# 2023 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4 to 17 September 2023.
The event served as a mandatory event to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The competition was previously expected to be held using two platforms instead of one.

## Schedule

Men's events :
| Date → | Mon 4 | Mon 4 | Tue 5 | Tue 5 | Wed 6 | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sat 9 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Sun 10 | Sun 10 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | Mon 11 | Mon 11 | Mon 11 | Tue 12 | Wed 13 | Wed 13 | Wed 13 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Thu 14 | Sat 16 | Sat 16 | Sun 17 | Sun 17 | Sun 17 | Sun 17 |
| Event ↓ | 16:30 | 21:30 | 11:30 | 19:00 | 11:30 | 16:30 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:30 | 16:30 | 19:00 | 09:00 | 11:30 | 14:00 | 21:30 | 11:30 | 14:00 | 16:30 | 19:00 | 20:30 | 09:00 | 14:00 | 16:30 | 21:30 | 11:30 | 19:00 | 14:00 | 19:00 | 09:00 | 11:30 | 14:00 | 16:30 |
| 55 kg | B | | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 kg | | D | C | | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 67 kg | | | | | | | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 73 kg | | | | | | | | | D | C | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 81 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | | B | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 89 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | E | D | | C | | B | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | | B | A | | | | | | | | | |
| 102 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | | | C | B | A | | | | | | |
| 109 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B | A | | | | |
| +109 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | C | B | A |
Women's events :
| Date → | Mon 4 | Mon 4 | Mon 4 | Tue 5 | Tue 5 | Tue 5 | Wed 6 | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Thu 7 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | Mon 11 | Tue 12 | Wed 13 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Thu 14 | Thu 14 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Fri 15 | Fri 15 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 | Sat 16 | Sat 16 |
| Event ↓ | 11:30 | 14:00 | 19:00 | 14:00 | 16:30 | 21:30 | 14:00 | 19:00 | 09:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 16:30 | 19:00 | 09:00 | 14:00 | 16:30 | 19:00 | 09:00 | 21:30 | 18:30 | 11:30 | 19:00 | 09:00 | 14:00 | 16:30 | 21:30 | 11:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 19:00 | 09:30 | 11:30 | 16:30 |
| 45 kg | | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 kg | D | C | | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 kg | | | | | | C | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 kg | | | | | | | | | E | D | C | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | C | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 71 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E | D | C | B | A | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 76 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | B | A | | | | | | | | |
| 81 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | B | | A | | | | |
| 87 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B | | A | | | |
| +87 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | B | A |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Colombia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 20 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | South Korea | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Colombia | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Armenia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | United States | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Madagascar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (33 entries) | Totals (33 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 55 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 123 kg | Ngô Sơn Đỉnh Vietnam | 117 kg | Thada Somboon-uan Thailand | 116 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 146 kg | Ngô Sơn Đỉnh Vietnam | 144 kg | Natthawat Chomchuen Thailand | 143 kg |
| Total | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 269 kg | Ngô Sơn Đỉnh Vietnam | 261 kg | Natthawat Chomchuen Thailand | 259 kg |
| 61 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Fabin China | 141 kg | Sergio Massidda Italy | 137 kg | Shota Mishvelidze Georgia | 136 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hampton Morris United States | 168 kg | Li Fabin China | 167 kg | Aniq Kasdan Malaysia | 166 kg |
| Total | Li Fabin China | 308 kg | Sergio Massidda Italy | 302 kg | Ding Hongjie China | 301 kg |
| 67 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Lijun China | 153 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 146 kg | Gor Sahakyan Armenia | 142 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Lijun China | 180 kg | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 176 kg | Lee Sang-yeon South Korea | 176 kg |
| Total | Chen Lijun China | 333 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 321 kg | Gor Sahakyan Armenia | 312 kg |
| 73 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wei Yinting China | 157 kg | Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand | 154 kg | Ritvars Suharevs Latvia | 154 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand | 195 kg | Bak Joo-hyo South Korea | 187 kg | Muhammed Furkan Özbek Turkey | 187 kg |
| Total | Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand | 349 kg | Wei Yinting China | 337 kg | Muhammed Furkan Özbek Turkey | 334 kg |
| 81 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov Uzbekistan | 164 kg | Oscar Reyes Italy | 163 kg | Rafik Harutyunyan Armenia | 162 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 209 kg WR | Bozhidar Andreev Bulgaria | 195 kg | Gaýgysyz Töräýew Turkmenistan | 193 kg |
| Total | Oscar Reyes Italy | 356 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 354 kg | Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov Uzbekistan | 352 kg |
| 89 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Andranik Karapetyan Armenia | 175 kg | Marin Robu Moldova | 173 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 171 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mirmostafa Javadi Iran | 215 kg | Li Dayin China | 213 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 210 kg |
| Total | Mirmostafa Javadi Iran | 384 kg | Li Dayin China | 383 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 381 kg |
| 96 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Qasim Al-Lami Iraq | 175 kg | Karim Abokahla Egypt | 174 kg | Won Jong-beom South Korea | 172 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Karim Abokahla Egypt | 213 kg | Won Jong-beom South Korea | 212 kg | Mahmoud Hassan Egypt | 209 kg |
| Total | Karim Abokahla Egypt | 387 kg | Won Jong-beom South Korea | 384 kg | Qasim Al-Lami Iraq | 379 kg |
| 102 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Yauheni Tsikhantsou Individual Neutral Athletes | 183 kg | Garik Karapetyan Armenia | 183 kg | Jang Yeon-hak South Korea | 182 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Huanhua China | 224 kg | Fares El-Bakh Qatar | 218 kg | Jang Yeon-hak South Korea | 217 kg |
| Total | Liu Huanhua China | 404 kg | Jang Yeon-hak South Korea | 399 kg | Yauheni Tsikhantsou Individual Neutral Athletes | 394 kg |
| 109 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | 189 kg | Hristo Hristov Bulgaria | 181 kg | Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan | 180 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan | 227 kg | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | 226 kg | Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan | 223 kg |
| Total | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | 415 kg | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan | 407 kg | Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan | 403 kg |
| +109 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 220 kg | Gor Minasyan Bahrain | 213 kg | Varazdat Lalayan Armenia | 212 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 253 kg | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | 250 kg | Ali Davoudi Iran | 249 kg |
| Total | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 473 kg | Varazdat Lalayan Armenia | 460 kg | Gor Minasyan Bahrain | 459 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 45 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sirivimon Pramongkhol Thailand | 78 kg | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 77 kg | Cansu Bektaş Turkey | 75 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sirivimon Pramongkhol Thailand | 101 kg | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 93 kg | Cansu Bektaş Turkey | 87 kg |
| Total | Sirivimon Pramongkhol Thailand | 179 kg | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 170 kg | Cansu Bektaş Turkey | 162 kg |
| 49 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Hou Zhihui China | 95 kg | Jiang Huihua China | 95 kg | Mihaela Cambei Romania | 90 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jiang Huihua China | 120 kg WR | Hou Zhihui China | 116 kg | Jourdan Delacruz United States | 112 kg |
| Total | Jiang Huihua China | 215 kg WR | Hou Zhihui China | 211 kg | Jourdan Delacruz United States | 200 kg |
| 55 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei | 91 kg | Rohelys Galvis Colombia | 90 kg | Irene Borrego Mexico | 89 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei | 112 kg | Rohelys Galvis Colombia | 111 kg | Rosalba Morales Colombia | 110 kg |
| Total | Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei | 203 kg | Rohelys Galvis Colombia | 201 kg | Irene Borrego Mexico | 199 kg |
| 59 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Luo Shifang China | 107 kg | Kamila Konotop Ukraine | 106 kg | Pei Xinyi China | 102 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Luo Shifang China | 136 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 130 kg | Kamila Konotop Ukraine | 130 kg |
| Total | Luo Shifang China | 243 kg | Kamila Konotop Ukraine | 236 kg | Pei Xinyi China | 232 kg |
| 64 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Natalia Llamosa Colombia | 101 kg | Julieth Rodríguez Colombia | 101 kg | Ruth Ayodele Nigeria | 100 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Park Min-kyung South Korea | 123 kg | Ruth Ayodele Nigeria | 122 kg | Natalia Llamosa Colombia | 122 kg |
| Total | Natalia Llamosa Colombia | 223 kg | Ruth Ayodele Nigeria | 222 kg | Park Min-kyung South Korea | 220 kg |
| 71 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Liao Guifang China | 120 kg | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 117 kg | Olivia Reeves United States | 111 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liao Guifang China | 153 kg WR | Olivia Reeves United States | 142 kg | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 138 kg |
| Total | Liao Guifang China | 273 kg WR | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 255 kg | Olivia Reeves United States | 253 kg |
| 76 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 108 kg | Kim Su-hyeon South Korea | 106 kg | Hellen Escobar Colombia | 106 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 138 kg | Hellen Escobar Colombia | 136 kg | Bella Paredes Ecuador | 135 kg |
| Total | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 246 kg | Hellen Escobar Colombia | 242 kg | Bella Paredes Ecuador | 240 kg |
| 81 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wang Zhouyu China | 122 kg | Liang Xiaomei China | 122 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 115 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liang Xiaomei China | 159 kg WR | Wang Zhouyu China | 155 kg | Eileen Cikamatana Australia | 146 kg |
| Total | Liang Xiaomei China | 281 kg | Wang Zhouyu China | 277 kg | Eileen Cikamatana Australia | 256 kg |
| 87 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lo Ying-yuan Chinese Taipei | 112 kg | Jung A-ram South Korea | 107 kg | Anastasiia Manievska Ukraine | 106 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Solfrid Koanda Norway | 156 kg | Yeinny Geles Colombia | 138 kg | Jung A-ram South Korea | 134 kg |
| Total | Lo Ying-yuan Chinese Taipei | 245 kg | Yeinny Geles Colombia | 244 kg | Jung A-ram South Korea | 241 kg |
| +87 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Park Hye-jeong South Korea | 124 kg | Son Young-hee South Korea | 122 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 121 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Park Hye-jeong South Korea | 165 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen United States | 160 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 155 kg |
| Total | Park Hye-jeong South Korea | 289 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen United States | 277 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 276 kg |

## Participating nations

A total of 719 competitors from 117 nations participated.
* Afghanistan (2)
* AIN (10)
* Albania (3)
* Algeria (4)
* Argentina (1)
* Armenia (14)
* Australia (9)
* Austria (2)
* Azerbaijan (6)
* Bahrain (3)
* Bangladesh (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (4)
* Brunei (2)
* Bulgaria (10)
* Cameroon (5)
* Canada (16)
* Chile (4)
* China (18)
* Chinese Taipei (16)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Colombia (20)
* Croatia (3)
* Cuba (5)
* Czech Republic (6)
* Denmark (5)
* Dominican Republic (5)
* Ecuador (9)
* Egypt (7)
* Estonia (3)
* Fiji (1)
* Finland (5)
* France (9)
* Georgia (11)
* Germany (7)
* Ghana (4)
* Great Britain (11)
* Greece (4)
* Guam (1)
* Guatemala (3)
* Honduras (3)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (3)
* India (6)
* Indonesia (15)
* Iran (16)
* Iraq (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (9)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (14)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (12)
* Kenya (8)
* Kiribati (2)
* Kuwait (8)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Latvia (4)
* Lebanon (2)
* Libya (2)
* Lithuania (6)
* Madagascar (4)
* Malaysia (2)
* Malta (1)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (19)
* Moldova (4)
* Mongolia (10)
* Morocco (5)
* Nauru (1)
* Nepal (5)
* Netherlands (5)
* Nigeria (6)
* New Zealand (6)
* Norway (5)
* Oman (2)
* Papua New Guinea (2)
* Peru (4)
* Philippines (7)
* Poland (10)
* Portugal (10)
* Puerto Rico (5)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (8)
* Samoa (3)
* Saudi Arabia (20)
* Serbia (1)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Slovakia (6)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (3)
* South Korea (19)
* Spain (18)
* Sri Lanka (3)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (1)
* Syria (1)
* Thailand (16)
* Tonga (1)
* Tunisia (5)
* Turkey (12)
* Turkmenistan (15)
* Tuvalu (1)
* Uganda (3)
* Ukraine (7)
* United Arab Emirates (2)
* United States (20)
* Uzbekistan (13)
* Vanuatu (2)
* Venezuela (15)
* Vietnam (7)
* IWF Refugee Team (6)
* Yemen (2)
North Korea entered a team in July 2023, but was disqualified due to not allowing independent anti-doping testers into the country.