# 2018 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018. This was the first World Championship after the IWF changed their weight classes and nullified all world records. As a result, this World Championship saw a total of 31 senior men's world records and 41 senior women's world records set.
To celebrate the event, then-President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow lifted a golden weight bar, albeit without any actual weights, during a cabinet meeting while his subordinates applauded him. The bizarre scene, broadcast on state media, was met with ridicule by worldwide press.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 55 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Om Yun-chol North Korea | 120 kg | Arli Chontey Kazakhstan | 120 kg | Josué Brachi Spain | 115 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol North Korea | 162 kg WR | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 142 kg | Angel Rusev Bulgaria | 140 kg |
| Total | Om Yun-chol North Korea | 282 kg | Arli Chontey Kazakhstan | 258 kg | Mirco Scarantino Italy | 252 kg |
| 61 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 143 kg | Li Fabin China | 142 kg | Qin Fulin China | 139 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 174 kg WR | Qin Fulin China | 169 kg | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 169 kg |
| Total | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 317 kg WR | Li Fabin China | 310 kg | Qin Fulin China | 308 kg |
| 67 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Huang Minhao China | 152 kg | Chen Lijun China | 150 kg | Julio Mayora Venezuela | 147 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Lijun China | 182 kg | Doston Yokubov Uzbekistan | 180 kg | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | 178 kg |
| Total | Chen Lijun China | 332 kg WR | Huang Minhao China | 323 kg | Julio Mayora Venezuela | 322 kg |
| 73 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Shi Zhiyong China | 164 kg WR | Vadzim Likharad Belarus | 156 kg | Feng Lüdong China | 155 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shi Zhiyong China | 196 kg WR | Won Jeong-sik South Korea | 195 kg | Ri Chong-song North Korea | 187 kg |
| Total | Shi Zhiyong China | 360 kg WR | Won Jeong-sik South Korea | 348 kg | Vadzim Likharad Belarus | 343 kg |
| 81 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 173 kg WR | Lü Xiaojun China | 172 kg | Li Dayin China | 168 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Dayin China | 204 kg | Lü Xiaojun China | 202 kg | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 200 kg |
| Total | Lü Xiaojun China | 374 kg WR | Mohamed Ehab Egypt | 373 kg | Li Dayin China | 372 kg |
| 89 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Arley Méndez Chile | 169 kg | Pavel Khadasevich Belarus | 169 kg | Jhor Moreno Colombia | 168 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Artem Okulov Russia | 206 kg | Hakob Mkrtchyan Armenia | 205 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 204 kg |
| Total | Artem Okulov Russia | 372 kg | Pavel Khadasevich Belarus | 371 kg | Revaz Davitadze Georgia | 371 kg |
| 96 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 186 kg WR | Tian Tao China | 181 kg | Yauheni Tsikhantsou Belarus | 180 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 230 kg WR | Tian Tao China | 226 kg | Fares El-Bakh Qatar | 217 kg |
| Total | Sohrab Moradi Iran | 416 kg WR | Tian Tao China | 407 kg | Nicolae Onică Romania | 391 kg |
| 102 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | 180 kg | Ali Hashemi Iran | 179 kg | Dmytro Chumak Ukraine | 176 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Reza Beiranvand Iran | 218 kg | Dmytro Chumak Ukraine | 217 kg | Ali Hashemi Iran | 217 kg |
| Total | Ali Hashemi Iran | 396 kg | Dmytro Chumak Ukraine | 393 kg | Reza Beiranvand Iran | 393 kg |
| 109 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Yang Zhe China | 196 kg | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | 195 kg | Rodion Bochkov Russia | 190 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | 240 kg WR | Arkadiusz Michalski Poland | 228 kg | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan | 227 kg |
| Total | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | 435 kg WR | Yang Zhe China | 419 kg | Arkadiusz Michalski Poland | 403 kg |
| +109 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 217 kg WR | Gor Minasyan Armenia | 205 kg | Irakli Turmanidze Georgia | 203 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 257 kg WR | Gor Minasyan Armenia | 245 kg | Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew Turkmenistan | 240 kg |
| Total | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 474 kg WR | Gor Minasyan Armenia | 450 kg | Fernando Reis Brazil | 436 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 45 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand | 76 kg | Ýulduz Jumabaýewa Turkmenistan | 75 kg | Alessandra Pagliaro Italy | 70 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ýulduz Jumabaýewa Turkmenistan | 104 kg | Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand | 95 kg | Katherin Echandía Venezuela | 90 kg |
| Total | Ýulduz Jumabaýewa Turkmenistan | 179 kg | Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand | 171 kg | Katherin Echandía Venezuela | 157 kg |
| 49 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Hou Zhihui China | 93 kg WR | Jiang Huihua China | 92 kg | Beatriz Pirón Dominican Republic | 84 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hou Zhihui China | 115 kg | Jiang Huihua China | 114 kg | Elena Andrieș Romania | 105 kg |
| Total | Hou Zhihui China | 208 kg WR | Jiang Huihua China | 206 kg | Elena Andrieș Romania | 188 kg |
| 55 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Yajun China | 102 kg WR | Zhang Wanqiong China | 101 kg | Muattar Nabieva Uzbekistan | 98 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Wanqiong China | 124 kg WR | Li Yajun China | 123 kg | Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan | 120 kg |
| Total | Li Yajun China | 225 kg WR | Zhang Wanqiong China | 225 kg | Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan | 213 kg |
| 59 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 105 kg WR | Hoàng Thị Duyên Vietnam | 103 kg | Rebeka Koha Latvia | 103 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Guiming China | 133 kg WR | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 132 kg | Mikiko Ando Japan | 131 kg |
| Total | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 237 kg WR | Chen Guiming China | 231 kg | Rebeka Koha Latvia | 227 kg |
| 64 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Deng Wei China | 112 kg WR | Loredana Toma Romania | 110 kg | Karina Goricheva Kazakhstan | 107 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Deng Wei China | 140 kg WR | Rim Un-sim North Korea | 134 kg | Mercedes Pérez Colombia | 127 kg |
| Total | Deng Wei China | 252 kg WR | Rim Un-sim North Korea | 239 kg | Loredana Toma Romania | 234 kg |
| 71 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Wangli China | 115 kg | Nadezda Likhacheva Kazakhstan | 112 kg | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 111 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Wangli China | 152 kg WR | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 141 kg | Mattie Rogers United States | 133 kg |
| Total | Zhang Wangli China | 267 kg WR | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 252 kg | Nadezda Likhacheva Kazakhstan | 242 kg |
| 76 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | 119 kg | Wang Zhouyu China | 118 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 117 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Zhouyu China | 152 kg | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | 150 kg | Leydi Solís Colombia | 146 kg |
| Total | Wang Zhouyu China | 270 kg | Rim Jong-sim North Korea | 269 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 259 kg |
| 81 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Lydia Valentín Spain | 113 kg | Raushan Meshitkhanova Kazakhstan | 108 kg | Darya Naumava Belarus | 108 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Darya Naumava Belarus | 137 kg | Tamara Salazar Ecuador | 137 kg | Lydia Valentín Spain | 136 kg |
| Total | Lydia Valentín Spain | 249 kg | Darya Naumava Belarus | 245 kg | Tamara Salazar Ecuador | 242 kg |
| 87 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ao Hui China | 117 kg | Crismery Santana Dominican Republic | 116 kg | Kim Un-ju North Korea | 111 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kim Un-ju North Korea | 152 kg | Ao Hui China | 151 kg | María Fernanda Valdés Chile | 140 kg |
| Total | Ao Hui China | 268 kg | Kim Un-ju North Korea | 263 kg | Crismery Santana Dominican Republic | 254 kg |
| +87 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 145 kg WR | Meng Suping China | 143 kg | Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea | 130 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 185 kg WR | Meng Suping China | 184 kg | Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea | 165 kg |
| Total | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | 330 kg WR | Meng Suping China | 327 kg | Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea | 295 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 26 | 23 | 5 | 54 |
| 2 | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Armenia | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Belarus | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Egypt | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 26 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (32 entries) | Totals (32 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |

## Participating nations

A total of 582 competitors from 85 nations participated.
* Albania (5)
* Algeria (2)
* Armenia (8)
* Australia (5)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (7)
* Bangladesh (1)
* Belarus (16)
* Belgium (2)
* Brazil (4)
* Bulgaria (8)
* Canada (13)
* Chile (4)
* China (20)
* Chinese Taipei (12)
* Colombia (13)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (3)
* Czech Republic (8)
* Denmark (9)
* Dominican Republic (7)
* Ecuador (10)
* Egypt (5)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (9)
* France (5)
* Georgia (7)
* Germany (11)
* Ghana (2)
* Great Britain (8)
* Greece (3)
* Hungary (3)
* Iceland (3)
* India (5)
* Indonesia (10)
* Iran (8)
* Iraq (5)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (6)
* Italy (10)
* Japan (20)
* Kazakhstan (20)
* Kosovo (2)
* Latvia (4)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lithuania (6)
* Malta (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (19)
* Moldova (4)
* Mongolia (4)
* New Zealand (2)
* Nigeria (5)
* North Korea (12)
* Norway (3)
* Peru (2)
* Philippines (5)
* Poland (9)
* Puerto Rico (8)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (4)
* Russia (20)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (5)
* Saudi Arabia (2)
* Serbia (2)
* Slovakia (8)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (6)
* South Korea (19)
* Spain (12)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (2)
* Thailand (19)
* Tonga (2)
* Tunisia (2)
* Turkey (17)
* Turkmenistan (8)
* Ukraine (10)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (20)
* Uruguay (1)
* Uzbekistan (12)
* Venezuela (10)
* Vietnam (5)