# 2011 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Disneyland Paris in Paris, France. The event took place from November 5 to 13, 2011.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wu Jingbiao China | 133 kg | Zhao Chaojun China | 128 kg | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam | 125 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Jingbiao China | 159 kg | Zhao Chaojun China | 156 kg | Valentin Hristov Azerbaijan | 154 kg |
| Total | Wu Jingbiao China | 292 kg | Zhao Chaojun China | 284 kg | Valentin Hristov Azerbaijan | 276 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Kim Un-guk North Korea | 150 kg | Zhang Jie China | 145 kg | Bünyamin Sezer Turkey | 141 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Jie China | 176 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 171 kg | Kim Un-guk North Korea | 170 kg |
| Total | Zhang Jie China | 321 kg | Kim Un-guk North Korea | 320 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 310 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Mete Binay Turkey | 157 kg | Oleg Chen Russia | 156 kg | Tang Deshang China | 155 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Deshang China | 186 kg | Wu Chao China | 185 kg | Won Jeong-sik South Korea | 182 kg |
| Total | Tang Deshang China | 341 kg | Oleg Chen Russia | 336 kg | Wu Chao China | 335 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lü Xiaojun China | 170 kg | Su Dajin China | 166 kg | Tigran Martirosyan Armenia | 166 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Su Dajin China | 206 kg | Lü Xiaojun China | 205 kg | Sa Jae-hyouk South Korea | 203 kg |
| Total | Lü Xiaojun China | 375 kg | Su Dajin China | 372 kg | Sa Jae-hyouk South Korea | 360 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Andrei Rybakou Belarus | 178 kg | Adrian Zieliński Poland | 174 kg | Kianoush Rostami Iran | 173 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kianoush Rostami Iran | 209 kg | Benjamin Hennequin France | 208 kg | Yoelmis Hernández Cuba | 205 kg |
| Total | Kianoush Rostami Iran | 382 kg | Benjamin Hennequin France | 378 kg | Adrian Zieliński Poland | 376 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Ivanov Russia | 186 kg | Artem Ivanov Ukraine | 186 kg | Kim Min-jae South Korea | 182 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 226 kg | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan | 221 kg | Saeid Mohammadpour Iran | 221 kg |
| Total | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 407 kg | Artem Ivanov Ukraine | 407 kg | Saeid Mohammadpour Iran | 402 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Khadzhimurat Akkaev Russia | 198 kg | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 196 kg | Gia Machavariani Georgia | 187 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Khadzhimurat Akkaev Russia | 232 kg | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 232 kg | Oleksiy Torokhtiy Ukraine | 229 kg |
| Total | Khadzhimurat Akkaev Russia | 430 kg | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 428 kg | Oleksiy Torokhtiy Ukraine | 410 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Behdad Salimi Iran | 214 kg WR | Ihor Shymechko Ukraine | 200 kg | Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran | 198 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Behdad Salimi Iran | 250 kg | Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran | 241 kg | Jeon Sang-guen South Korea | 241 kg |
| Total | Behdad Salimi Iran | 464 kg | Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran | 439 kg | Jeon Sang-guen South Korea | 433 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Tian Yuan China | 90 kg | Genny Pagliaro Italy | 83 kg | Marzena Karpińska Poland | 82 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tian Yuan China | 117 kg | Panida Khamsri Thailand | 107 kg | Nurdan Karagöz Turkey | 103 kg |
| Total | Tian Yuan China | 207 kg | Panida Khamsri Thailand | 187 kg | Nurdan Karagöz Turkey | 183 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan | 97 kg | Yuderqui Contreras Dominican Republic | 95 kg | Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei | 93 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan | 130 kg WR | Aylin Daşdelen Turkey | 126 kg | Ji Jing China | 121 kg |
| Total | Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan | 227 kg | Aylin Daşdelen Turkey | 219 kg | Ji Jing China | 214 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Xueying China | 103 kg | Nastassia Novikava Belarus | 101 kg | Romela Begaj Albania | 100 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nastassia Novikava Belarus | 136 kg | Li Xueying China | 133 kg | Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand | 131 kg |
| Total | Nastassia Novikava Belarus | 237 kg | Li Xueying China | 236 kg | Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand | 230 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia | 117 kg WR | Ouyang Xiaofang China | 113 kg | Maiya Maneza Kazakhstan | 109 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Maiya Maneza Kazakhstan | 139 kg | Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia | 138 kg | Roxana Cocoș Romania | 136 kg |
| Total | Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia | 255 kg | Maiya Maneza Kazakhstan | 248 kg | Ouyang Xiaofang China | 246 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Oxana Slivenko Russia | 118 kg | Xiang Yanmei China | 116 kg | Huang Shih-hsu Chinese Taipei | 116 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Oxana Slivenko Russia | 148 kg | Xiang Yanmei China | 148 kg | Tatiana Matveeva Russia | 143 kg |
| Total | Oxana Slivenko Russia | 266 kg | Xiang Yanmei China | 264 kg | Tatiana Matveeva Russia | 253 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan | 131 kg | Nadezhda Evstyukhina Russia | 130 kg | Iryna Kulesha Belarus | 121 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nadezhda Evstyukhina Russia | 163 kg WR | Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan | 156 kg | Kim Un-ju North Korea | 151 kg |
| Total | Nadezhda Evstyukhina Russia | 293 kg | Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan | 287 kg | Kim Un-ju North Korea | 265 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 147 kg WR | Zhou Lulu China | 146 kg | Yuliya Dovhal Azerbaijan | 118 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhou Lulu China | 182 kg | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 175 kg | Mariam Usman Nigeria | 156 kg |
| Total | Zhou Lulu China | 328 kg WR | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 322 kg | Mariam Usman Nigeria | 273 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 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 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 2 | Russia | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

519 competitors from 87 nations participated. Due to not submitting their whereabouts information according to the IWF Anti-Doping Policy Bulgaria, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka were not allowed to participate in this year's edition.
* Albania (10)
* American Samoa (1)
* Armenia (10)
* Australia (7)
* Azerbaijan (10)
* Belarus (11)
* Belgium (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Brazil (9)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (14)
* Chile (1)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (10)
* Colombia (10)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (6)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Dominican Republic (4)
* Ecuador (10)
* Egypt (10)
* El Salvador (3)
* Micronesia (1)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (7)
* France (12)
* Georgia (6)
* Germany (12)
* Great Britain (8)
* Greece (6)
* Guatemala (2)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (7)
* India (14)
* Indonesia (10)
* Iran (8)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (8)
* Japan (15)
* Kazakhstan (14)
* Kiribati (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Latvia (2)
* Lithuania (6)
* Macau (2)
* Malaysia (3)
* Mexico (7)
* Moldova (9)
* Mongolia (2)
* Nauru (2)
* New Zealand (1)
* Nigeria (8)
* Niue (1)
* North Korea (11)
* Norway (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Palau (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Peru (2)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (15)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* Romania (7)
* Russia (15)
* Samoa (4)
* Serbia (1)
* Seychelles (1)
* Slovakia (7)
* Solomon Islands (2)
* South Korea (11)
* Spain (10)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (2)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Thailand (11)
* Tunisia (4)
* Turkey (12)
* Turkmenistan (8)
* Tuvalu (1)
* Ukraine (13)
* United States (14)
* Uzbekistan (8)
* Venezuela (11)
* Vietnam (3)

## Aftermath

Ukrainian female weightlifter Olha Korobka failed a drugs test after the tournament and was disqualified from the bronze-medal position in the over 75 kg category.