# 2002 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from November 18 to November 26, 2002.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wu Meijin China | 127.5 kg | Yang Chin-yi Chinese Taipei | 125.0 kg | Adrian Jigău Romania | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Meijin China | 160.0 kg | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 152.5 kg | Yang Chin-yi Chinese Taipei | 152.5 kg |
| Total | Wu Meijin China | 287.5 kg | Yang Chin-yi Chinese Taipei | 277.5 kg | Adrian Jigău Romania | 277.5 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Le Maosheng China | 140.0 kg | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | 140.0 kg | Im Yong-su North Korea | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Im Yong-su North Korea | 175.0 kg | Stefan Georgiev Bulgaria | 172.5 kg | Le Maosheng China | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Im Yong-su North Korea | 315.0 kg | Le Maosheng China | 310.0 kg | Stefan Georgiev Bulgaria | 310.0 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Chufu China | 157.5 kg | Zhang Guozheng China | 155.0 kg | Youssef Sbai Tunisia | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guozheng China | 192.5 kg | Chen Chufu China | 187.5 kg | Mohamed El-Tantawy Egypt | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Zhang Guozheng China | 347.5 kg | Chen Chufu China | 345.0 kg | Youssef Sbai Tunisia | 335.0 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongli China | 172.5 kg | Georgi Markov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Iran | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Oleg Perepetchenov Russia | 202.5 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey | 200.0 kg | Georgi Markov Bulgaria | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Georgi Markov Bulgaria | 370.0 kg | Oleg Perepetchenov Russia | 367.5 kg | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Iran | 365.0 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | 177.5 kg | Ilirjan Suli Albania | 175.0 kg | Ruslan Novikau Belarus | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria | 217.5 kg | Ruslan Novikau Belarus | 207.5 kg | Valeriu Calancea Romania | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | 385.0 kg | Ruslan Novikau Belarus | 380.0 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Oliver Caruso Germany | 180.0 kg | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 177.5 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 215.0 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 212.5 kg | Kourosh Bagheri Iran | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 392.5 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 387.5 kg | Oliver Caruso Germany | 387.5 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Vladimir Smorchkov Russia | 197.5 kg | Marcin Dołęga Poland | 192.5 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 190.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria | 232.5 kg | Bünyamin Sudaş Turkey | 230.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 230.0 kg |
| Total | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 420.0 kg | Alan Tsagaev Bulgaria | 417.5 kg | Vladimir Smorchkov Russia | 417.5 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 210.0 kg | Damyan Damyanov Bulgaria | 205.0 kg | Artem Udachyn Ukraine | 200.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 263.0 kg WR | Damyan Damyanov Bulgaria | 245.0 kg | Paweł Najdek Poland | 240.0 kg |
| Total | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 472.5 kg | Damyan Damyanov Bulgaria | 450.0 kg | Artem Udachyn Ukraine | 440.0 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wang Mingjuan China | 92.5 kg WR | Nurcan Taylan Turkey | 87.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria | 82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Mingjuan China | 115.5 kg WR | Nurcan Taylan Turkey | 105.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria | 100.0 kg |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan China | 207.5 kg WR | Nurcan Taylan Turkey | 192.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria | 182.5 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 97.5 kg | Li Xuejiu China | 95.0 kg | Udomporn Polsak Thailand | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Xuejiu China | 127.5 kg WR | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 127.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak Thailand | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Ri Song-hui North Korea | 225.0 kg | Li Xuejiu China | 222.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak Thailand | 215.0 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Song Zhijuan China | 105.0 kg | Charikleia Kastritsi Greece | 97.5 kg | Emine Bilgin Turkey | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Song Zhijuan China | 125.0 kg | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 120.0 kg | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 117.5 kg |
| Total | Song Zhijuan China | 230.0 kg | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 212.5 kg | Charikleia Kastritsi Greece | 210.0 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Xia China | 107.5 kg | Anastasia Tsakiri Greece | 105.0 kg | Gergana Kirilova Bulgaria | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anastasia Tsakiri Greece | 136.0 kg WR | Liu Xia China | 135.0 kg | Gergana Kirilova Bulgaria | 122.5 kg |
| Total | Liu Xia China | 242.5 kg | Anastasia Tsakiri Greece | 240.0 kg | Gergana Kirilova Bulgaria | 225.0 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Valentina Popova Russia | 115.0 kg | Pawina Thongsuk Thailand | 112.5 kg | Nahla Ramadan Egypt | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Pawina Thongsuk Thailand | 147.5 kg | Liu Chunhong China | 147.5 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Pawina Thongsuk Thailand | 260.0 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 257.5 kg | Nahla Ramadan Egypt | 245.0 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Svetlana Khabirova Russia | 117.5 kg | Sun Ruiping China | 115.0 kg | Ilona Dankó Hungary | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Svetlana Khabirova Russia | 145.0 kg | Sun Ruiping China | 145.0 kg | Christina Ioannidi Greece | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Svetlana Khabirova Russia | 262.5 kg | Sun Ruiping China | 260.0 kg | Christina Ioannidi Greece | 235.0 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Albina Khomich Russia | 132.5 kg | Agata Wróbel Poland | 125.0 kg | Cheryl Haworth United States | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Agata Wróbel Poland | 162.5 kg | Tang Gonghong China | 160.0 kg | Cheryl Haworth United States | 152.5 kg |
| Total | Agata Wróbel Poland | 287.5 kg | Albina Khomich Russia | 282.5 kg | Tang Gonghong China | 277.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | North Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tunisia | 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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Russia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Thailand | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Turkey | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Albania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

285 competitors from 54 nations competed.
* Albania (2)
* Algeria (2)
* Argentina (1)
* Armenia (4)
* Australia (4)
* Austria (2)
* Azerbaijan (6)
* Belarus (7)
* Bulgaria (13)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (7)
* Chile (1)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (7)
* Colombia (5)
* Croatia (2)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (3)
* Denmark (1)
* Ecuador (4)
* Egypt (6)
* Finland (4)
* France (7)
* Georgia (4)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (3)
* Greece (11)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (9)
* Iceland (1)
* Iran (8)
* Iraq (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (8)
* Japan (12)
* Kazakhstan (7)
* Latvia (5)
* Mexico (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* North Korea (2)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (14)
* Romania (5)
* Russia (14)
* Slovakia (5)
* Spain (15)
* Sweden (2)
* Thailand (3)
* Tunisia (1)
* Turkey (12)
* Turkmenistan (3)
* Ukraine (13)
* United States (9)