World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The World Weightlifting Championships is an international weightlifting competition, currently held annually (except for years of the Summer Olympic Games) by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The predecessor organization of the IWF was founded in 1905,[1] but World Championship events began before its foundation. The first recognized World Championship event was held in 1891, and was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.[1][2][3]

StatusActive
GenreSports event
FrequencyAnnual, apart from Summer Olympic years
Inaugurated28 March 1891 (1891-03-28)
Quick facts Status, Genre ...
World Weightlifting Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports event
FrequencyAnnual, apart from Summer Olympic years
Inaugurated28 March 1891 (1891-03-28)
FounderWeightlifting association of six different countries
Most recent2025
Previous event2024
Next event2026
Organised byIWF
Member193
Websitehttps://iwf.sport/events/world-championships/
2025
Close

Athletes today compete in a total of 16 weight categories (8 for men and 8 for women):

  • Men categories: 60 kg, 65 kg, 71 kg, 79 kg, 88 kg, 94 kg, 110 kg and +110 kg.
  • Women categories: 48 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 86 kg and +86 kg.

Competitions

Men

More information No., Year ...
No.YearDatesCity and host country# Athletes# Countries
I 1891 28 March United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 7 6
II 1898 31 July – 1 August Austria Vienna, Austria 11 3
III 1899 4–5 April Italy Milan, Italy 5 3
IV 1903 1–3 October France Paris, France 18 5
V 1904 18 April Austria Vienna, Austria 13 4
VI 1905 8–10 April Germany Berlin, Germany 41 4
VII 1905 11–13 June Germany Duisburg, Germany 7 2
VIII 1905 16 & 30 December France Paris, France 16 1
IX 1906 18 March France Lille, France 33 4
X 1907 19 May Germany Frankfurt, Germany 23 3
XI 1908 8–9 December Austria Vienna, Austria 23 2
XII 1909 3 October & 2 December Austria Vienna, Austria 23 3
XIII 1910 4–6 June Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 57 5
XIV 1910 9–10 October Austria Vienna, Austria 15 2
XV 1911 29–30 April Germany Stuttgart, Germany 36 3
XVI 1911 13–14 May Germany Berlin, Germany 27 2
XVII 1911 26 June Germany Dresden, Germany 21 3
XVIII 1911 29 June – 2 July Austria Vienna, Austria 32 3
XIX 1913 28–29 July Germany Breslau, Germany 40 4
XX 1920 4–8 September Austria Vienna, Austria 74 4
XXI 1922 29–30 April Estonia Tallinn, Estonia 33 4
XXII 1923 8–9 September Austria Vienna, Austria 76 7
XXIII 1937 10–12 September France Paris, France 50 10
XXIV 1938 21–23 October Germany Vienna, Germany 38 11
XXV 1946 18–19 October France Paris, France 79 13
XXVI 1947 26–27 September United States Philadelphia, United States 39 12
XXVII 1949 4–6 September Netherlands Scheveningen, Netherlands 38 13
XXVIII 1950 13–15 October France Paris, France 56 17
XXIX 1951 26–28 October Italy Milan, Italy 62 14
XXX 1953 26–30 August Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 70 19
XXXI 1954 7–10 October Austria Vienna, Austria 100 23
XXXII 1955 12–16 October West Germany Munich, West Germany 108 25
XXXIII 1957 8–12 November Iran Tehran, Iran 76 21
XXXIV 1958 16–21 September Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 96 27
XXXV 1959 29 September – 4 October Poland Warsaw, Poland 85 19
XXXVI 1961 20–25 September Austria Vienna, Austria 120 33
XXXVII 1962 16–22 September Hungary Budapest, Hungary 113 27
XXXVIII 1963 16–22 September Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 134 32
XXXIX 1964 11–18 October Japan Tokyo, Japan 149 42
XL 1965 27 October – 3 November Iran Tehran, Iran 85 24
XLI 1966 15–21 October East Germany East Berlin, East Germany 117 28
XLII 1968 13–19 October Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 160 55
XLIII 1969 20–28 September Poland Warsaw, Poland 166 37
XLIV 1970 12–20 September United States Columbus, United States 129 28
XLV 1971 18–26 September Peru Lima, Peru 144 30
XLVI 1972 27 August – 6 September West Germany Munich, West Germany 188 54
XLVII 1973 15–23 September Cuba Havana, Cuba 189 39
XLVIII 1974 21–29 September Philippines Manila, Philippines 143 32
XLIX 1975 15–23 September Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 169 33
L 1976 18–27 July Canada Montreal, Canada 173 46
LI 1977 17–25 September West Germany Stuttgart, West Germany 186 44
LII 1978 4–8 October United States Gettysburg, United States 185 35
LIII 1979 3–11 November Greece Thessaloniki, Greece 189 39
LIV 1980 20–30 July Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 173 40
LV 1981 13–20 September France Lille, France 194 35
LVI 1982 18–26 September Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 205 38
LVII 1983 22–31 October Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 187 32
LVIII 1984 29 July – 8 August United States Los Angeles, United States 187 48
LIX 1985 23 August – 1 September Sweden Södertälje, Sweden 195 38
LX 1986 8–15 November Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 193 41
LXI 1987 6–13 September Czechoslovakia Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 168 29
LXII 1989 16–23 September Greece Piraeus, Greece 220 37
LXIII 1990 10–18 November Hungary Budapest, Hungary 182 38
Close
  • The weightlifting tournaments held during Summer Olympics in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 are counted as World Weightlifting Championships of the corresponding year.

Women

More information No., Year ...
No.YearDatesCity and host country# Athletes# Countries
I 1987 30 October – 1 November United States Daytona Beach, United States 100 22
II 1988 2–4 December Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 103 23
III 1989 24–26 November United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom 133 25
IV 1990 26 May – 3 June Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 109 25
Close

Combined

More information No., Year ...
No.YearDatesCity and host countryMenWomen
MW # Athletes# Countries # Athletes# Countries
LXIV V 1991 27 September – 6 October Germany Donaueschingen, Germany 200 40 108 24
— VI 1992 16–24 May Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria — — 110 25
LXV VII 1993 11–21 November Australia Melbourne, Australia 195 57 94 25
LXVI VIII 1994 17–27 November Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 242 52 105 30
LXVII IX 1995 16–26 November China Guangzhou, China 345 63 93 26
— X 1996 3–11 May Poland Warsaw, Poland — — 102 24
LXVIII XI 1997 6–14 December Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 189 51 143 39
LXIX XII 1998 10–15 November Finland Lahti, Finland 210 53 122 35
LXX XIII 1999 21–28 November Greece Piraeus, Greece 395 79 231 51
LXXI XIV 2001 4–11 November Turkey Antalya, Turkey 153 47 114 34
LXXII XV 2002 18–26 November Poland Warsaw, Poland 170 47 115 37
LXXIII XVI 2003 14–22 November Canada Vancouver, Canada 297 59 208 47
LXXIV XVII 2005 9–17 November Qatar Doha, Qatar 169 58 112 42
LXXV XVIII 2006 30 September – 7 October Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 298 58 186 39
LXXVI XIX 2007 17–26 September Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 355 70 225 53
LXXVII XX 2009 20–29 November South Korea Goyang, South Korea 196 57 133 38
LXXVIII XXI 2010 17–26 September Turkey Antalya, Turkey 312 63 203 50
LXXIX XXII 2011 5–13 November France Paris, France 307 75 212 61
LXXX XXIII 2013 20–27 October Poland Wrocław, Poland 168 49 124 37
LXXXI XXIV 2014 8–16 November Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 307 62 219 51
LXXXII XXV 2015 20–28 November United States Houston, United States 324 76 261 72
LXXXIII XXVI 2017 28 November – 5 December United States Anaheim, United States 176 54 139 44
LXXXIV XXVII 2018 1–10 November Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 272 68 310 73
LXXXV XXVIII 2019 18–27 September Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 313 84 275 79
LXXXVI XXIX 2021 7–17 December Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 235 64 179 54
LXXXVII XXX 2022 5–16 December Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 267 79 270 76
LXXXVIII XXXI 2023 4–17 September Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 365 105 354 94
LXXXIX XXXII 2024 4–14 December Bahrain Manama, Bahrain 245 76 226 75
XC XXXIII 2025 1–10 October Norway Førde, Norway
XCI XXXIV 2026 China Ningbo, China
XCII XXXV 2027 Armenia Yerevan, Armenia
XCIII XXXVI 2028 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
Close

All-time medal table

Total

All-time big (total) medal count below updated after the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships.

More information Rank, Nation ...
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China2029750349
2 Soviet Union1519033274
3 Bulgaria828265229
4 United States445435133
5 Russia394834121
6 Austria32273190
7 North Korea27302784
8 Poland253857120
9 Iran25183174
10 Germany24342785
11 Chinese Taipei18232667
12 Kazakhstan179935
13 Turkey16191853
14 South Korea14222864
15 Egypt14151544
16 Thailand12202254
17 Hungary11384291
18 Colombia10181947
19 Greece10151136
20 Japan10142852
21 Georgia95519
22 Belarus88824
23 Ukraine871934
24 Cuba861125
25 Romania7141435
26 France7112038
27 Armenia7101431
28 Uzbekistan75618
29 Indonesia6121028
30 Great Britain551020
31 Qatar54413
32 East Germany4192952
33 Switzerland44210
34 Finland421016
35 India310518
36 West Germany35311
37 Estonia34613
38 Czechoslovakia331521
39 Norway3317
40 Azerbaijan3249
41 Italy26917
42 Vietnam25714
43 Turkmenistan2305
44 Spain2248
45 Australia15612
46 Latvia13711
47 Canada1359
48 Bahrain1225
49 Sweden1179
50 Chile1102
51 Philippines1056
 Venezuela1056
53 Slovakia1012
 Tunisia1012
55 Mongolia1001
56 Nigeria0448
57 Belgium0437
58 Ecuador03912
59 Denmark0303
60 Netherlands0202
61 Dominican Republic0156
 Moldova0156
63 Argentina0112
 Brazil0112
65 Albania0101
 Croatia0101
 Guyana0101
 Lebanon0101
 Lithuania0101
 Madagascar0101
 Malaysia0101
 New Zealand0101
73 Myanmar0055
74 Russian Weightlifting Federation[a]0033
75 Iraq0022
 Mexico0022
 Saudi Arabia0022
78 Macau0011
–Individual Neutral Athletes[b]0011
Totals (78 entries)9099099072,725
Close

Big and small medals

All-time big (total) and small (snatch, clean & jerk, and press) medal count below updated after the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships.

More information Rank, Nation ...
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China6052861651,056
2 Soviet Union33120893632
3 Bulgaria231225189645
4 Russia11913391343
5 North Korea928465241
6 United States659485244
7 Poland6499124287
8 Iran575059166
9 Turkey515752160
10 Chinese Taipei477379199
11 Hungary3989107235
12 South Korea387388199
13 Thailand385454146
14 Kazakhstan373429100
15 Germany364337116
16 Austria32273493
17 Georgia31121154
18 Colombia274965141
19 Greece264341110
20 Cuba26253687
21 Egypt26252980
22 Uzbekistan26181963
23 Romania253244101
24 Belarus25263384
25 Japan245275151
26 Armenia223644102
27 Ukraine22294899
28 East Germany206171152
29 Indonesia18263478
30 West Germany13141542
31 France12213467
32 Qatar12121135
33 Finland12112245
34 Norway126523
35 Vietnam9171844
36 India8301654
37 Azerbaijan871025
38 Spain661931
39 Czechoslovakia5144059
40 Great Britain5132341
41 Australia5102035
42 Turkmenistan59620
43 Switzerland55313
44 Chile5218
45 Italy4131835
46 Estonia45615
47 Philippines411217
48 Russian Weightlifting Federation[a]40711
49 Belgium38415
50 Sweden341219
51 Myanmar32813
52 Venezuela311620
53 Slovakia3148
54 Bahrain29415
55 Latvia251623
56 Moldova251118
57 Albania2338
58 Lithuania2215
59 Tunisia2147
60 Canada1121023
61 Nigeria1101526
62 Ecuador182736
63 Dominican Republic16916
64 Mongolia1427
65 Brazil1236
66 Saudi Arabia1045
67 Iraq1034
–Individual Neutral Athletes[b]1012
68 Croatia0404
69 Malaysia0314
70 Denmark0303
 Madagascar0303
72 Mexico0279
73 Lebanon0224
74 Nauru0202
 Netherlands0202
 New Zealand0202
77 Argentina0112
 Kyrgyzstan0112
 Puerto Rico0112
80 Guyana0101
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia0101
82 Macau0033
83 Syria0022
84 Algeria0011
 CIS0011
 Israel0011
 Pakistan0011
 Peru0011
 United Arab Republic0011
Totals (89 entries)2,3742,3702,3687,112
Close
  • Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.

Multiple medalists

The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals in total result. Boldface denotes active weightlifters and highest medal count among all weightlifters (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

More information Rank, Weightlifter ...
Rank Weightlifter Country Gender Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Vasily Alekseyev Soviet UnionM+110 kg197019778––8
2Naim (Naum) Süleymanoğlu
(Suleymanov, Shalamanov)		 Bulgaria
 Turkey		M56 kg / 60 kg / 64 kg1983199571–8
Yurik Vardanyan Soviet UnionM75 kg / 82.5 kg / 90 kg1977198571–8
4Lasha Talakhadze GeorgiaM+105 kg / +109 kg201520237––7
5Josef GraflAustria AustriaMOpen / +80 kg1904191362–8
6Tommy Kono United StatesM75 kg / 82.5 kg195319626118
7John Davis United StatesM82.5 kg / +82.5 kg / +90 kg1938195361–7
8Yoshinobu Miyake JapanM56 kg / 60 kg196119686–17
David Rigert Soviet UnionM82.5 kg / 90 kg / 100 kg197019786–17
10Waldemar Baszanowski PolandM67.5 kg / 75 kg1961197155–10
11Arkady Vorobyov Soviet UnionM82.5 kg / 90 kg195019615218
12Pete George United StatesM67.5 kg / 75 kg1947195552–7
Halil Mutlu TurkeyM54 kg / 56 kg / 62 kg1993200352–7
Yanko Rusev BulgariaM60 kg / 67.5 kg / 75 kg1977198352–7
15Mohammad Nassiri IranM56 kg / 52 kg196619765139
16Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese TaipeiF58 kg / 59 kg201320255128
17Chen Lijun ChinaM62 kg / 67 kg2013202351–6
Viktor Kurentsov Soviet UnionM75 kg1964197051–6
Lü Xiaojun ChinaM77 kg / 81 kg2009201951–6
20Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union
 Kazakhstan		M90 kg / 91 kg / 99 kg198519955–27
Stanley Stanczyk United StatesM67.5 kg / 75 kg / 82.5 kg194619545–27
22Vladimir Stogov Soviet UnionM56 kg195519625–16
23Deng Wei ChinaF58 kg / 63 kg / 64 kg201020195––5
Om Yun-chol North KoreaM56 kg / 55 kg201320195––5
Close

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    At the 2021 World Championships, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), weightlifters from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and the modified flag of the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF).
  2. [b]
    At the 2023 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, weightlifters from Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.

References

External links

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI