1992 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1992 Women's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from May 16 to May 24, 1992. There were 110 women in action from 25 nations.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
44 kg
Snatch  Guan Hong
China (CHN)
75.0 kg
WR
 Kunjarani Devi
India (IND)
65.0 kg  Sibby Flowers
United States (USA)
62.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Guan Hong
China (CHN)
100.0 kg
WR
 Kunjarani Devi
India (IND)
77.5 kg  Misasanga Wangkiree
Thailand (THA)
77.5 kg
Total  Guan Hong
China (CHN)
175.0 kg
WR
 Kunjarani Devi
India (IND)
142.5 kg  Sibby Flowers
United States (USA)
140.0 kg
48 kg
Snatch  Liu Xiuhua
China (CHN)
82.5 kg
WR
 Izabela Rifatova
Bulgaria (BUL)
77.5 kg  Ri Yong-hwa
North Korea (PRK)
72.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Liu Xiuhua
China (CHN)
105.0 kg
WR
 Izabela Rifatova
Bulgaria (BUL)
97.5 kg  Donka Mincheva
Bulgaria (BUL)
92.5 kg
Total  Liu Xiuhua
China (CHN)
187.5 kg
WR
 Izabela Rifatova
Bulgaria (BUL)
175.0 kg  Donka Mincheva
Bulgaria (BUL)
162.5 kg
52 kg
Snatch  Peng Liping
China (CHN)
87.5 kg
WR
 Janeta Georgieva
Bulgaria (BUL)
77.5 kg  Robin Byrd
United States (USA)
77.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Peng Liping
China (CHN)
115.0 kg
WR
 Siyka Stoeva
Bulgaria (BUL)
97.5 kg  Chhaya Adak
India (IND)
95.0 kg
Total  Peng Liping
China (CHN)
202.5 kg
WR
 Siyka Stoeva
Bulgaria (BUL)
172.5 kg  Robin Byrd
United States (USA)
172.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch  Sun Caiyan
China (CHN)
92.5 kg
WR
 Neli Yankova
Bulgaria (BUL)
80.0 kg  Ni Chia-ping
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Sun Caiyan
China (CHN)
117.5 kg
WR
 Neli Yankova
Bulgaria (BUL)
102.5 kg  Ni Chia-ping
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
97.5 kg
Total  Sun Caiyan
China (CHN)
210.0 kg
WR
 Neli Yankova
Bulgaria (BUL)
182.5 kg  Ni Chia-ping
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
177.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch  Li Hongyun
China (CHN)
97.5 kg
WR
 Maria Christoforidou
Greece (GRE)
90.0 kg  Won Soon-yi
South Korea (KOR)
87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Li Hongyun
China (CHN)
125.0 kg
WR
 Gergana Kirilova
Bulgaria (BUL)
105.0 kg  Maria Christoforidou
Greece (GRE)
105.0 kg
Total  Li Hongyun
China (CHN)
222.5 kg
WR
 Maria Christoforidou
Greece (GRE)
195.0 kg  Won Soon-yi
South Korea (KOR)
192.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch  Milena Trendafilova
Bulgaria (BUL)
98.0 kg
WR
 Gao Lijuan
China (CHN)
92.5 kg  María Dolores Martínez
Spain (ESP)
87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Gao Lijuan
China (CHN)
130.0 kg
WR
 Milena Trendafilova
Bulgaria (BUL)
122.5 kg  Kim Dong-hee
South Korea (KOR)
107.5 kg
Total  Gao Lijuan
China (CHN)
222.5 kg
WR
 Milena Trendafilova
Bulgaria (BUL)
220.0 kg  María Dolores Martínez
Spain (ESP)
192.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch  Hua Ju
China (CHN)
107.5 kg
WR
 Arlys Johnson
United States (USA)
92.5 kg  Kumi Haseba
Japan (JPN)
90.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Hua Ju
China (CHN)
130.0 kg  Kumi Haseba
Japan (JPN)
115.0 kg  Mária Takács
Hungary (HUN)
115.0 kg
Total  Hua Ju
China (CHN)
237.5 kg  Kumi Haseba
Japan (JPN)
205.0 kg  Mária Takács
Hungary (HUN)
205.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch  Zhang Xiaoli
China (CHN)
110.0 kg
WR
 Chen Shu-chih
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
95.0 kg  Veronika Tóbiás
Hungary (HUN)
92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Zhang Xiaoli
China (CHN)
142.5 kg
WR
 Chen Shu-chih
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
115.0 kg  Valkana Tosheva
Bulgaria (BUL)
112.5 kg
Total  Zhang Xiaoli
China (CHN)
252.5 kg
WR
 Chen Shu-chih
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
210.0 kg  Valkana Tosheva
Bulgaria (BUL)
197.5 kg
+82.5 kg
Snatch  Li Yajuan
China (CHN)
115.0 kg
WR
 Sylvie Iskin
France (FRA)
92.5 kg  Eridania Segura
Dominican Republic (DOM)
92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Li Yajuan
China (CHN)
150.0 kg
WR
 Erika Takács
Hungary (HUN)
122.5 kg  Lubov Grigurko
CIS (CIS)
110.0 kg
Total  Li Yajuan
China (CHN)
265.0 kg
WR
 Erika Takács
Hungary (HUN)
215.0 kg  Eridania Segura
Dominican Republic (DOM)
202.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China 9 0 0 9
2  Bulgaria 0 4 2 6
3  Chinese Taipei 0 1 1 2
 Hungary 0 1 1 2
5  Greece 0 1 0 1
 India 0 1 0 1
 Japan 0 1 0 1
8  United States 0 0 2 2
9  Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
 South Korea 0 0 1 1
 Spain 0 0 1 1
Total 9 9 9 27

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China 26 1 0 27
2  Bulgaria 1 12 4 17
3  Chinese Taipei 0 3 3 6
4  India 0 3 1 4
5  Hungary 0 2 3 5
6  Greece 0 2 1 3
 Japan 0 2 1 3
8  United States 0 1 4 5
9  France 0 1 0 1
10  South Korea 0 0 3 3
11  Dominican Republic 0 0 2 2
 Spain 0 0 2 2
13  CIS 0 0 1 1
 North Korea 0 0 1 1
 Thailand 0 0 1 1
Total 27 27 27 81

See also

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