# 2017 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, California, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017.

## Doping bans

Nine countries were banned from competing at the World Championships due to their history of doping at previous Olympic Games, under International Weightlifting Federation rules stating that any country that had three positive tests uncovered by the International Olympic Committee during re-testing of stored urine samples for banned substances from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics would be banned.
The banned countries were: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan.

## Boycott

North Korea and Venezuela boycotted the World Championships due to the crises in relations between the United States and these countries. The World Championships organizing committee had said it did not foresee any visa problems for the North Korean team.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam | 126 kg | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam | 119 kg | Josué Brachi Spain | 118 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam | 153 kg | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam | 151 kg | Carlos Berna Colombia | 149 kg |
| Total | Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam | 279 kg | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam | 270 kg | Carlos Berna Colombia | 266 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Trịnh Văn Vinh Vietnam | 136 kg | Han Myeong-mok South Korea | 135 kg | Adkhamjon Ergashev Uzbekistan | 135 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 170 kg | José Montes Mexico | 167 kg | Antonio Vázquez Mexico | 165 kg |
| Total | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 300 kg | Yoichi Itokazu Japan | 299 kg | Shota Mishvelidze Georgia | 298 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Won Jeong-sik South Korea | 148 kg | Tairat Bunsuk Thailand | 147 kg | Mirko Zanni Italy | 144 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Doston Yokubov Uzbekistan | 179 kg | Won Jeong-sik South Korea | 178 kg | Bernardin Matam France | 177 kg |
| Total | Won Jeong-sik South Korea | 326 kg | Tairat Bunsuk Thailand | 321 kg | Bernardin Matam France | 318 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 165 kg | Rejepbaý Rejepow Turkmenistan | 158 kg | Erkand Qerimaj Albania | 155 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 196 kg | Rejepbaý Rejepow Turkmenistan | 194 kg | Harrison Maurus United States | 193 kg |
| Total | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 361 kg | Rejepbaý Rejepow Turkmenistan | 352 kg | Harrison Maurus United States | 348 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Arley Méndez Chile | 175 kg | Kianoush Rostami Iran | 174 kg | Antonino Pizzolato Italy | 162 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Arley Méndez Chile | 203 kg | Krzysztof Zwarycz Poland | 197 kg | Romain Imadouchène France | 196 kg |
| Total | Arley Méndez Chile | 378 kg | Krzysztof Zwarycz Poland | 359 kg | Antonino Pizzolato Italy | 358 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 184 kg | Farkhodbek Sobirov Uzbekistan | 183 kg | Ragab Abdelhay Egypt | 172 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 233 kg WR | Fares El-Bakh Qatar | 220 kg | Ayoub Mousavi Iran | 214 kg |
| Total | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 417 kg WR | Ayoub Mousavi Iran | 385 kg | Fares El-Bakh Qatar | 383 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ali Hashemi Iran | 183 kg | Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan | 182 kg | Jorge Arroyo Ecuador | 181 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Seo Hui-yeop South Korea | 222 kg | Artūrs Plēsnieks Latvia | 222 kg | Ali Hashemi Iran | 221 kg |
| Total | Ali Hashemi Iran | 404 kg | Artūrs Plēsnieks Latvia | 402 kg | Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan | 399 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 220 kg WR | Behdad Salimi Iran | 211 kg | Saeid Alihosseini Iran | 203 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 257 kg | Mart Seim Estonia | 253 kg | Saeid Alihosseini Iran | 251 kg |
| Total | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 477 kg WR | Saeid Alihosseini Iran | 454 kg | Behdad Salimi Iran | 453 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Thunya Sukcharoen Thailand | 86 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu India | 85 kg | Ana Segura Colombia | 81 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu India | 109 kg | Thunya Sukcharoen Thailand | 107 kg | Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand | 102 kg |
| Total | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu India | 194 kg | Thunya Sukcharoen Thailand | 193 kg | Ana Segura Colombia | 182 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sopita Tanasan Thailand | 96 kg | Kristina Şermetowa Turkmenistan | 91 kg | Joanna Łochowska Poland | 87 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sopita Tanasan Thailand | 114 kg | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | 113 kg | Kristina Şermetowa Turkmenistan | 113 kg |
| Total | Sopita Tanasan Thailand | 210 kg | Kristina Şermetowa Turkmenistan | 204 kg | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | 199 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sukanya Srisurat Thailand | 105 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 105 kg | Rebeka Koha Latvia | 101 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 135 kg | Mikiko Ando Japan | 126 kg | Alexandra Escobar Ecuador | 122 kg |
| Total | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 240 kg | Sukanya Srisurat Thailand | 225 kg | Rebeka Koha Latvia | 222 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Loredana Toma Romania | 109 kg | Maude Charron Canada | 102 kg | Lina Rivas Colombia | 101 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Loredana Toma Romania | 128 kg | Rattanawan Wamalun Thailand | 127 kg | Lina Rivas Colombia | 124 kg |
| Total | Loredana Toma Romania | 237 kg | Lina Rivas Colombia | 225 kg | Mercedes Pérez Colombia | 225 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Miyareth Mendoza Colombia | 106 kg | Mattie Rogers United States | 104 kg | Leydi Solís Colombia | 104 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 136 kg | Leydi Solís Colombia | 135 kg | Mattie Rogers United States | 131 kg |
| Total | Leydi Solís Colombia | 239 kg | Mattie Rogers United States | 235 kg | Miyareth Mendoza Colombia | 233 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lydia Valentín Spain | 118 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 108 kg | Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg Mongolia | 107 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lydia Valentín Spain | 140 kg | Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke France | 134 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 132 kg |
| Total | Lydia Valentín Spain | 258 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 240 kg | Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke France | 237 kg |
| 90 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Anastasiia Hotfrid Georgia | 120 kg | Crismery Santana Dominican Republic | 113 kg | Oliba Nieve Ecuador | 112 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | María Fernanda Valdés Chile | 146 kg | Anastasiia Hotfrid Georgia | 145 kg | Crismery Santana Dominican Republic | 141 kg |
| Total | Anastasiia Hotfrid Georgia | 265 kg | María Fernanda Valdés Chile | 255 kg | Crismery Santana Dominican Republic | 254 kg |
| +90 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sarah Robles United States | 126 kg | Laurel Hubbard New Zealand | 124 kg | Tania Mascorro Mexico | 119 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sarah Robles United States | 158 kg | Shaimaa Khalaf Egypt | 153 kg | Duangaksorn Chaidee Thailand | 152 kg |
| Total | Sarah Robles United States | 284 kg | Laurel Hubbard New Zealand | 275 kg | Shaimaa Khalaf Egypt | 268 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Thailand | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | France | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (30 entries) | Totals (30 entries) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 |

## Participating nations

A total of 315 competitors from 63 nations participated.
* Albania (5)
* Algeria (1)
* Austria (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (6)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Cameroon (4)
* Canada (9)
* Chile (2)
* Chinese Taipei (11)
* Colombia (16)
* Croatia (1)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Denmark (3)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (11)
* Egypt (5)
* Estonia (2)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (5)
* France (7)
* Georgia (4)
* Germany (8)
* Ghana (3)
* Great Britain (5)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (4)
* India (8)
* Iran (8)
* Iraq (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (5)
* Italy (8)
* Japan (15)
* Latvia (2)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lithuania (4)
* Malaysia (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (11)
* Mongolia (3)
* New Zealand (2)
* Norway (2)
* Peru (5)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (5)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (6)
* Saudi Arabia (6)
* Serbia (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (11)
* Spain (10)
* Sweden (2)
* Thailand (16)
* Tunisia (1)
* Turkmenistan (5)
* Uganda (2)
* United States (16)
* Uzbekistan (10)
* Vietnam (12)