# 1989 World Weightlifting Championships

The following is the final results of the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | He Zhuoqiang China | 117.5 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 117.5 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg WR | Traian Cihărean Romania | 145.0 kg | He Zhuoqiang China | 145.0 kg |
| Total | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 272.5 kg WR | He Zhuoqiang China | 262.5 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania | 260.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Shoubin China | 130.0 kg | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | He Yingqiang China | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | 155.0 kg | Liu Shoubin China | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union | 287.5 kg | Liu Shoubin China | 285.0 kg | He Yingqiang China | 280.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 145.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 137.5 kg | Ri Jae-son North Korea | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 172.5 kg | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 167.5 kg |
| Total | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 317.5 kg | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 307.5 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 305.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 160.0 kg WR | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 187.5 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany | 182.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 347.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 337.5 kg | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 327.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Cai Yanshu China | 160.0 kg | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Pablo Lara Cuba | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Jon Chol-ho North Korea | 200.0 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 362.5 kg | Pablo Lara Cuba | 357.5 kg | Jon Chol-ho North Korea | 355.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 172.5 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | 170.0 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 212.5 kg | Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria | 210.0 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria | 380.0 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | 377.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 230.0 kg | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 222.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 415.0 kg | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 407.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 400.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nicu Vlad Romania | 190.0 kg | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria | 187.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria | 227.5 kg | Udo Guse East Germany | 222.5 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 222.5 kg |
| Total | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria | 415.0 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 412.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 400.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ronny Weller East Germany | 202.5 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 242.5 kg | Mirosław Dąbrowski Poland | 212.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 427.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain | 395.0 kg | Mirosław Dąbrowski Poland | 382.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 215.0 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Michael Schubert East Germany | 195.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 242.5 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union | 232.5 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 460.0 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union | 432.5 kg | Michael Schubert East Germany | 425.0 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 44 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Xing Fen China | 72.5 kg WR | Kunjarani Devi India | 57.5 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia | 57.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Xing Fen China | 92.5 kg WR | Kunjarani Devi India | 75.0 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia | 72.5 kg |
| Total | Xing Fen China | 165.0 kg WR | Kunjarani Devi India | 132.5 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia | 130.0 kg |
| 48 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Huang Xiaoyu China | 75.0 kg | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 65.0 kg | Robin Byrd United States | 62.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Huang Xiaoyu China | 97.5 kg WR | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 82.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 77.5 kg |
| Total | Huang Xiaoyu China | 172.5 kg WR | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 147.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 137.5 kg |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Peng Liping China | 77.5 kg | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 70.0 kg | Chhaya Adak India | 65.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Peng Liping China | 107.5 kg WR | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 85.0 kg | Siyka Stoeva Bulgaria | 82.5 kg |
| Total | Peng Liping China | 185.0 kg WR | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 155.0 kg | Siyka Stoeva Bulgaria | 147.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Xing Liwei China | 77.5 kg | Lalita Polley India | 72.5 kg | Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria | 77.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Xing Liwei China | 102.5 kg | Shyamala Shetty India | 92.5 kg | Yang Mei-tzu Chinese Taipei | 90.0 kg |
| Total | Xing Liwei China | 180.0 kg | Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria | 162.5 kg | Lalita Polley India | 160.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ma Na China | 87.5 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria | 87.5 kg WR | Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria | 82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ma Na China | 115.0 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria | 115.0 kg WR | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 100.0 kg |
| Total | Ma Na China | 202.5 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria | 202.5 kg WR | Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria | 182.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Guo Qiuxiang China | 97.5 kg WR | Mária Takács Hungary | 87.5 kg | Diana Fuhrman United States | 87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Guo Qiuxiang China | 122.5 kg WR | Mária Takács Hungary | 112.5 kg | Kumi Haseba Japan | 107.5 kg |
| Total | Guo Qiuxiang China | 220.0 kg WR | Mária Takács Hungary | 200.0 kg | Valkana Tosheva Bulgaria | 190.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 95.0 kg WR | Arlys Kovach United States | 92.5 kg | Zhang Xiaoli China | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Zhang Xiaoli China | 125.0 kg WR | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 110.0 kg |
| Total | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 220.0 kg WR | Zhang Xiaoli China | 215.0 kg | Arlys Kovach United States | 202.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongling China | 102.5 kg WR | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 100.0 kg | Judy Oakes Great Britain | 87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongling China | 137.5 kg WR | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 130.0 kg | Erika Takács Hungary | 117.5 kg |
| Total | Li Hongling China | 240.0 kg WR | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 230.0 kg | Judy Oakes Great Britain | 202.5 kg |
| +82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Karyn Marshall United States | 110.0 kg WR | Han Changmei China | 105.0 kg | Christina Ilieva Bulgaria | 82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Han Changmei China | 137.5 kg WR | Karyn Marshall United States | 130.0 kg | Carol Cady United States | 105.0 kg |
| Total | Han Changmei China | 242.5 kg WR | Karyn Marshall United States | 240.0 kg | Carol Cady United States | 185.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 26 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | United States | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | India | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |