2024 World Weightlifting Championships

2024 IWF World Championships
2024 IWF World Championships
Venue	Weightlifting Marquee Venue
Location	Manama, Bahrain
Dates	6–15 December
Competitors	471 from 92 nations

The 2024 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Manama, Bahrain, from 6 to 15 December 2024.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+3).

Men's events
Date Event	Fri 6	Sat 7			Sun 8		Mon 9				Tue 10		Wed 11			Thu 12			Fri 13			Sat 14		Sun 15
Date Event	20:00	13:00	15:00	20:00	12:30	17:30	08:00	10:00	12:30	20:00	12:30	17:30	09:00	15:00	20:00	11:00	13:00	17:30	10:00	14:30	20:00	13:00	17:30	13:00	17:30
55 kg	A
61 kg			B	A
67 kg		C			B	A
73 kg							C		B	A
81 kg								C			B	A
89 kg													C	B	A
96 kg																C	B	A
102 kg																				B	A
109 kg																			C			B	A
+109 kg																								B	A

Women's events
Date Event	Fri 6	Sat 7	Sun 8			Mon 9		Tue 10				Wed 11			Thu 12		Fri 13		Sat 14			Sun 15
Date Event	17:30	17:30	10:00	15:00	20:00	14:30	17:30	08:00	10:00	15:00	20:00	10:30	13:00	17:30	15:00	20:00	12:30	17:30	11:00	15:30	20:00	11:00	15:00
45 kg	A
49 kg		A
55 kg			C	B	A
59 kg						B	A
64 kg								D	C	B	A
71 kg												C	B	A
76 kg															B	A
81 kg																	B	A
87 kg																			C	B	A
+87 kg																						B	A

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	North Korea	9	5	2	16
2	China	4	2	3	9
3	Kazakhstan	2	1	0	3
4	Armenia	1	0	1	2
4	Uzbekistan	1	0	1	2
6	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
	Thailand	1	0	0	1
	United States	1	0	0	1
9	Iran	0	1	3	4
10	Colombia	0	1	1	2
10	South Korea	0	1	1	2
12	Australia	0	1	0	1
	Azerbaijan	0	1	0	1
	Brazil	0	1	0	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	1
	Egypt	0	1	0	1
	Georgia	0	1	0	1
	Indonesia	0	1	0	1
	Malaysia	0	1	0	1
	Qatar	0	1	0	1
21	Philippines	0	0	2	2
21	Vietnam	0	0	2	2
23	Moldova	0	0	1	1
	Nigeria	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
Totals (26 entries)		20	20	20	60

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

* Host nation (Bahrain)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	North Korea	26	13	6	45
2	China	14	8	9	31
3	Kazakhstan	3	3	1	7
4	Uzbekistan	3	1	2	6
5	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3
6	Armenia	2	2	3	7
7	United States	2	1	0	3
8	South Korea	1	4	4	9
9	Iran	1	3	6	10
10	Colombia	1	3	3	7
11	Brazil	1	1	1	3
11	Thailand	1	1	1	3
13	Georgia	1	1	0	2
14	Spain	1	0	2	3
15	Australia	0	2	1	3
16	Azerbaijan	0	2	0	2
	Egypt	0	2	0	2
	Malaysia	0	2	0	2
	Qatar	0	2	0	2
20	Chinese Taipei	0	1	3	4
20	Vietnam	0	1	3	4
22	Indonesia	0	1	1	2
	Moldova	0	1	1	2
	Turkmenistan	0	1	1	2
25	Bahrain*	0	1	0	1
	Great Britain	0	1	0	1
	Mongolia	0	1	0	1
	Tunisia	0	1	0	1
29	Philippines	0	0	3	3
29	Turkey	0	0	3	3
31	Nigeria	0	0	2	2
32	Ecuador	0	0	1	1
	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Iraq	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
Totals (35 entries)		60	60	60	180

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
55 kg ()
Snatch	Thiago Silva Brazil	121 kg	Yang Yang China	120 kg	Natthawat Chomchuen Thailand	120 kg
Clean & Jerk	Pang Un-chol North Korea	154 kg	Natthawat Chomchuen Thailand	153 kg	Thiago Silva Brazil	148 kg
Total	Natthawat Chomchuen Thailand	273 kg	Thiago Silva Brazil	269 kg	Fernando Agad Philippines	263 kg
61 kg ()
Snatch	Pak Myong-jin North Korea	132 kg	Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn Vietnam	131 kg	Garnik Cholakyan Armenia	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	Pak Myong-jin North Korea	173 kg	Aniq Kasdan Malaysia	166 kg	Wei Haixian China	160 kg
Total	Pak Myong-jin North Korea	305 kg	Aniq Kasdan Malaysia	296 kg	Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn Vietnam	291 kg
67 kg ()
Snatch	Pak Pyol North Korea	150 kg	Zheng Xinhao China	148 kg	Kaan Kahriman Turkey	148 kg WJR
Clean & Jerk	Ri Won-ju North Korea	190 kg WR	Pak Pyol North Korea	182 kg	Yusuf Fehmi Genç Turkey	181 kg
Total	Ri Won-ju North Korea	336 kg	Pak Pyol North Korea	332 kg	Yusuf Fehmi Genç Turkey	327 kg
73 kg ()
Snatch	Edwin Lagarejo Colombia	155 kg	Bunýad Raşidow Turkmenistan	154 kg	Roberto Gutu Germany	154 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Ryong-hyon North Korea	197 kg	Lee Sang-yeon South Korea	191 kg	Rizki Juniansyah Indonesia	190 kg
Total	Ri Ryong-hyon North Korea	349 kg	Rizki Juniansyah Indonesia	340 kg	Zhong Zhiguang China	336 kg
81 kg ()
Snatch	Ri Chong-song North Korea	166 kg	Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov Uzbekistan	165 kg	Alexey Churkin Kazakhstan	164 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Chong-song North Korea	205 kg	Alexey Churkin Kazakhstan	204 kg	Son Hyeon-ho South Korea	197 kg
Total	Ri Chong-song North Korea	371 kg	Alexey Churkin Kazakhstan	368 kg	Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov Uzbekistan	355 kg
89 kg ()
Snatch	Karlos Nasar Bulgaria	183 kg WR	Marin Robu Moldova	173 kg	Sarvarbek Zafarjonov Uzbekistan	171 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karlos Nasar Bulgaria	222 kg	Ro Kwang-ryol North Korea	218 kg	Pan Yunhua China	208 kg
Total	Karlos Nasar Bulgaria	405 kg WR	Ro Kwang-ryol North Korea	380 kg	Marin Robu Moldova	379 kg
96 kg ()
Snatch	Revaz Davitadze Georgia	177 kg	Alireza Moeini Iran	176 kg	Qian Feixiang China	175 kg
Clean & Jerk	Won Jong-beom South Korea	214 kg	Nurgissa Adiletuly Kazakhstan	214 kg	Ali Aalipour Iran	214 kg
Total	Nurgissa Adiletuly Kazakhstan	388 kg	Revaz Davitadze Georgia	387 kg	Ali Aalipour Iran	387 kg
102 kg ()
Snatch	Marcos Ruiz Spain	183 kg	Aymen Bacha Tunisia	183 kg	Döwranbek Hasanbaýew Turkmenistan	182 kg
Clean & Jerk	Artyom Antropov Kazakhstan	230 kg	Fares El-Bakh Qatar	225 kg	Jhonatan Rivas Colombia	213 kg
Total	Artyom Antropov Kazakhstan	400 kg	Fares El-Bakh Qatar	399 kg	Marcos Ruiz Spain	395 kg
109 kg ()
Snatch	Sharofiddin Amriddinov Uzbekistan	184 kg	Garik Karapetyan Armenia	183 kg	Mehdi Karami Iran	183 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan	242 kg WR	Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan	221 kg	Salwan Al-Aifuri Iraq	220 kg
Total	Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan	424 kg	Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan	404 kg	Mehdi Karami Iran	400 kg
+109 kg ()
Snatch	Varazdat Lalayan Armenia	215 kg	Gor Minasyan Bahrain	210 kg	Ali Davoudi Iran	206 kg
Clean & Jerk	Alireza Yousefi Iran	262 kg AR	Ali Davoudi Iran	253 kg	Varazdat Lalayan Armenia	252 kg
Total	Varazdat Lalayan Armenia	467 kg	Ali Davoudi Iran	459 kg	Alireza Yousefi Iran	456 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
45 kg ()
Snatch	Zhao Jinhong China	87 kg	Won Hyon-sim North Korea	86 kg	Marta García Spain	75 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhao Jinhong China	113 kg WR	Won Hyon-sim North Korea	105 kg	Phạm Đình Thi Vietnam	97 kg
Total	Zhao Jinhong China	200 kg WR	Won Hyon-sim North Korea	191 kg	Phạm Đình Thi Vietnam	170 kg
49 kg ()
Snatch	Xiang Linxiang China	92 kg	Ri Song-gum North Korea	91 kg	Rosegie Ramos Philippines	88 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Song-gum North Korea	122 kg	Xiang Linxiang China	120 kg WJR	Lin Cheng-jing Chinese Taipei	107 kg
Total	Ri Song-gum North Korea	213 kg	Xiang Linxiang China	212 kg WJR	Rosegie Ramos Philippines	193 kg
55 kg ()
Snatch	Kang Hyon-gyong North Korea	100 kg	Zhang Haiqin China	97 kg	Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei	93 kg
Clean & Jerk	Kang Hyon-gyong North Korea	126 kg	Aleksandra Grigoryan Armenia	120 kg WJR	Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei	118 kg
Total	Kang Hyon-gyong North Korea	226 kg	Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei	211 kg	Aleksandra Grigoryan Armenia	205 kg
59 kg ()
Snatch	Kim Il-gyong North Korea	108 kg	Pei Xinyi China	107 kg	Lucrezia Magistris Italy	99 kg
Clean & Jerk	Kim Il-gyong North Korea	141 kg WR	Pei Xinyi China	130 kg	Yenny Álvarez Colombia	126 kg
Total	Kim Il-gyong North Korea	249 kg WR	Pei Xinyi China	237 kg	Yenny Álvarez Colombia	224 kg
64 kg ()
Snatch	Rim Un-sim North Korea	116 kg	Ri Suk North Korea	115 kg	Li Shuang China	107 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Suk North Korea	149 kg WR	Rim Un-sim North Korea	140 kg	Li Shuang China	134 kg
Total	Ri Suk North Korea	264 kg WR	Rim Un-sim North Korea	256 kg	Li Shuang China	241 kg
71 kg ()
Snatch	Yang Qiuxia China	121 kg	Olivia Reeves United States	120 kg	Jong Chun-hui North Korea	116 kg
Clean & Jerk	Olivia Reeves United States	147 kg	Jong Chun-hui North Korea	146 kg	Yang Qiuxia China	140 kg
Total	Olivia Reeves United States	267 kg	Jong Chun-hui North Korea	262 kg	Yang Qiuxia China	261 kg
76 kg ()
Snatch	Song Kuk-hyang North Korea	116 kg	Miyareth Mendoza Colombia	111 kg	Sarah Matthew Nigeria	110 kg
Clean & Jerk	Song Kuk-hyang North Korea	148 kg	Miyareth Mendoza Colombia	137 kg	Bella Paredes Ecuador	136 kg
Total	Song Kuk-hyang North Korea	264 kg	Miyareth Mendoza Colombia	248 kg	Sarah Matthew Nigeria	245 kg
81 kg ()
Snatch	Liao Guifang China	123 kg	Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg Mongolia	116 kg	Kim Kyong-ryong North Korea	114 kg
Clean & Jerk	Liao Guifang China	155 kg	Sara Ahmed Egypt	149 kg	Kim Kyong-ryong North Korea	147 kg
Total	Liao Guifang China	278 kg	Sara Ahmed Egypt	262 kg	Kim Kyong-ryong North Korea	261 kg
87 kg ()
Snatch	Wu Yan China	122 kg	Madias Nzesso Great Britain	114 kg	Eileen Cikamatana Australia	113 kg
Clean & Jerk	Wu Yan China	150 kg	Eileen Cikamatana Australia	144 kg	Kim Yong-ju North Korea	144 kg
Total	Wu Yan China	272 kg	Eileen Cikamatana Australia	257 kg	Kim Yong-ju North Korea	256 kg
+87 kg ()
Snatch	Li Yan China	149 kg WR	Park Hye-jeong South Korea	124 kg	Son Young-hee South Korea	118 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Yan China	175 kg	Park Hye-jeong South Korea	171 kg	Son Young-hee South Korea	162 kg
Total	Li Yan China	324 kg	Park Hye-jeong South Korea	295 kg	Son Young-hee South Korea	280 kg

Team ranking

Men

Rank	Team	Points
1	China	566
2	Iran	560
3	North Korea	495
4	Colombia	470
5	Kazakhstan	448
6	South Korea	393

Women

Rank	Team	Points
1	North Korea	776
2	China	713
3	Colombia	566
4	Chinese Taipei	440
5	Mexico	440
6	United States	433

Participating countries

A total of 471 competitors from 92 nations participated in the championships.^[3]^[4]

Albania (3)
Saudi Arabia (6)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (11)
Individual Neutral Athletes (7)
Australia (2)
Austria (3)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahrain (3)
Bangladesh (3)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (2)
Brunei (3)
Bulgaria (10)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (12)
Chile (4)
China (20)
Colombia (20)
North Korea (17)
South Korea (20)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (4)
Cuba (2)
Denmark (6)
Ecuador (3)
Egypt (6)
United Arab Emirates (3)
Fiji (1)
Philippines (6)
Finland (1)
France (5)
Georgia (8)
Germany (3)
Ghana (3)
Japan (3)
Greece (1)
India (3)
Indonesia (9)
Iran (14)
Iraq (2)
Ireland (4)
Iceland (5)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Israel (3)
Italy (3)
Kazakhstan (15)
Kuwait (4)
Latvia (3)
Lithuania (8)
Luxembourg (1)
Madagascar (2)
Malaysia (5)
Malta (3)
Mexico (20)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (3)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (3)
New Zealand (3)
Netherlands (1)
Palestine (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Peru (4)
Poland (2)
Portugal (3)
Puerto Rico (3)
Qatar (1)
United Kingdom (7)
Czech Republic (6)
Dominican Republic (1)
Romania (2)
Sierra Leone (1)
Slovakia (6)
Spain (8)
United States (19)
South Africa (2)
Sudan (1)
Switzerland (2)
Chinese Taipei (15)
Thailand (5)
Tunisia (5)
Turkey (4)
Turkmenistan (8)
Ukraine (11)
Uganda (1)
Hungary (2)
Uzbekistan (6)
Venezuela (3)
Vietnam (7)
Weightlifting Refugee Team (4)
Yemen (2)

References

^ "2024 IWF World Championships Set for Manama, Bahrain". AWF. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ "2024 IWF World Championships – Start Book" (PDF). IWF. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "2024 IWF World Championships – Competition Regulations" (PDF). IWF. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
^ "2024 IWF World Championships – Preliminary Timetable and Final Entry List" (PDF). IWF Sport. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

External links

[1] "2024 IWF World Championships Set for Manama, Bahrain". AWF. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[2] "2024 IWF World Championships – Start Book" (PDF). IWF. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

[3] "2024 IWF World Championships – Competition Regulations" (PDF). IWF. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[Preliminary_Timetable-4] "2024 IWF World Championships – Preliminary Timetable and Final Entry List" (PDF). IWF Sport. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

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World championships in 2024
Summer sports and indoor sports	Athletics indoor cross country race walking relay Aquatics artistic swimming diving high diving open water swimming swimming swimming (25 m) water polo Archery 3D field Badminton (team) Baseball men's 12 women Beach handball men women Beach soccer (men) Bowls indoor WBT indoor WB/IIBC Ninepin Box lacrosse men women Canoe marathon sprint Cricket T20 men T20 women Cycling BMX cyclo-cross gravel mountain bike MTB marathon road track urban Finswimming Flag football men women Floorball (men) Futsal (men) Gymnastics aerobic acrobatic aesthetic group Hockey5s men women Judo Modern pentathlon Orienteering Parkour Racquetball Real tennis (doubles) Rowing Socca Softball (women) Squash men women Surfing Table tennis (team) Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Biathlon summer Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling men women mixed mixed doubles Figure skating Ice hockey men women Luge Roller hockey Ski flying Speed skating allround single distances sprint short track inline
Cue and mind sports	Chess Darts PDC WDF Draughts men women Snooker men women
Motor sports	Endurance auto racing Endurance moto racing Enduro Formula E Formula One Motocross men women supercross team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 MotoE Powerboat Rally Rallycross Rally raid FIA Bajas FIM Bajas Sidecarcross Speedway individual team longtrack Superbike Supersport Supersport 300 Women
Para sports	Para-athletics Para-cycling road track Paratriathlon Para ice hockey men women Wheelchair curling mixed doubles mixed team Wheelchair handball

Schedule

Medal table

Medal summary

Men

Women

Team ranking

Men

Women

Participating countries

See also

References

External links