# 2003 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wu Meijin China | 127.5 kg | Sedat Artuç Turkey | 125.0 kg | Lu Jinbi China | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Meijin China | 160.0 kg | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 155.0 kg | Adrian Jigău Romania | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Wu Meijin China | 287.5 kg | Adrian Jigău Romania | 277.5 kg | Sedat Artuç Turkey | 277.5 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 147.5 kg | Shi Zhiyong China | 147.5 kg | Le Maosheng China | 135.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 175.0 kg | Shi Zhiyong China | 170.0 kg | Le Maosheng China | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 322.5 kg | Shi Zhiyong China | 317.5 kg | Le Maosheng China | 305.0 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Guozheng China | 152.5 kg | Arkadiusz Smółka Poland | 152.5 kg | Lee Bae-young South Korea | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guozheng China | 192.5 kg | Lee Bae-young South Korea | 190.0 kg | Afgan Bayramov Azerbaijan | 180.0 kg |
| Total | Zhang Guozheng China | 345.0 kg | Lee Bae-young South Korea | 340.0 kg | Turan Mirzayev Azerbaijan | 327.5 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongli China | 162.5 kg | Vyacheslav Yershov Russia | 162.5 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad Iran | 202.5 kg | Mehmet Yılmaz Turkey | 195.0 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad Iran | 357.5 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey | 355.0 kg | Li Hongli China | 352.5 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sergo Chakhoyan Australia | 172.5 kg | Erdal Sunar Turkey | 172.5 kg | Aliaksandr Anishchanka Belarus | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valeriu Calancea Romania | 215.0 kg | Yuan Aijun China | 212.5 kg | Sergo Chakhoyan Australia | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Valeriu Calancea Romania | 382.5 kg | Yuan Aijun China | 382.5 kg | Sergo Chakhoyan Australia | 377.5 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Aleksey Petrov Russia | 185.0 kg | Pavel Harkavy Belarus | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vadim Vacarciuc Moldova | 222.5 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 220.0 kg | Hakan Yılmaz Turkey | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 405.0 kg | Hakan Yılmaz Turkey | 400.0 kg | Vadim Vacarciuc Moldova | 400.0 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Vladimir Smorchkov Russia | 195.0 kg | Said Saif Asaad Qatar | 195.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 192.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria | 235.0 kg | Bünyamin Sudaş Turkey | 230.0 kg | Gleb Pisarevskiy Russia | 227.5 kg |
| Total | Said Saif Asaad Qatar | 422.5 kg | Vladimir Smorchkov Russia | 417.5 kg | Bünyamin Sudaş Turkey | 415.0 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 210.0 kg | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 207.5 kg | Evgeny Chigishev Russia | 205.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 250.0 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia | 245.0 kg | Velichko Cholakov Bulgaria | 242.5 kg |
| Total | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 457.5 kg | Velichko Cholakov Bulgaria | 447.5 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia | 445.0 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wang Mingjuan China | 90.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria | 85.0 kg | Nurcan Taylan Turkey | 85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Mingjuan China | 110.0 kg | Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand | 107.5 kg | Rosmainar Indonesia | 105.0 kg |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan China | 200.0 kg | Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand | 190.0 kg | Nurcan Taylan Turkey | 187.5 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Udomporn Polsak Thailand | 100.0 kg | Junpim Kuntatean Thailand | 97.5 kg | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 127.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak Thailand | 122.5 kg | Junpim Kuntatean Thailand | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Udomporn Polsak Thailand | 222.5 kg | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 222.5 kg | Junpim Kuntatean Thailand | 217.5 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sun Caiyan China | 100.0 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 97.5 kg | Alexandra Escobar Ecuador | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sun Caiyan China | 125.0 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 120.0 kg | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Sun Caiyan China | 225.0 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 217.5 kg | Aylin Daşdelen Turkey | 210.0 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Hanna Batsiushka Belarus | 113.5 kg WR | Nataliya Skakun Ukraine | 110.0 kg | Liu Xia China | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nataliya Skakun Ukraine | 138.0 kg WR | Liu Xia China | 137.5 kg | Xiong Meiying China | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Nataliya Skakun Ukraine | 247.5 kg | Liu Xia China | 245.0 kg | Hanna Batsiushka Belarus | 240.0 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Chunhong China | 120.0 kg WR | Valentina Popova Russia | 117.5 kg | Eszter Krutzler Hungary | 117.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Chunhong China | 150.0 kg WR | Eszter Krutzler Hungary | 145.0 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 140.0 kg |
| Total | Liu Chunhong China | 270.0 kg WR | Eszter Krutzler Hungary | 262.5 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 257.5 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Nahla Ramadan Egypt | 117.5 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey | 115.0 kg | Rumyana Petkova Bulgaria | 112.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nahla Ramadan Egypt | 145.0 kg | Slaveyka Ruzhinska Bulgaria | 140.0 kg | Nadiya Shamanska Ukraine | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Nahla Ramadan Egypt | 262.5 kg | Slaveyka Ruzhinska Bulgaria | 252.5 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey | 242.5 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ding Meiyuan China | 137.5 kg WR | Albina Khomich Russia | 130.0 kg | Olha Korobka Ukraine | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ding Meiyuan China | 162.5 kg | Albina Khomich Russia | 160.0 kg | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | 157.5 kg |
| Total | Ding Meiyuan China | 300.0 kg | Albina Khomich Russia | 290.0 kg | Olha Korobka Ukraine | 277.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 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 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Thailand | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Russia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

505 competitors from 67 nations competed.
* Albania (4)
* Algeria (4)
* Argentina (2)
* Armenia (9)
* Australia (8)
* Austria (2)
* Azerbaijan (8)
* Belarus (15)
* Bulgaria (14)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (15)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (12)
* Colombia (15)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (13)
* Dominican Republic (4)
* Ecuador (3)
* Egypt (13)
* El Salvador (4)
* Micronesia (1)
* Finland (3)
* France (13)
* Germany (9)
* Great Britain (6)
* Greece (5)
* Guyana (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (14)
* India (9)
* Indonesia (10)
* Iran (7)
* Iraq (8)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (15)
* Japan (15)
* Kazakhstan (13)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (4)
* Mexico (7)
* Moldova (5)
* Nauru (5)
* Netherlands (1)
* Nigeria (7)
* North Korea (6)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Peru (2)
* Poland (15)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Qatar (4)
* Romania (9)
* Russia (15)
* Saudi Arabia (8)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (4)
* South Korea (15)
* Spain (15)
* Switzerland (2)
* Syria (4)
* Thailand (7)
* Tunisia (3)
* Turkey (15)
* Turkmenistan (4)
* Ukraine (15)
* United States (15)
* Uzbekistan (7)
* Venezuela (10)