World Weightlifting Championships
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World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation
(IWF).
It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy
of England won the first World Weightlifting Championship. The event consisted mainly of repetition and alternate pressing, with 56 pounds or 84 pounds in each hand.
Athletes compete in total of 15 weight categories (8 for men and 7 for women):
.
International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation , headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The IWF president is Dr...
(IWF).
It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy
Edward Lawrence Levy
Edward Lawrence Levy was a British weightlifter.-Career:Levy, who was Jewish, was born in London, England. He was a member of the Birmingham Athletic Club....
of England won the first World Weightlifting Championship. The event consisted mainly of repetition and alternate pressing, with 56 pounds or 84 pounds in each hand.
Athletes compete in total of 15 weight categories (8 for men and 7 for women):
- Men categories: 56 kg, 62 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 85 kg, 94 kg, 105 kg and +105 kg.
- Women categories: 48 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg and +75 kg.
Men
| # | |Dates | |# Athletes |  LondonLondon London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... | 7 | 6 |
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| II | 1898 | July 31 – August 1 |  ViennaVienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| III | 1899 | April 4–5 |  MilanMilan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| IV | 1903 | October 1–3 |  ParisParis Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| V | 1904 | April 18 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| VI 1905 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Berlin, Germany from April 8 to April 10, 1905. There were 41 men in action from 4 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1905 | April 8–10 |  BerlinBerlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| VII 1905 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Berlin, Germany from April 8 to April 10, 1905. There were 41 men in action from 4 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1905 | June 11–13 | Duisburg Duisburg - History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| VIII 1905 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Berlin, Germany from April 8 to April 10, 1905. There were 41 men in action from 4 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1905 | December 16 & 30 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| IX 1906 World Weightlifting Championships The 1906 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lille, France on March 18, 1906. There were 33 men in action from 4 nations. It was the 9th World Weightlifting Championships.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**-External links:*... |
1906 | March 18 | Lille Lille Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| X 1907 World Weightlifting Championships The 1907 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Frankfurt, Germany on May 19, 1907. There were 23 men in action from 3 nations. It was the 10th World Weightlifting Championships.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*****... |
1907 | May 19 | Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| XI 1908 World Weightlifting Championships The 1908 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from December 8 to December 9, 1908. There were 23 men in action from 2 nations... |
1908 | December 8–9 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XII 1909 World Weightlifting Championships The 1909 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from October 3 and December 2, 1909. There were 23 men in action from 3 nations... |
1909 | October 3 & December 2 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XIII 1910 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Germany from June 4 to June 6, 1910. There were 57 men in action from 5 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1910 | June 4–6 | Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| XIV 1910 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Germany from June 4 to June 6, 1910. There were 57 men in action from 5 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1910 | October 9–10 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XV 1911 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Stuttgart, Germany from April 29 to April 30, 1911. There were 36 men in action from 3 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1911 | April 29–30 | Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| XVI 1911 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Stuttgart, Germany from April 29 to April 30, 1911. There were 36 men in action from 3 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1911 | May 13–14 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| XVII 1911 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Stuttgart, Germany from April 29 to April 30, 1911. There were 36 men in action from 3 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1911 | June 26 | Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| XVIII 1911 World Weightlifting Championships -Tournament 1:The first tournament was held in Stuttgart, Germany from April 29 to April 30, 1911. There were 36 men in action from 3 nations.-Tournament 2:... |
1911 | June 29 – July 2 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XIX 1913 World Weightlifting Championships The 1913 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Breslau, Germany from July 28 to July 29, 1913. There were 40 men in action from 4 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1913 | July 28–29 | Breslau, Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| XX 1920 World Weightlifting Championships The 1920 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from September 4 to September 8, 1920. There were 74 men in action from 4 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1920 | September 4–8 |  ViennaVienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XXI 1922 World Weightlifting Championships The 1922 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tallinn, Estonia from April 29 to April 30, 1922. There were 33 men in action from 4 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1922 | April 29–30 |  TallinnTallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... , Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
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| XXII 1923 World Weightlifting Championships The 1923 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from September 8 to September 9, 1923. There were 76 men in action from 7 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1923 | September 8–9 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XXIII 1937 World Weightlifting Championships The 1937 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from September 10 to September 12, 1937. There were 50 men in action from 10 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1937 | September 10–12 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| XXIV 1938 World Weightlifting Championships The 1938 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from October 21 to October 23, 1938. There were 38 men in action from 11 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1938 | October 21–23 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XXV 1946 World Weightlifting Championships The 1946 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from October 18 to October 19, 1946. There were 79 men in action from 13 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1946 | October 18–19 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| XXVI 1947 World Weightlifting Championships The 1947 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Philadelphia, United States from September 26 to September 27, 1947. There were 39 men in action from 12 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1947 | September 26–27 |  Philadelphia, United StatesUnited States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| XXVII 1949 World Weightlifting Championships The 1949 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Scheveningen, Netherlands from September 4 to September 6, 1949. There were 38 men in action from 13 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1949 | September 4–6 |  Scheveningen, NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| XXVIII 1950 World Weightlifting Championships The 1950 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from October 13 to October 15, 1950. There were 56 men in action from 17 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1950 | October 13–15 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| XXIX 1951 World Weightlifting Championships The 1951 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Milan, Italy from October 26 to October 28, 1951. There were 62 men in action from 14 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:... |
1951 | October 26–28 |  MilanMilan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| XXX 1953 World Weightlifting Championships The 1953 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 26 to August 28, 1953. There were 70 men in action from 19 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1953 | August 26–30 |  StockholmStockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| XXXI 1954 World Weightlifting Championships The 1954 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from October 7 to October 10, 1954. There were 100 men in action from 23 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1954 | October 7–10 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XXXII 1955 World Weightlifting Championships The 1955 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from October 12 to October 16, 1955. There were 108 men in action from 25 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1955 | October 12–16 |  MunichMunich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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| XXXIII 1957 World Weightlifting Championships The 1957 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tehran, Iran from November 8 to November 12, 1957. There were 76 men in action from 21 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1957 | November 8–12 |  TehranTehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... , Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... |
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| XXXIV 1958 World Weightlifting Championships The 1958 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from September 16 to September 21, 1958. There were 96 men in action from 27 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1958 | September 16–21 | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| XXXV 1959 World Weightlifting Championships The 1959 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from September 29 to October 4, 1959. There were 85 men in action from 19 nations. Weightlifters from Soviet Union earned the highest number of gold medals and the most overall medals . Host nation Poland finished second... |
1959 | September 29 – October 4 |  WarsawWarsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| XXXVI 1961 World Weightlifting Championships The 1961 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Austria, Austria from September 20 to September 25, 1961. There were 120 men in action from 33 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1961 | September 20–25 | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| XXXVII 1962 World Weightlifting Championships The 1962 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from September 16 to September 22, 1962. There were 113 men in action from 27 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1962 | September 16–22 |  BudapestBudapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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| XXXVIII 1963 World Weightlifting Championships The 1963 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from September 7 to September 13, 1963. There were 134 men in action from 32 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1963 | September 16–22 | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| XXXIX Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.It also counted as 1964 World Weightlifting Championships.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:... |
1964 | October 11–18 |  TokyoTokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| XL 1965 World Weightlifting Championships The 1965 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tehran, Iran from October 27 to November 3, 1965. There were 85 men in action from 24 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1965 | October 27 – November 3 |  TehranTehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... , Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... |
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| XLI 1966 World Weightlifting Championships The 1966 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in East Berlin, East Germany from October 15 to October 21, 1966. There were 117 men in action from 28 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:* *-External links:*... |
1966 | October 15–21 |  East BerlinEast Berlin East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city... , East Germany |
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| XLII | 1968 | October 13–19 |  Mexico CityMexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
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| XLIII 1969 World Weightlifting Championships The 1969 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from September 20 to September 28, 1969. There were 166 men from 37 nations in the competition.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1969 | September 20–28 | Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| XLIV 1970 World Weightlifting Championships The 1970 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Columbus, Ohio, United States from September 12 to September 20, 1970. There were 129 men from 28 nations in the competition.-Medal summary:-Medal table:... |
1970 | September 12–20 |  ColumbusColumbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| XLV 1971 World Weightlifting Championships The 1971 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lima, Peru from September 18 to September 26, 1971. There were 144 men from 30 nations in the competition.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1971 | September 18–26 |  LimaLima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... , Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... |
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| XLVI Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952... |
1972 | August 27 – September 6 | Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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| XLVII 1973 World Weightlifting Championships The 1973 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from September 15 to September 23, 1973. There were 189 men from 39 nations in the competition.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1973 | September 15–23 |  HavanaHavana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... , Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
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| XLVIII 1974 World Weightlifting Championships The 1974 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Manila, Philippines from September 21 to September 29, 1974. There were 143 men in action from 32 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1974 | September 21–29 |  ManilaManila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
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| XLIX 1975 World Weightlifting Championships The 1975 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from September 15 to September 23, 1975. There were 169 men in action from 33 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1975 | September 15–23 |  MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| L 1976 World Weightlifting Championships The 1976 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Montreal, Canada from July 18 to July 27, 1976. There were 173 men in action from 46 nations.This tournament was a part of 1976 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too... |
1976 | July 18–27 |  MontrealMontreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
173 | 46 |
| LI 1977 World Weightlifting Championships The 1977 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stuttgart, West Germany from September 17 to September 25, 1977. There were 186 men in action from 44 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1977 | September 17–25 | Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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| LII 1978 World Weightlifting Championships The 1978 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States from October 4 to October 8, 1978. There were 185 men in action from 35 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1978 | October 4–8 | Gettysburg Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
185 | 35 |
| LIII 1979 World Weightlifting Championships The 1979 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Thessaloniki, Greece from November 3 to November 11, 1979. There were 189 men in action from 39 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1979 | November 3–11 |  ThessalonikiThessaloniki Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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| LIV 1980 World Weightlifting Championships The 1980 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from July 20 to July 30, 1980. There were 173 men in action from 40 nations.... |
1980 | July 20–30 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
173 | 40 |
| LV 1981 World Weightlifting Championships The 1981 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lille, France from September 13 to September 20, 1981. There were 194 men in action from 35 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1981 | September 13–20 | Lille Lille Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| LVI 1982 World Weightlifting Championships The 1982 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from September 18 to September 26, 1982... |
1982 | September 18–26 |  LjubljanaLjubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... , Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,... |
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| LVII 1983 World Weightlifting Championships The 1983 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from October 22 to October 31, 1983. There were 187 men in action from 32 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1983 | October 22–31 |  MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| LVIII 1984 World Weightlifting Championships The 1984 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Los Angeles, United States from July 29 to August 8, 1984. There were 187 men in action from 48 nations.... |
1984 | July 29 – August 8 | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
187 | 48 |
| LIX 1985 World Weightlifting Championships The 1985 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Södertälje, Sweden from August 23 to September 1, 1985. There were 195 men in action from 38 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1985 | August 23 – September 1 | Södertälje Södertälje Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| LX 1986 World Weightlifting Championships The 1986 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from November 8 to November 15, 1986. There were 193 men in action from 41 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1986 | November 8–15 |  SofiaSofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| LXI 1987 World Weightlifting Championships The following is the final results of the 1987 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia and Women's competition were held in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
1987 | September 6–13 |  OstravaOstrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... , Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
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| LXII 1989 World Weightlifting Championships The following is the final results of the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
1989 | September 16–23 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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| LXIII 1990 World Weightlifting Championships The following is the final results of the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Budapest, Hungary and Women's competition were held in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
1990 | November 10–18 | Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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- The weightlifting tournaments held during Summer OlympicsWeightlifting at the Summer OlympicsWeightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games.-Men's events:...
in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 are counted as World Weightlifting Championships of the corresponding year.
Women
| # | |Dates | |# Athletes | I 1987 World Weightlifting Championships The following is the final results of the 1987 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia and Women's competition were held in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... | 1987 | October 30 – November 1 | Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
100 | 22 |
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| II 1988 World Weightlifting Championships The 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from December 2 to December 4, 1988. There were 103 women in action from 23 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
1988 | December 2–4 |  JakartaJakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
103 | 23 |
| III 1989 World Weightlifting Championships The following is the final results of the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
1989 | November 24–26 | Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... , Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| IV 1990 World Weightlifting Championships The following is the final results of the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Budapest, Hungary and Women's competition were held in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
1990 | May 26 – June 3 | Sarajevo Sarajevo Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... , Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,... |
109 | 25 |
Combined
| # | |Dates | |Men | M | # Athletes | # Athletes | 1991 1991 World Weightlifting Championships The 1991 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Donaueschingen, Germany from September 27 to October 6, 1991.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... | September 27 – October 6 |  DonaueschingenDonaueschingen Donaueschingen is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar Kreis. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
200 | 40 | 108 | 24 |
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| — | VI | 1992 1992 World Weightlifting Championships The 1992 Women's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from May 16 to May 24, 1992. There were 110 women in action from 25 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
May 16–24 |  VarnaVarna Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
— | — | 110 | 25 |
| LXV | VII | 1993 1993 World Weightlifting Championships The 1993 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from November 11 to November 21, 1993.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
November 11–21 |  MelbourneMelbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
195 | 57 | 94 | 25 |
| LXVI | VIII | 1994 1994 World Weightlifting Championships The 1994 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Istanbul, Turkey from November 17 to November 27, 1994.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
November 17–27 |  IstanbulIstanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
242 | 52 | 105 | 30 |
| LXVII | IX | 1995 1995 World Weightlifting Championships The 1995 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Guangzhou, China from November 16 to November 26,-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
November 16–26 |  GuangzhouGuangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
345 | 63 | 93 | 26 |
| — | X | 1996 1996 World Weightlifting Championships The 1996 Women's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from May 3 to May 11, 1996. There were 102 women in action from 24 nations.-Medal summary:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
May 3–11 | Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
— | — | 102 | 24 |
| LXVIII | XI | 1997 1997 World Weightlifting Championships The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14, 1997. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 189 athletes competing, while there were 143 women in action from 29 nations.... |
December 6–14 |  Chiang MaiChiang Mai Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
189 | 51 | 143 | 39 |
| LXIX | XII | 1998 1998 World Weightlifting Championships The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 210 athletes competing, while there were 122 women in action from 35 nations.-Men:... |
November 10–15 |  LahtiLahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
210 | 53 | 122 | 35 |
| LXX | XIII | 1999 1999 World Weightlifting Championships The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. The 70th edition of the men’s world championships and 13th edition of the women’s world championships were designated by the International Weightlifting Federation as the main qualifying... |
November 21–28 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
395 | 79 | 231 | 51 |
| LXXI | XIV | 2001 2001 World Weightlifting Championships The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medalsRanking by all medals: Big and Small -Men:-Women:... |
November 4–11 | Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
153 | 47 | 114 | 34 |
| LXXII | XV | 2002 2002 World Weightlifting Championships The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from November 18 to November 26, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
November 18–26 | Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
170 | 47 | 115 | 37 |
| LXXIII | XVI | 2003 2003 World Weightlifting Championships The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
November 14–22 | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
297 | 59 | 208 | 47 |
| LXXIV | XVII | 2005 2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
November 9–17 |  DohaDoha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
169 | 58 | 112 | 42 |
| LXXV | XVIII | 2006 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... |
September 30 – October 7 |  Santo DomingoSanto Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
298 | 58 | 186 | 39 |
| LXXVI | XIX | 2007 2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
September 17–26 | Chiang Mai Chiang Mai Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
355 | 70 | 225 | 53 |
| LXXVII | XX | 2009 2009 World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships 2009 was held in Goyang, South Korea. The event took place from November 20 to November 29, 2009.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :Ranking by Big medals... |
November 20–29 |  GoyangGoyang Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.Several institutions of higher... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
196 | 57 | 133 | 38 |
| LXXVIII | XXI | 2010 2010 World Weightlifting Championships The 2010 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Antalya Expo Center in Antalya, Turkey. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2010.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :Ranking by Big medals... |
September 17–26 | Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
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All-time medal table
All-time medal count as 2011 World Weightlifting Championships2011 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Disneyland Paris in Paris, France. The event took place from November 5 to 13, 2011.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :Ranking by Big medals...
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| 1 | 151 | 90 | 33 | 274 | |
| 2 | 148 | 65 | 32 | 245 | |
| 3 | 79 | 80 | 63 | 222 | |
| 4 | 39 | 49 | 29 | 117 | |
| 5 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 90 | |
| 6 | 27 | 39 | 30 | 96 | |
| 7 | 26 | 41 | 26 | 93 | |
| 8 | 25 | 36 | 55 | 116 | |
| 9 | 18 | 7 | 24 | 49 | |
| 10 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 47 | |
| 11 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 91 | |
| 12 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 52 | |
| 13 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 36 | |
| 14 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 47 | |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 | |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 23 | |
| 18 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | |
| 19 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 29 | |
| 20 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 41 | |
| 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| 22 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 28 | |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | |
| 24 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | |
| 25 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 52 | |
| 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 27 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | |
| 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 29 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | |
| 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 32 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | |
| 33 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 34 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |
| 35 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 36 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 37 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 43 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 46 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 49 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 56 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 712 | 712 | 710 | 2134 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple medalists
The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals in total result.| Athlete | |Country | |Gender | | | | | | | |Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasily Alekseyev | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Yurik Vardanyan | M | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Naim Süleymanoğlu Naim Süleymanoglu Naim Süleymanoğlu , formerly known as Naim Suleimanov , is a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting... |
/ | M | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Josef Grafl | M | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Tommy Kono Tommy Kono Tamio "Tommy" Kono was a U.S. weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s.Kono is the only lifter to have set world records in four different weightlifting classes: lightweight , middleweight , light-heavyweight , and middle-heavyweight .He won... |
M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| John Davis John Davis (weightlifter) John Henry Davis was an Olympic superheavyweight weightlifter for the United States. John won gold at the 1948 and 1952 summer Olympic Games, as well as 6 World Weightlifting Championships and 12 national championships. He was unbeaten from 1938 to 1953.- Biography :A native of Brooklyn, N.Y.,... |
M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Yoshinobu Miyake Yoshinobu Miyake is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion.He received a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and again a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.... |
M | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| David Rigert David Rigert David Adamovich Rigert is a former Olympic weightlifter for the USSR. Rigert became one of the greatest weightlifters in history. He is Jewish.... |
M | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Waldemar Baszanowski Waldemar Baszanowski Waldemar Romuald Baszanowski , was a Polish weightlifter. He took part in four Olympic Games .... |
M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Arkady Vorobyov Arkady Vorobyov Arkady Nikitich Vorobyov was a Russian Soviet middle-heavyweight, who won two Olympic gold medals in weightlifting.Arkady Vorobyov took part in the German-Soviet War, serving in the Marines. After the war he worked on the restoration of the Odessa sea port and cleared the adjoining area of water... |
M | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Pete George | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Yanko Rusev Yanko Rusev Yanko Rusev was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.-Weightlifting achievements:*Olympic champion ;... |
M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games... |
M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Mohammad Nassiri Mohammad Nassiri Mohammad Nassiri Seresht is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran.In 1995 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.- Weightlifting achievements :... |
M | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Viktor Kurentsov Viktor Kurentsov Viktor Grigorevich Kurentsov is a former Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He received a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.... |
M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Stanley Stanczyk Stanley Stanczyk Stanley Anthony Stanczyk is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He received a silver medal in 1952.- References :... |
M | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Anatoly Khrapaty Anatoly Khrapaty Anatoly Mikhaylovich Khrapaty or Chrapaty was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR and Kazakhstan . He trained at the former Soviet Armed Forces sports society in Tselinograd.... |
/ | M | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Vladimir Stogov Vladimir Stogov Vladimir Stepanovich Stogov was a former Russian weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.... |
M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
See also
- Weightlifting at the Summer OlympicsWeightlifting at the Summer OlympicsWeightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games.-Men's events:...
- List of World Championships medalists in weightlifting (men)
- List of World Championships medalists in weightlifting (women)