1998 World Weightlifting Championships

1998 World Championships

Host city	Lahti, Finland
Dates	November 10–15

The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg ()
Snatch	Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR)	135.0 kg	Lan Shizhang China (CHN)	127.5 kg	William Vargas Cuba (CUB)	127.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR)	160.0 kg	Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL)	160.0 kg	Lan Shizhang China (CHN)	157.5 kg
Total	Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR)	295.0 kg	Lan Shizhang China (CHN)	285.0 kg	Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL)	282.5 kg
62 kg ()
Snatch	Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE)	147.5 kg WR	Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia (CRO)	145.0 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL)	140.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE)	172.5 kg	Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia (CRO)	172.5 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL)	170.0 kg
Total	Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE)	320.0 kg	Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia (CRO)	317.5 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL)	310.0 kg
69 kg ()
Snatch	Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL)	160.0 kg WR	Wan Jianhui China (CHN)	158.0 kg	Georgios Tzelilis Greece (GRE)	155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL)	190.0 kg	Galabin Boevski Bulgaria (BUL)	185.0 kg	Valerios Leonidis Greece (GRE)	185.0 kg
Total	Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL)	350.0 kg WR	Georgios Tzelilis Greece (GRE)	340.0 kg	Wan Jianhui China (CHN)	340.0 kg
77 kg ()
Snatch	Giorgi Asanidze Georgia (GEO)	168.0 kg WR	Mehmet Yılmaz Turkey (TUR)	165.0 kg	Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria (BUL)	162.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria (BUL)	202.5 kg	Petar Tanev Bulgaria (BUL)	202.5 kg	Viktor Mitrou Greece (GRE)	202.5 kg
Total	Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria (BUL)	365.0 kg	Petar Tanev Bulgaria (BUL)	362.5 kg	Mehmet Yılmaz Turkey (TUR)	360.0 kg
85 kg ()
Snatch	Georgi Gardev Bulgaria (BUL)	177.5 kg	Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE)	178.0 kg WR	Yury Myshkovets Russia (RUS)	175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Marc Huster Germany (GER)	210.0 kg	Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE)	210.0 kg	Yury Myshkovets Russia (RUS)	207.5 kg
Total	Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE)	387.5 kg	Marc Huster Germany (GER)	385.0 kg	Yury Myshkovets Russia (RUS)	382.5 kg
94 kg ()
Snatch	Oliver Caruso Germany (GER)	182.5 kg	Tadeusz Drzazga Poland (POL)	180.0 kg	Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE)	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE)	220.0 kg	Leonidas Kokas Greece (GRE)	217.5 kg	Szymon Kołecki Poland (POL)	218.0 kg
Total	Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE)	400.0 kg	Oliver Caruso Germany (GER)	395.0 kg	Leonidas Kokas Greece (GRE)	392.5 kg
105 kg ()
Snatch	Cui Wenhua China (CHN)	195.0 kg	Denys Hotfrid Ukraine (UKR)	192.5 kg	Ihor Razoronov Ukraine (UKR)	190.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ihor Razoronov Ukraine (UKR)	232.5 kg	Martin Tešovič Slovakia (SVK)	227.5 kg	Cui Wenhua China (CHN)	225.0 kg
Total	Ihor Razoronov Ukraine (UKR)	422.5 kg	Cui Wenhua China (CHN)	420.0 kg	Denys Hotfrid Ukraine (UKR)	415.0 kg
+105 kg ()
Snatch	Ara Vardanyan Armenia (ARM)	197.5 kg	Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS)	197.5 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia (LAT)	195.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS)	240.0 kg	Paweł Najdek Poland (POL)	232.5 kg	Ara Vardanyan Armenia (ARM)	230.0 kg
Total	Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS)	437.5 kg	Ara Vardanyan Armenia (ARM)	427.5 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia (LAT)	422.5 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg ()
Snatch	Li Yunli China (CHN)	80.0 kg	Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei (TPE)	77.5 kg	Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei (TPE)	77.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Yunli China (CHN)	102.5 kg	Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei (TPE)	95.0 kg	Kaori Niyanagi Japan (JPN)	95.0 kg
Total	Li Yunli China (CHN)	182.5 kg	Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei (TPE)	172.5 kg	Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei (TPE)	172.5 kg
53 kg ()
Snatch	Wang Xiufen China (CHN)	92.5 kg	Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria (BUL)	87.5 kg	Robin Goad United States (USA)	82.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Wang Xiufen China (CHN)	117.5 kg WR	Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria (BUL)	105.0 kg	Robin Goad United States (USA)	100.0 kg
Total	Wang Xiufen China (CHN)	210.0 kg WR	Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria (BUL)	192.5 kg	Robin Goad United States (USA)	182.5 kg
58 kg ()
Snatch	Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei (TPE)	92.5 kg	Song Zhijuan China (CHN)	92.5 kg	Neli Yankova Bulgaria (BUL)	87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei (TPE)	115.0 kg	Maryse Turcotte Canada (CAN)	115.0 kg	Song Zhijuan China (CHN)	115.0 kg
Total	Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei (TPE)	207.5 kg	Song Zhijuan China (CHN)	207.5 kg	Neli Yankova Bulgaria (BUL)	200.0 kg
63 kg ()
Snatch	Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	102.5 kg	Valentina Popova Russia (RUS)	100.0 kg	Shi Lihua China (CHN)	97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Shi Lihua China (CHN)	127.5 kg	Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	122.5 kg	Aneta Szczepańska Poland (POL)	115.0 kg
Total	Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	225.0 kg	Shi Lihua China (CHN)	225.0 kg	Valentina Popova Russia (RUS)	215.0 kg
69 kg ()
Snatch	Tang Weifang China (CHN)	110.5 kg WR	Erzsébet Márkus Hungary (HUN)	102.5 kg	Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei (TPE)	100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tang Weifang China (CHN)	130.0 kg	Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei (TPE)	127.5 kg	Irina Kasimova Russia (RUS)	127.5 kg
Total	Tang Weifang China (CHN)	240.0 kg	Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei (TPE)	227.5 kg	Irina Kasimova Russia (RUS)	225.0 kg
75 kg ()
Snatch	Karoliina Lundahl Finland (FIN)	105.0 kg	Mónica Carrio Spain (ESP)	100.0 kg	Şule Şahbaz Turkey (TUR)	100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Gao Xiaoyan China (CHN)	130.0 kg	Karoliina Lundahl Finland (FIN)	125.0 kg	Mária Takács Hungary (HUN)	120.0 kg
Total	Karoliina Lundahl Finland (FIN)	230.0 kg	Şule Şahbaz Turkey (TUR)	220.0 kg	Mária Takács Hungary (HUN)	217.5 kg
+75 kg ()
Snatch	Agata Wróbel Poland (POL)	115.0 kg	María Urrutia Colombia (COL)	110.0 kg	Tang Gonghong China (CHN)	110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tang Gonghong China (CHN)	145.0 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	140.0 kg	María Urrutia Colombia (COL)	132.5 kg
Total	Tang Gonghong China (CHN)	255.0 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	245.0 kg	María Urrutia Colombia (COL)	242.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	4	4	1	9
2	Greece	3	1	1	5
3	Chinese Taipei	2	3	1	6
4	Bulgaria	2	2	3	7
5	Turkey	1	1	1	3
6	Russia	1	0	3	4
7	Ukraine	1	0	1	2
8	Finland	1	0	0	1
9	Germany	0	2	0	2
10	Armenia	0	1	0	1
10	Croatia	0	1	0	1
12	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Total		15	15	15	45

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	14	7	6	27
2	Bulgaria	6	7	7	20
3	Greece	6	4	5	15
4	Chinese Taipei	5	8	3	16
5	Turkey	3	2	2	7
6	Russia	2	2	6	10
7	Ukraine	2	1	2	5
8	Germany	2	2	0	4
9	Finland	2	1	0	3
10	Poland	1	2	2	5
11	Armenia	1	1	1	3
12	Georgia	1	0	0	1
13	Croatia	0	3	0	3
14	Colombia	0	1	2	3
14	Hungary	0	1	2	3
16	Canada	0	1	0	1
	Slovakia	0	1	0	1
	Spain	0	1	0	1
19	United States	0	0	3	3
20	Latvia	0	0	2	2
21	Cuba	0	0	1	1
21	Japan	0	0	1	1
Total		45	45	45	135

Team ranking

Men

Rank	Team	Points
1	Greece	566
2	Bulgaria	566
3	China	428
4	Turkey	423
5	Germany	419
6	Russia	396

Women

Rank	Team	Points
1	China	508
2	Chinese Taipei	453
3	Hungary	328
4	Canada	317
5	United States	314
6	Poland	306

Participating nations

332 competitors from 55 nations competed.

Algeria (3)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (5)
Australia (8)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (6)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (2)
Bulgaria (12)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (15)
China (15)
Chinese Taipei (11)
Colombia (8)
Croatia (6)
Cuba (2)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (4)
Ecuador (2)

Egypt (12)
Finland (15)
France (12)
Georgia (2)
Germany (11)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (13)
Hungary (15)
Ireland (2)
Israel (5)
Italy (10)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (2)
Latvia (6)
Lithuania (1)
Mexico (1)
Moldova (2)
Nauru (10)
Netherlands (4)

New Zealand (1)
Norway (3)
Panama (1)
Poland (12)
Portugal (1)
Romania (6)
Russia (10)
Slovakia (5)
South Korea (2)
Spain (9)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (9)
Uganda (3)
Ukraine (6)
United States (7)
Venezuela (5)

References

Results (Sport 123)
IWF Archive
Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics

World Weightlifting Championships

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List of medalists (men, women)