# 1999 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999.
It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 137.5 kg WR | Sergio Álvarez Cuba | 125.0 kg | Adrian Jigău Romania | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 166.0 kg WR | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 157.5 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 157.5 kg |
| Total | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 302.5 kg WR | Adrian Jigău Romania | 282.5 kg | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 280.0 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Shi Zhiyong China | 147.5 kg | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | 145.0 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Le Maosheng China | 180.5 kg WR | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 172.5 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 172.5 kg |
| Total | Le Maosheng China | 320.0 kg | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | 315.0 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 315.0 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria | 162.5 kg WR | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 155.0 kg | Valerios Leonidis Greece | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria | 196.0 kg WR | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 190.0 kg | Valerios Leonidis Greece | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria | 357.5 kg WR | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 345.0 kg | Valerios Leonidis Greece | 340.0 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan Armenia | 170.5 kg WR | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Badr Salem Nayef Qatar | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Badr Salem Nayef Qatar | 205.0 kg | Viktor Mitrou Greece | 205.0 kg | Nader Sufyan Abbas Qatar | 202.5 kg |
| Total | Badr Salem Nayef Qatar | 370.0 kg | Viktor Mitrou Greece | 370.0 kg | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria | 370.0 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 180.5 kg WR | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | 177.5 kg | Marc Huster Germany | 177.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shahin Nassirinia Iran | 215.0 kg | Christos Spyrou Greece | 207.5 kg | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Shahin Nassirinia Iran | 390.0 kg | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 387.5 kg | Marc Huster Germany | 382.5 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | 188.0 kg WR | Leonidas Kokas Greece | 185.0 kg | Hakob Pilosyan Armenia | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | 225.0 kg | Szymon Kołecki Poland | 225.0 kg | Bünyamin Sudaş Turkey | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | 412.5 kg | Szymon Kołecki Poland | 405.0 kg | Leonidas Kokas Greece | 402.5 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 195.0 kg | Choi Jong-kun South Korea | 190.0 kg | Evgeny Shishlyannikov Russia | 190.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Evgeny Shishlyannikov Russia | 235.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 235.0 kg | Robert Dołęga Poland | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 430.0 kg | Evgeny Shishlyannikov Russia | 425.0 kg | Choi Jong-kun South Korea | 410.0 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 205.0 kg | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 206.0 kg WR | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia | 200.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 257.5 kg | Kim Tae-hyun South Korea | 252.5 kg | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 250.0 kg |
| Total | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 457.5 kg | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 455.0 kg | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 447.5 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sri Indriyani Indonesia | 82.5 kg | Li Xuezhao China | 80.0 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 80.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Donka Mincheva Bulgaria | 113.5 kg WR | Kunjarani Devi India | 105.0 kg | Kaori Niyanagi Japan | 105.0 kg |
| Total | Donka Mincheva Bulgaria | 192.5 kg | Sri Indriyani Indonesia | 185.0 kg | Kaori Niyanagi Japan | 185.0 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei | 95.0 kg | Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia | 90.0 kg | Swe Swe Win Myanmar | 85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei | 121.5 kg WR | Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia | 112.5 kg | Wang Xiufen China | 112.5 kg |
| Total | Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei | 215.0 kg | Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia | 202.5 kg | Wang Xiufen China | 197.5 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Yanqing China | 105.5 kg WR | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 100.0 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 131.0 kg WR | Chen Yanqing China | 130.0 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Chen Yanqing China | 235.0 kg WR | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 230.0 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 222.5 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 107.5 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 105.0 kg | Xiong Meiying China | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 132.5 kg | Xiong Meiying China | 132.5 kg WR | Ioanna Chatziioannou Greece | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 240.0 kg WR | Xiong Meiying China | 237.5 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 232.5 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Erzsébet Márkus Hungary | 107.5 kg | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 105.0 kg | Sun Tianni China | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sun Tianni China | 143.0 kg WR | Irina Kasimova Russia | 130.0 kg | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Sun Tianni China | 247.5 kg | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 232.5 kg | Erzsébet Márkus Hungary | 232.5 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Xu Jiao China | 112.5 kg | Kim Soon-hee South Korea | 107.5 kg | Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kim Soon-hee South Korea | 135.0 kg | Xu Jiao China | 135.0 kg | Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Xu Jiao China | 247.5 kg | Kim Soon-hee South Korea | 242.5 kg | Ruth Ogbeifo Nigeria | 240.0 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ding Meiyuan China | 127.5 kg | Agata Wróbel Poland | 127.5 kg WR | Cheryl Haworth United States | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ding Meiyuan China | 157.5 kg WR | Agata Wróbel Poland | 152.5 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Ding Meiyuan China | 285.0 kg WR | Agata Wróbel Poland | 280.0 kg | Balkisu Musa Nigeria | 252.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 12 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Greece | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | South Korea | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | North Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Armenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Nauru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

626 competitors from 87 nations competed.
* Albania (7)
* Algeria (6)
* Argentina (2)
* Armenia (8)
* Australia (12)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (10)
* Belarus (7)
* Belgium (3)
* Brazil (1)
* Bulgaria (15)
* Cameroon (5)
* Canada (15)
* Chile (1)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (14)
* Colombia (14)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (7)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Denmark (15)
* Dominican Republic (7)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (8)
* El Salvador (3)
* Micronesia (1)
* Fiji (1)
* Finland (14)
* France (15)
* Georgia (6)
* Germany (11)
* Great Britain (10)
* Greece (15)
* Guatemala (5)
* Hungary (15)
* India (8)
* Indonesia (5)
* Iran (8)
* Iraq (3)
* Ireland (5)
* Israel (11)
* Italy (15)
* Japan (15)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kyrgyzstan (5)
* Latvia (8)
* Lebanon (2)
* Libya (1)
* Lithuania (7)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (7)
* Moldova (6)
* Mongolia (1)
* Myanmar (5)
* Nauru (7)
* Netherlands (12)
* New Zealand (3)
* Nigeria (10)
* North Korea (2)
* Norway (4)
* Panama (1)
* Poland (15)
* Portugal (7)
* Puerto Rico (3)
* Qatar (8)
* Romania (8)
* Russia (14)
* Samoa (2)
* San Marino (1)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Slovakia (13)
* South Africa (2)
* South Korea (13)
* Spain (14)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (5)
* Syria (4)
* Thailand (7)
* Tunisia (4)
* Turkey (8)
* Turkmenistan (3)
* Ukraine (15)
* United States (15)
* Uruguay (1)
* Uzbekistan (4)
* Venezuela (6)