
150.0 |
155.0 |
155.0 |
16 |
200.0 |
200.0 |
200.0 |
— |
— |
| — |
Dainis Zīlītis (LAT) |
84.74 |
147.5 |
152.5 |
152.5 |
20 |
170.0 |
170.0 |
170.0 |
— |
— |
| — |
José Llerena (ECU) |
82.14 |
145.0 |
150.0 |
150.0 |
21 |
185.0 |
185.0 |
185.0 |
— |
— |
| — |
Toni Puurunen (FIN) |
84.58 |
142.5 |
147.5 |
147.5 |
23 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| — |
Aleksandrs Žerebkovs (LAT) |
84.78 |
155.0 |
155.0 |
155.0 |
— |
180.0 |
185.0 |
185.0 |
19 |
— |
New records
References