1991 World Weightlifting Championships

1991 World Championships
Host city	Donaueschingen, Germany
Dates	September 27-October 6, 1991
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Host cityDonaueschingen, Germany

DatesSeptember 27-October 6, 1991

The 1991 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Donaueschingen, Germany from September 27 to October 6, 1991. The Soviet Union, a major dominant force in the Championship, participated for the last time before its dissolution that same year.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Zhang Zairong China	120.5 kg WR	Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria	117.5 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria	115.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria	155.5 kg WR	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria	142.5 kg	Zhang Shoulie China	142.5 kg
Total	Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria	272.5 kg	Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria	257.5 kg	Zhang Zairong China	255.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Liu Shoubin China	135.0 kg WR	Luo Jianming China	130.0 kg	Chun Byung-kwan South Korea	130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chun Byung-kwan South Korea	165.0 kg	Liu Shoubin China	157.5 kg	Luo Jianming China	147.5 kg
Total	Chun Byung-kwan South Korea	295.0 kg	Liu Shoubin China	292.5 kg	Luo Jianming China	277.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey	137.5 kg	He Yingqiang China	132.5 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union	132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey	172.5 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union	170.0 kg	He Yingqiang China	160.0 kg
Total	Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey	310.0 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union	302.5 kg	He Yingqiang China	292.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Kim Myong-nam North Korea	160.0 kg	Israel Militosyan Soviet Union	160.0 kg	Yoto Yotov Bulgaria	155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Hi-bong North Korea	190.0 kg	Yoto Yotov Bulgaria	190.0 kg	Wang Yong China	185.0 kg
Total	Yoto Yotov Bulgaria	345.0 kg	Israel Militosyan Soviet Union	345.0 kg	Kim Myong-nam North Korea	340.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Lu Gang China	157.5 kg	Pablo Lara Cuba	157.5 kg	Roman Sevasteyev Soviet Union	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Pablo Lara Cuba	197.5 kg	Roman Sevasteyev Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Rumen Stoyanov Bulgaria	192.5 kg
Total	Pablo Lara Cuba	355.0 kg	Roman Sevasteyev Soviet Union	352.5 kg	Tudor Casapu Soviet Union	342.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Aleksandr Blyshchyk Soviet Union	167.5 kg	Ibragim Samadov Soviet Union	162.5 kg	Marc Huster Germany	160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ibragim Samadov Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Cai Yanshu China	200.0 kg	Aleksandr Blyshchyk Soviet Union	200.0 kg
Total	Ibragim Samadov Soviet Union	367.5 kg	Aleksandr Blyshchyk Soviet Union	367.5 kg	Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria	357.5 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Pedro Rodríguez Cuba	177.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Kim Byung-chan South Korea	212.5 kg	Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria	210.0 kg
Total	Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union	410.0 kg	Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria	390.0 kg	Kim Byung-chan South Korea	387.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Igor Sadykov Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Waldemar Malak Poland	172.5 kg	Włodzimierz Ostapski Poland	172.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Igor Sadykov Soviet Union	230.0 kg	Francis Tournefier France	215.0 kg	Omar Semanat Cuba	212.5 kg
Total	Igor Sadykov Soviet Union	415.0 kg	Ivalin Raychev Bulgaria	385.0 kg	Francis Tournefier France	382.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Artur Akoyev Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Ronny Weller Germany	190.0 kg	Yuri Dandik Israel	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Artur Akoyev Soviet Union	232.5 kg	Ronny Weller Germany	230.0 kg	Frank Seipelt Germany	215.0 kg
Total	Artur Akoyev Soviet Union	427.5 kg	Ronny Weller Germany	420.0 kg	Ernesto Montoya Cuba	387.5 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger Germany	185.0 kg	Martin Zawieja Germany	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union	250.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger Germany	240.0 kg	Kim Tae-hyun South Korea	225.0 kg
Total	Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union	455.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger Germany	425.0 kg	Kim Tae-hyun South Korea	400.0 kg

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
44 kg
Snatch	Xing Fen China	67.5 kg	Kunjarani Devi India	62.5 kg	Satomi Saito Japan	60.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Xing Fen China	95.5 kg WR	Kunjarani Devi India	80.0 kg	Sibby Flowers United States	80.0 kg
Total	Xing Fen China	162.5 kg	Kunjarani Devi India	142.5 kg	Sibby Flowers United States	140.0 kg
48 kg
Snatch	Izabela Rifatova Bulgaria	75.0 kg	Liao Shuping China	72.5 kg	Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei	65.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Liao Shuping China	98.0 kg WR	Izabela Rifatova Bulgaria	95.0 kg	Donka Mincheva Bulgaria	87.5 kg
Total	Izabela Rifatova Bulgaria	170.0 kg	Liao Shuping China	170.0 kg	Donka Mincheva Bulgaria	152.5 kg
52 kg
Snatch	Peng Liping China	80.0 kg	Robin Byrd United States	77.5 kg	Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria	75.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Peng Liping China	108.0 kg WR	Hiromi Uemura Japan	95.0 kg	Robin Byrd United States	92.5 kg
Total	Peng Liping China	187.5 kg WR	Robin Byrd United States	170.0 kg	Hiromi Uemura Japan	167.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Sun Caiyan China	85.0 kg WR	Nancy Niro Canada	80.0 kg	Neli Yankova Bulgaria	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sun Caiyan China	108.0 kg WR	Neli Yankova Bulgaria	100.0 kg	Mami Abe Japan	97.5 kg
Total	Sun Caiyan China	192.5 kg WR	Neli Yankova Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Nancy Niro Canada	175.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Han Lixia China	87.5 kg	Won Soon-yi South Korea	87.5 kg	Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Han Lixia China	110.0 kg	Won Soon-yi South Korea	107.5 kg	Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria	102.5 kg
Total	Han Lixia China	197.5 kg	Won Soon-yi South Korea	195.0 kg	Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria	182.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Lei Li China	95.0 kg	Kumi Haseba Japan	87.5 kg	Kim Dong-hee South Korea	87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Lei Li China	115.0 kg	Kumi Haseba Japan	110.0 kg	Kim Dong-hee South Korea	107.5 kg
Total	Lei Li China	210.0 kg	Kumi Haseba Japan	197.5 kg	Kim Dong-hee South Korea	195.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria	105.0 kg WR	Zhang Xiaoli China	105.0 kg	Mária Takács Hungary	90.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Xiaoli China	137.5 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria	115.0 kg	Mária Takács Hungary	112.5 kg
Total	Zhang Xiaoli China	242.5 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria	220.0 kg	Mária Takács Hungary	202.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	María Isabel Urrutia Colombia	107.5 kg WR	Li Hongling China	102.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei	100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Hongling China	138.0 kg WR	María Isabel Urrutia Colombia	132.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei	120.0 kg
Total	Li Hongling China	240.0 kg	María Isabel Urrutia Colombia	240.0 kg	Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei	220.0 kg
+82.5 kg
Snatch	Li Yajuan China	113.0 kg WR	Carla Garrett United States	100.0 kg	Erika Takács Hungary	95.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Yajuan China	143.0 kg WR	Carla Garrett United States	132.5 kg	Erika Takács Hungary	125.0 kg
Total	Li Yajuan China	255.0 kg WR	Carla Garrett United States	232.5 kg	Erika Takács Hungary	220.0 kg

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	8	2	3	13
2	Soviet Union	5	4	1	10
3	Bulgaria	3	5	3	11
4	South Korea	1	1	3	5
5	Cuba	1	0	1	2
6	Turkey	1	0	0	1
7	United States	0	2	1	3
8	Germany	0	2	0	2
9	Japan	0	1	1	2
10	Colombia	0	1	0	1
10	India	0	1	0	1
12	Hungary	0	0	2	2
13	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	France	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		19	19	19	57

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	26	9	7	42
2	Soviet Union	15	8	4	27
3	Bulgaria	6	12	12	30
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3
5	South Korea	2	4	7	13
6	Cuba	2	1	3	6
7	North Korea	2	0	1	3
8	Colombia	1	2	0	3
9	Germany	0	6	3	9
10	United States	0	5	3	8
11	Japan	0	4	3	7
12	India	0	3	0	3
13	Canada	0	1	1	2
	France	0	1	1	2
	Poland	0	1	1	2
16	Hungary	0	0	6	6
17	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4
18	Israel	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		57	57	57	171

1991 World Weightlifting Championships

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