# 2015 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Process for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In September 2016 the championships won the 2016 SportsTravel Best Amateur Single-Sport Event of the Year, awarded for what SportsTravel Magazine described as "its superior organisation and spectator attendance, [and] for creating superior experience for competitors and spectators".
Despite this accolade, ESPN would later speculate that these championships may have been "the public bottoming out for weightlifting". Before the event, the International Weightlifting Federation and the United States Anti-Doping Agency had a public conflict over which entity would perform drug testing. After an agreement was reached, the USADA, according to ESPN, "aggressively target-tested athletes from teams at high risk for doping and asked hotel security and cleaning staff to report when they found syringes and vials in wastebaskets." A total of 24 samples from the competition came back positive. With the sport's doping issues now laid bare, the IWF responded by banning Russia and Bulgaria from the 2016 Olympics, and later imposed a one-year suspension on nine nations, including Russia but not Bulgaria.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wu Jingbiao China | 139 kg WR | Arli Chontey Kazakhstan | 132 kg | Om Yun-chol North Korea | 131 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol North Korea | 171 kg WR | Wu Jingbiao China | 163 kg | Nestor Colonia Philippines | 158 kg |
| Total | Om Yun-chol North Korea | 302 kg | Wu Jingbiao China | 302 kg | Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam | 287 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Lijun China | 150 kg | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 140 kg | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | 140 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Lijun China | 183 kg WR | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 175 kg | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | 175 kg |
| Total | Chen Lijun China | 333 kg WR | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 315 kg | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | 315 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Daniyar İsmayilov Turkey | 160 kg | Oleg Chen Russia | 160 kg | Shi Zhiyong China | 158 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shi Zhiyong China | 190 kg | Kim Myong-hyok North Korea | 187 kg | Bredni Roque Mexico | 186 kg |
| Total | Shi Zhiyong China | 348 kg | Oleg Chen Russia | 344 kg | Daniyar İsmayilov Turkey | 343 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lü Xiaojun China | 175 kg | Andranik Karapetyan Armenia | 167 kg | Nijat Rahimov Kazakhstan | 165 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nijat Rahimov Kazakhstan | 207 kg | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 201 kg | Andranik Karapetyan Armenia | 196 kg |
| Total | Nijat Rahimov Kazakhstan | 372 kg | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 363 kg | Andranik Karapetyan Armenia | 363 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Tian Tao China | 178 kg | Artem Okulov Russia | 176 kg | Kianoush Rostami Iran | 173 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Artem Okulov Russia | 215 kg | Kianoush Rostami Iran | 214 kg | Apti Aukhadov Russia | 212 kg |
| Total | Artem Okulov Russia | 391 kg | Kianoush Rostami Iran | 387 kg | Apti Aukhadov Russia | 380 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Aurimas Didžbalis Lithuania | 180 kg | Adrian Zieliński Poland | 177 kg | Vadzim Straltsou Belarus | 175 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vadzim Straltsou Belarus | 230 kg | Liu Hao China | 219 kg | Adrian Zieliński Poland | 214 kg |
| Total | Vadzim Straltsou Belarus | 405 kg | Adrian Zieliński Poland | 391 kg | Dmytro Chumak Ukraine | 386 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan | 192 kg | Alexandr Zaichikov Kazakhstan | 191 kg | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | 186 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Bedzhanyan Russia | 231 kg | Alexandr Zaichikov Kazakhstan | 230 kg | Sardorbek Dusmurotov Uzbekistan | 228 kg |
| Total | Alexandr Zaichikov Kazakhstan | 421 kg | David Bedzhanyan Russia | 411 kg | Artūrs Plēsnieks Latvia | 405 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 207 kg | Gor Minasyan Armenia | 203 kg | Irakli Turmanidze Georgia | 202 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mart Seim Estonia | 248 kg | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 247 kg | Ahmed Mohamed Egypt | 241 kg |
| Total | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 454 kg | Mart Seim Estonia | 438 kg | Gor Minasyan Armenia | 437 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Jiang Huihua China | 88 kg | Vương Thị Huyền Vietnam | 85 kg | Hiromi Miyake Japan | 85 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ri Song-gum North Korea | 110 kg | Jiang Huihua China | 110 kg | Vương Thị Huyền Vietnam | 109 kg |
| Total | Jiang Huihua China | 198 kg | Vương Thị Huyền Vietnam | 194 kg | Hiromi Miyake Japan | 193 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Xiaoting China | 101 kg | Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei | 96 kg | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | 96 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei | 125 kg | Chen Xiaoting China | 120 kg | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | 117 kg |
| Total | Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei | 221 kg | Chen Xiaoting China | 221 kg | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | 213 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Boyanka Kostova Azerbaijan | 112 kg WR | Deng Mengrong China | 108 kg | Sukanya Srisurat Thailand | 106 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Boyanka Kostova Azerbaijan | 140 kg | Deng Mengrong China | 137 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 133 kg |
| Total | Boyanka Kostova Azerbaijan | 252 kg WR | Deng Mengrong China | 245 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 237 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Deng Wei China | 113 kg | Tima Turieva Russia | 112 kg | Karina Goricheva Kazakhstan | 112 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Deng Wei China | 146 kg WR | Choe Hyo-sim North Korea | 139 kg | Tima Turieva Russia | 136 kg |
| Total | Deng Wei China | 259 kg | Tima Turieva Russia | 248 kg | Choe Hyo-sim North Korea | 243 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Xiang Yanmei China | 120 kg | Anastasia Romanova Russia | 116 kg | Zhazira Zhapparkul Kazakhstan | 116 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Xiang Yanmei China | 143 kg | Zhazira Zhapparkul Kazakhstan | 140 kg | Anastasia Romanova Russia | 137 kg |
| Total | Xiang Yanmei China | 263 kg | Zhazira Zhapparkul Kazakhstan | 256 kg | Anastasia Romanova Russia | 253 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Kang Yue China | 127 kg | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | 125 kg | Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan | 121 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | 155 kg | Kang Yue China | 155 kg | Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan | 155 kg |
| Total | Kang Yue China | 282 kg | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | 280 kg | Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan | 276 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 148 kg | Meng Suping China | 145 kg | Chitchanok Pulsabsakul Thailand | 136 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 185 kg | Meng Suping China | 180 kg | Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea | 168 kg |
| Total | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 333 kg | Meng Suping China | 325 kg | Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea | 298 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 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 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 2 | Russia | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | North Korea | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Armenia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

A total of 585 competitors from 94 nations participated.
* Albania (2)
* American Samoa (1)
* Armenia (11)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (7)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (11)
* Belarus (12)
* Belgium (2)
* Brazil (6)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Canada (10)
* Chile (3)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (13)
* Colombia (14)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (7)
* Curaçao (1)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (6)
* Denmark (5)
* Dominican Republic (7)
* Ecuador (12)
* Egypt (14)
* El Salvador (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Micronesia (1)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (8)
* France (12)
* Georgia (9)
* Germany (10)
* Ghana (2)
* Great Britain (7)
* Greece (1)
* Guam (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (5)
* Iceland (5)
* India (10)
* Indonesia (13)
* Iran (7)
* Ireland (5)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (8)
* Japan (15)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kosovo (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Latvia (2)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lithuania (7)
* Marshall Islands (2)
* Mauritius (2)
* Mexico (12)
* Moldova (9)
* Mongolia (12)
* Nauru (1)
* New Zealand (3)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Nigeria (2)
* North Korea (12)
* Norway (2)
* Palau (1)
* Papua New Guinea (3)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (14)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Romania (11)
* Russia (15)
* Saudi Arabia (5)
* Seychelles (1)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (15)
* Spain (14)
* Sri Lanka (3)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (1)
* Thailand (15)
* Tunisia (6)
* Turkey (15)
* Turkmenistan (8)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (13)
* United States (15)
* Uruguay (1)
* Uzbekistan (12)
* Venezuela (15)
* Vietnam (7)