1998 World Weightlifting Championships
| Host city | Lahti, Finland |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–15 November |
The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.
Medal summary
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Li Yunli China |
80.0 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei |
77.5 kg | Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei |
77.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yunli China |
102.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei |
95.0 kg | Kaori Niyanagi Japan |
95.0 kg |
| Total | Li Yunli China |
182.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei |
172.5 kg | Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei |
172.5 kg |
| 53 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Wang Xiufen China |
92.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria |
87.5 kg | Robin Goad United States |
82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Xiufen China |
117.5 kg WR |
Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria |
105.0 kg | Robin Goad United States |
100.0 kg |
| Total | Wang Xiufen China |
210.0 kg WR |
Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria |
192.5 kg | Robin Goad United States |
182.5 kg |
| 58 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei |
92.5 kg | Song Zhijuan China |
92.5 kg | Neli Yankova Bulgaria |
87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei |
115.0 kg | Maryse Turcotte Canada |
115.0 kg | Song Zhijuan China |
115.0 kg |
| Total | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei |
207.5 kg | Song Zhijuan China |
207.5 kg | Neli Yankova Bulgaria |
200.0 kg |
| 63 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei |
102.5 kg | Valentina Popova Russia |
100.0 kg | Shi Lihua China |
97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shi Lihua China |
127.5 kg | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei |
122.5 kg | Aneta Szczepańska Poland |
115.0 kg |
| Total | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei |
225.0 kg | Shi Lihua China |
225.0 kg | Valentina Popova Russia |
215.0 kg |
| 69 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Tang Weifang China |
110.5 kg WR |
Erzsébet Márkus Hungary |
102.5 kg | Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei |
100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Weifang China |
130.0 kg | Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei |
127.5 kg | Irina Kasimova Russia |
127.5 kg |
| Total | Tang Weifang China |
240.0 kg | Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei |
227.5 kg | Irina Kasimova Russia |
225.0 kg |
| 75 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Karoliina Lundahl Finland |
105.0 kg | Mónica Carrió Spain |
100.0 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey |
100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gao Xiaoyan China |
130.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl Finland |
125.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary |
120.0 kg |
| Total | Karoliina Lundahl Finland |
230.0 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey |
220.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary |
217.5 kg |
| +75 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Agata Wróbel Poland |
115.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia |
110.0 kg | Tang Gonghong China |
110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Gonghong China |
145.0 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei |
140.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia |
132.5 kg |
| Total | Tang Gonghong China |
255.0 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei |
245.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia |
242.5 kg |
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Team ranking
Men
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Women
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Participating nations
332 competitors from 55 nations competed.
- Algeria (3)
- Argentina (2)
- Armenia (5)
- Australia (8)
- Austria (1)
- Azerbaijan (6)
- Belarus (4)
- Belgium (2)
- Bulgaria (12)
- Cameroon (2)
- Canada (15)
- China (15)
- Chinese Taipei (11)
- Colombia (8)
- Croatia (6)
- Cuba (2)
- Czech Republic (4)
- Denmark (4)
- Ecuador (2)
- Egypt (12)
- Finland (15)
- France (12)
- Georgia (2)
- Germany (11)
- Great Britain (7)
- Greece (13)
- Hungary (15)
- Ireland (2)
- Israel (5)
- Italy (10)
- Japan (7)
- Kazakhstan (2)
- Latvia (6)
- Lithuania (1)
- Mexico (1)
- Moldova (2)
- Nauru (10)
- Netherlands (4)
- New Zealand (1)
- Norway (3)
- Panama (1)
- Poland (12)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (6)
- Russia (10)
- Slovakia (5)
- South Korea (2)
- Spain (9)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (1)
- Turkey (9)
- Uganda (3)
- Ukraine (6)
- United States (7)
- Venezuela (5)
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- IWF Archive
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine