# 1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg

The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the heavyweight (– 105 kg) division was staged on 15 November 1998.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Cui Wenhua (CHN) | 195.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid (UKR) | 192.5 kg | Ihor Razoronov (UKR) | 190.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ihor Razoronov (UKR) | 232.5 kg | Martin Tešovič (SVK) | 227.5 kg | Cui Wenhua (CHN) | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Ihor Razoronov (UKR) | 422.5 kg | Cui Wenhua (CHN) | 420.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid (UKR) | 415.0 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | World Standard | 197.5 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | World Standard | 242.5 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| World Record | Total | World Standard | 440.0 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Ihor Razoronov (UKR) | 104.67 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 195.0 | | 222.5 | 227.5 | 232.5 | | 422.5 |
| | Cui Wenhua (CHN) | 102.92 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 198.0 | | 215.0 | 220.0 | 225.0 | | 420.0 |
| | Denys Hotfrid (UKR) | 104.85 | 187.5 | 192.5 | 198.0 | | 222.5 | 230.0 | 230.0 | 4 | 415.0 |
| 4 | Evgeny Shishlyannikov (RUS) | 104.90 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 4 | 220.0 | 227.0 | 232.5 | 7 | 410.0 |
| 5 | Martin Tešovič (SVK) | 104.08 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 9 | 220.0 | 227.5 | 227.5 | | 407.5 |
| 6 | Sergey Syrtsov (RUS) | 104.61 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 6 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 227.5 | 6 | 405.0 |
| 7 | Vladimir Yemelyanov (BLR) | 104.72 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 7 | 207.5 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 13 | 392.5 |
| 8 | Mukhran Gogia (GEO) | 100.59 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 8 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 220.0 | 11 | 390.0 |
| 9 | Dimitri Prochorow (GER) | 104.10 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 10 | 202.5 | 207.5 | 210.0 | 12 | 385.0 |
| 10 | Péter Tamton (HUN) | 104.37 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 13 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 9 | 385.0 |
| 11 | Abdulaziz Alpak (TUR) | 102.01 | 165.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 17 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 215.0 | 8 | 380.0 |
| 12 | Janne Kanerva (FIN) | 104.40 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 16 | 200.0 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 10 | 380.0 |
| 13 | Moreno Boer (ITA) | 104.65 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 11 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 14 | 380.0 |
| 14 | Hisaya Yoshimoto (JPN) | 104.71 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 14 | 205.0 | 210.0 | 212.5 | 15 | 375.0 |
| 15 | Oļegs Jegorovs (LAT) | 104.72 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 175.0 | 12 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 202.5 | 19 | 372.5 |
| 16 | Lars Brandt (GER) | 101.78 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 15 | 195.0 | 202.5 | 202.5 | 16 | 370.0 |
| 17 | Akos Sandor (CAN) | 103.94 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 18 | 190.0 | 197.5 | 200.0 | 18 | 365.0 |
| 18 | Deivan Valencia (COL) | 103.55 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 21 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 17 | 360.0 |
| 19 | Roman Polom (CZE) | 104.58 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 19 | 182.5 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 21 | 360.0 |
| 20 | Marius Alecu (ROM) | 104.80 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 22 | 200.0 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 20 | 360.0 |
| 21 | Ruslan Bessaev (AZE) | 100.80 | 155.0 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 20 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 23 | 345.0 |
| 22 | Apolosio Tokotuu (FRA) | 104.22 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 24 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 22 | 345.0 |
| 23 | Mate Rodić (CRO) | 94.08 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 25 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 24 | 265.0 |
| — | Grzegorz Kleszcz (POL) | 104.51 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 5 | 222.5 | 222.5 | 222.5 | — | — |
| — | Thomas Yule (GBR) | 104.63 | 150.5 | 155.0 | 157.5 | 23 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 190.0 | — | — |
| — | Jordi Simón (ESP) | 102.83 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Mariusz Jędra (POL) | 104.03 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 177.5 | — | 220.0 | 225.0 | — | 5 | — |
| — | Mika Reijonen (FIN) | 104.84 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |