The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships

World Weightlifting Championships

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were held in Lahti

Lahti

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, Finland

Finland

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 from November 10 to November 15, 1998. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 210 athletes (53 nations) competing, while there were 122 women in action from 35 nations.

Men

56 kg
Snatch		135.0 kg		127.5 kg		127.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		160.0 kg		160.0 kg		157.5 kg
Total		295.0 kg		285.0 kg		282.5 kg
62 kg
Snatch		147.5 kg WR		145.0 kg		140.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		172.5 kg		172.5 kg		170.0 kg
Total		320.0 kg		317.5 kg		310.0 kg
69 kg
Snatch		160.0 kg WR		158.0 kg		155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		190.0 kg		185.0 kg		185.0 kg
Total		350.0 kg WR		340.0 kg		340.0 kg
77 kg
Snatch		168.0 kg WR		165.0 kg		162.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		202.5 kg		202.5 kg		202.5 kg
Total		365.0 kg		362.5 kg		360.0 kg
85 kg
Snatch		177.5 kg		178.0 kg WR		175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		210.0 kg		210.0 kg		207.5 kg
Total		387.5 kg		385.0 kg		382.5 kg
94 kg
Snatch		182.5 kg		180.0 kg		180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		220.0 kg		217.5 kg		218.0 kg
Total		400.0 kg		395.0 kg		392.5 kg
105 kg
Snatch		195.0 kg		192.5 kg		190.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		232.5 kg		227.5 kg		225.0 kg
Total		422.5 kg		420.0 kg		415.0 kg
+105 kg
Snatch		197.5 kg		197.5 kg		195.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		240.0 kg		232.5 kg		230.0 kg
Total		437.5 kg		427.5 kg		422.5 kg

Women

48 kg
Snatch		80.0 kg		77.5 kg		77.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		102.5 kg		95.0 kg		95.0 kg
Total		182.5 kg		172.5 kg		172.5 kg
53 kg
Snatch		92.5 kg		87.5 kg		82.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		117.5 kg WR		105.0 kg		100.0 kg
Total		210.0 kg WR		192.5 kg		182.5 kg
58 kg
Snatch		92.5 kg		92.5 kg		87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		115.0 kg		115.0 kg		115.0 kg
Total		207.5 kg		207.5 kg		200.0 kg
63 kg
Snatch		102.5 kg		100.0 kg		97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		127.5 kg		122.5 kg		115.0 kg
Total		225.0 kg		225.0 kg		215.0 kg
69 kg
Snatch		110.5 kg WR		102.5 kg		100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		130.0 kg		127.5 kg		127.5 kg
Total		240.0 kg		227.5 kg		225.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch		105.0 kg		100.0 kg		100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		130.0 kg		125.0 kg		120.0 kg
Total		230.0 kg		220.0 kg		217.5 kg
+75 kg
Snatch		115.0 kg		110.0 kg		110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		145.0 kg		140.0 kg		132.5 kg
Total		255.0 kg		245.0 kg		242.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

1		4	4	1	9
2		3	1	1	5
3		2	3	1	6
4		2	2	3	7
5		1	1	1	3
6		1	0	3	4
7		1	0	1	2
8		1	0	0	1
9		0	2	0	2
10		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
12		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total		15	15	15	45

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

1		14	7	6	27
2		6	7	7	20
3		6	4	5	15
4		5	8	3	16
5		3	2	2	7
6		2	2	6	10
7		2	1	2	5
8		2	2	0	4
9		2	1	0	3
10		1	2	2	5
11		1	1	1	3
12	Georgia (country)	1	0	0	1
13		0	3	0	3
14		0	1	2	3
		0	1	2	3
16		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
19		0	0	3	3
20		0	0	2	2
21		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total		45	45	45	135

Men

Rank	Team	Points
1		566
2		566
3		428
4		423
5		419
6		396

Women

Rank	Team	Points
1		508
2		453
3		328
4		317
5		314
6		306

Participating nations

332 competitors from 55 nations competed.

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