2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg
| 2001 World Championships in  Antalya, Turkey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | +75 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | |||||
Main article: 2001 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the lightweight (69 kg) division was staged on 6 November 2001.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | 155.0 kg | Yasin Arslan (TUR) | 150.0 kg |  Georgios Tzelilis (GRE) | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk |  Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 190.0 kg | Georgios Tzelilis (GRE) | 185.0 kg |  Andrey Matveyev (RUS) | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 340.0 kg | Georgios Tzelilis (GRE) | 335.0 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | 335.0 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Georgi Markov (BUL) | 165.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 |
| Clean & Jerk | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 196.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 | |
| Total | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 357.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 24 November 1999 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 68.78 | 150.0 | | | 6 | 180.0 | 187.5 | 190.0 | | 340.0 |
 | Georgios Tzelilis (GRE) | 68.42 | 145.0 | 150.0 | |  | 180.0 | 185.0 | | | 335.0 |
| | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR) | 68.62 | 150.0 | 155.0 | | | 180.0 | | | 5 | 335.0 |
| 4 | Andrey Matveyev (RUS) | 68.68 | 140.0 | 145.0 | | 11 | 177.5 | 182.5 | | | 327.5 |
| 5 | Yasin Arslan (TUR) | 68.24 | 145.0 | 150.0 | | | | 175.0 | | 8 | 325.0 |
| 6 |  Mohamed El-Tantawy (EGY) | 68.52 | 140.0 | 145.0 | | 9 | 175.0 | | 180.0 | 4 | 325.0 |
| 7 |  Turan Mirzayev (AZE) | 68.70 | 142.5 | 147.5 | | 7 | 177.5 | | | 7 | 325.0 |
| 8 |  Wu Jinxing (CHN) | 68.50 | 145.0 | 150.0 | | 4 | 165.0 | | 172.5 | 11 | 322.5 |
| 9 |  Rudik Petrosyan (ARM) | 68.84 | 142.5 | 147.5 | | 8 | 175.0 | | | 10 | 322.5 |
| 10 | Varazdat Vasilyan (ARM) | 68.54 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 10 | 175.0 | | | 9 | 320.0 |
| 11 |  Fadel Nasser Sarouf (QAT) | 68.62 | 140.0 | 150.0 | | 5 | 170.0 | | | 13 | 320.0 |
| 12 |  Vencelas Dabaya (CMR) | 67.96 | 132.5 | 137.5 | | 12 | 172.5 | 177.5 | — | 6 | 315.0 |
| 13 |  Rudolf Lukáč (SVK) | 68.90 | | 132.5 | 137.5 | 13 | | | 172.5 | 12 | 310.0 |
| 14 |  Samson Ndicka (FRA) | 68.52 | 130.0 | | 135.0 | 15 | | 167.5 | | 14 | 302.5 |
| 15 |  Felix Ekpo (NGR) | 68.44 | 130.0 | | 135.0 | 14 | 160.0 | 165.0 | | 15 | 300.0 |
| 16 |  Beiman Palacios (COL) | 68.44 | | 127.5 | | 17 | 160.0 | 165.0 | | 16 | 292.5 |
| 17 |  Renato Sulkja (ALB) | 68.28 | 130.0 | | | 16 | 160.0 | | | 17 | 290.0 |
| 18 |  Sébastien Groulx (CAN) | 67.62 | 120.0 | 125.0 | | 18 | 155.0 | | | 18 | 280.0 |
| 19 |  Stewart Cruickshank (GBR) | 68.84 | | 125.0 | | 19 | 150.0 | | | 19 | 275.0 |
| 20 | John Lubin (GBR) | 68.94 | 107.5 | | 112.5 | 20 | 137.5 | | | 20 | 250.0 |
| — |  Fouad Bouzenada (ALG) | 68.86 | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — |  Zoltán Farkas (HUN) | 68.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |