1999 World Weightlifting Championships

1999 World Championships

Host city	Athens, Greece
Dates	November 21–28

The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg ()
Snatch	Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR)	137.5 kg WR	Sergio Álvarez Cuba (CUB)	125.0 kg	Adrian Jigău Romania (ROU)	125.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR)	166.0 kg WR	Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei (TPE)	157.5 kg	Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL)	157.5 kg
Total	Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR)	302.5 kg WR	Adrian Jigău Romania (ROU)	282.5 kg	Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei (TPE)	280.0 kg
62 kg ()
Snatch	Shi Zhiyong China (CHN)	147.5 kg	Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE)	145.0 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL)	142.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Le Maosheng China (CHN)	180.5 kg WR	Marcus Stephen Nauru (NRU)	172.5 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL)	172.5 kg
Total	Le Maosheng China (CHN)	320.0 kg	Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE)	315.0 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL)	315.0 kg
69 kg ()
Snatch	Galabin Boevski Bulgaria (BUL)	162.5 kg WR	Georgios Tzelilis Greece (GRE)	155.0 kg	Valerios Leonidis Greece (GRE)	152.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Galabin Boevski Bulgaria (BUL)	196.0 kg WR	Georgios Tzelilis Greece (GRE)	190.0 kg	Valerios Leonidis Greece (GRE)	187.5 kg
Total	Galabin Boevski Bulgaria (BUL)	357.5 kg WR	Georgios Tzelilis Greece (GRE)	345.0 kg	Valerios Leonidis Greece (GRE)	340.0 kg
77 kg ()
Snatch	Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan Armenia (ARM)	170.5 kg WR	Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL)	170.0 kg	Badr Salem Nayef Qatar (QAT)	165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Badr Salem Nayef Qatar (QAT)	205.0 kg	Viktor Mitrou Greece (GRE)	205.0 kg	Nader Sufyan Abbas Qatar (QAT)	202.5 kg
Total	Badr Salem Nayef Qatar (QAT)	370.0 kg	Viktor Mitrou Greece (GRE)	370.0 kg	Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL)	370.0 kg
85 kg ()
Snatch	Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE)	180.5 kg WR	Giorgi Asanidze Georgia (GEO)	177.5 kg	Marc Huster Germany (GER)	177.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Shahin Nassirinia Iran (IRI)	215.0 kg	Christos Spyrou Greece (GRE)	207.5 kg	Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE)	207.5 kg
Total	Shahin Nassirinia Iran (IRI)	390.0 kg	Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE)	387.5 kg	Marc Huster Germany (GER)	382.5 kg
94 kg ()
Snatch	Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE)	188.0 kg WR	Leonidas Kokas Greece (GRE)	185.0 kg	Hakob Pilosyan Armenia (ARM)	182.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE)	225.0 kg	Szymon Kołecki Poland (POL)	225.0 kg	Bünyamin Sudaş Turkey (TUR)	220.0 kg
Total	Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE)	412.5 kg	Szymon Kołecki Poland (POL)	405.0 kg	Leonidas Kokas Greece (GRE)	402.5 kg
105 kg ()
Snatch	Denys Hotfrid Ukraine (UKR)	195.0 kg	Choi Jong-keun South Korea (KOR)	190.0 kg	Evgeny Shishlyannikov Russia (RUS)	190.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Evgeny Shishlyannikov Russia (RUS)	235.0 kg	Denys Hotfrid Ukraine (UKR)	235.0 kg	Robert Dołęga Poland (POL)	225.0 kg
Total	Denys Hotfrid Ukraine (UKR)	430.0 kg	Evgeny Shishlyannikov Russia (RUS)	425.0 kg	Choi Jong-keun South Korea (KOR)	410.0 kg
+105 kg ()
Snatch	Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar (QAT)	205.0 kg	Hossein Rezazadeh Iran (IRI)	206.0 kg WR	Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia (LAT)	200.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS)	257.5 kg	Kim Tae-hyun South Korea (KOR)	252.5 kg	Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar (QAT)	250.0 kg
Total	Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS)	457.5 kg	Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar (QAT)	455.0 kg	Hossein Rezazadeh Iran (IRI)	447.5 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg ()
Snatch	Sri Indriyani Indonesia (INA)	82.5 kg	Li Xuezhao China (CHN)	80.0 kg	Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei (TPE)	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Donka Mincheva Bulgaria (BUL)	113.5 kg WR	Kunjarani Devi India (IND)	105.0 kg	Kaori Niyanagi Japan (JPN)	105.0 kg
Total	Donka Mincheva Bulgaria (BUL)	192.5 kg	Sri Indriyani Indonesia (INA)	185.0 kg	Kaori Niyanagi Japan (JPN)	185.0 kg
53 kg ()
Snatch	Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei (TPE)	95.0 kg	Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia (INA)	90.0 kg	Swe Swe Win Myanmar (MYA)	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei (TPE)	121.5 kg WR	Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia (INA)	112.5 kg	Wang Xiufen China (CHN)	112.5 kg
Total	Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei (TPE)	215.0 kg	Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia (INA)	202.5 kg	Wang Xiufen China (CHN)	197.5 kg
58 kg ()
Snatch	Chen Yanqing China (CHN)	105.5 kg WR	Ri Song-hui North Korea (PRK)	100.0 kg	Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei (TPE)	97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Song-hui North Korea (PRK)	131.0 kg WR	Chen Yanqing China (CHN)	130.0 kg	Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei (TPE)	125.0 kg
Total	Chen Yanqing China (CHN)	235.0 kg WR	Ri Song-hui North Korea (PRK)	230.0 kg	Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei (TPE)	222.5 kg
63 kg ()
Snatch	Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	107.5 kg	Valentina Popova Russia (RUS)	105.0 kg	Xiong Meiying China (CHN)	105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	132.5 kg	Xiong Meiying China (CHN)	132.5 kg WR	Ioanna Chatziioannou Greece (GRE)	127.5 kg
Total	Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	240.0 kg WR	Xiong Meiying China (CHN)	237.5 kg	Valentina Popova Russia (RUS)	232.5 kg
69 kg ()
Snatch	Erzsébet Márkus Hungary (HUN)	107.5 kg	Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria (BUL)	105.0 kg	Sun Tianni China (CHN)	105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sun Tianni China (CHN)	143.0 kg WR	Irina Kasimova Russia (RUS)	130.0 kg	Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria (BUL)	127.5 kg
Total	Sun Tianni China (CHN)	247.5 kg	Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria (BUL)	232.5 kg	Erzsébet Márkus Hungary (HUN)	232.5 kg
75 kg ()
Snatch	Xu Jiao China (CHN)	112.5 kg	Kim Soon-hee South Korea (KOR)	107.5 kg	Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria (NGR)	107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Kim Soon-hee South Korea (KOR)	135.0 kg	Xu Jiao China (CHN)	135.0 kg	Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria (NGR)	132.5 kg
Total	Xu Jiao China (CHN)	247.5 kg	Kim Soon-hee South Korea (KOR)	242.5 kg	Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria (NGR)	240.0 kg
+75 kg ()
Snatch	Ding Meiyuan China (CHN)	127.5 kg	Agata Wróbel Poland (POL)	127.5 kg WR	Cheryl Haworth United States (USA)	115.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ding Meiyuan China (CHN)	157.5 kg WR	Agata Wróbel Poland (POL)	152.5 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei (TPE)	142.5 kg
Total	Ding Meiyuan China (CHN)	285.0 kg WR	Agata Wróbel Poland (POL)	280.0 kg	Bilkisu Musa Nigeria (NGR)	252.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	5	1	1	7
2	Bulgaria	2	1	2	5
3	Chinese Taipei	2	0	2	4
4	Greece	1	4	2	7
5	Russia	1	1	1	3
6	Qatar	1	1	0	2
7	Iran	1	0	1	2
8	Turkey	1	0	0	1
8	Ukraine	1	0	0	1
10	Indonesia	0	2	0	2
10	Poland	0	2	0	2
12	South Korea	0	1	1	2
13	North Korea	0	1	0	1
13	Romania	0	1	0	1
15	Nigeria	0	0	2	2
16	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Japan	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	12	5	4	21
2	Chinese Taipei	6	1	6	13
3	Bulgaria	5	3	6	14
4	Greece	4	10	6	20
5	Russia	3	3	2	8
6	Qatar	3	1	3	7
7	Turkey	3	0	1	4
8	Iran	2	1	1	4
9	Ukraine	2	1	0	3
10	South Korea	1	4	1	6
11	Indonesia	1	4	0	5
12	North Korea	1	2	0	3
13	Armenia	1	0	1	2
13	Hungary	1	0	1	2
15	Poland	0	5	1	6
16	Romania	0	1	1	2
17	Cuba	0	1	0	1
	Georgia	0	1	0	1
	India	0	1	0	1
	Nauru	0	1	0	1
21	Nigeria	0	0	4	4
22	Germany	0	0	2	2
22	Japan	0	0	2	2
24	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Myanmar	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Total		45	45	45	135

Team ranking

Men

Rank	Team	Points
1	Greece	581
2	Bulgaria	465
3	China	437
4	Turkey	386
5	Poland	377
6	Ukraine	364

Women

Rank	Team	Points
1	China	530
2	Chinese Taipei	392
3	Bulgaria	374
4	Thailand	371
5	Nigeria	366
6	United States	333

Participating nations

626 competitors from 87 nations competed.

Albania (7)
Algeria (6)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (8)
Australia (12)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (10)
Belarus (7)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (15)
Cameroon (5)
Canada (15)
Chile (1)
China (15)
Chinese Taipei (14)
Colombia (14)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (7)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (15)
Dominican Republic (7)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (8)
El Salvador (3)
Fiji (1)
Finland (14)
France (15)

Georgia (6)
Germany (11)
Great Britain (10)
Greece (15)
Guatemala (5)
Hungary (15)
India (8)
Indonesia (5)
Iran (8)
Iraq (3)
Ireland (5)
Israel (11)
Italy (15)
Japan (15)
Kazakhstan (15)
Kyrgyzstan (5)
Latvia (8)
Lebanon (2)
Libya (1)
Lithuania (7)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (7)
Micronesia (1)
Moldova (6)
Mongolia (1)
Myanmar (5)
Nauru (7)
Netherlands (12)
New Zealand (3)

Nigeria (10)
North Korea (2)
Norway (4)
Panama (1)
Poland (15)
Portugal (7)
Puerto Rico (3)
Qatar (8)
Romania (8)
Russia (14)
Samoa (2)
San Marino (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Slovakia (13)
South Africa (2)
South Korea (13)
Spain (14)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (5)
Syria (4)
Thailand (7)
Tunisia (4)
Turkey (8)
Turkmenistan (3)
Ukraine (15)
United States (15)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (4)
Venezuela (6)

References

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

World Weightlifting Championships

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List of medalists (men, women)