# 1991 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1991 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Donaueschingen, Germany from September 27 to October 6, 1991.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Zairong China | 120.5 kg WR | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 117.5 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 155.5 kg WR | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 142.5 kg | Zhang Shoulie China | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 272.5 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 257.5 kg | Zhang Zairong China | 255.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Shoubin China | 135.0 kg WR | Luo Jianming China | 130.0 kg | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | 130.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | 165.0 kg | Liu Shoubin China | 157.5 kg | Luo Jianming China | 147.5 kg |
| Total | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | 295.0 kg | Liu Shoubin China | 292.5 kg | Luo Jianming China | 277.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 137.5 kg | He Yingqiang China | 132.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 132.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 172.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | He Yingqiang China | 160.0 kg |
| Total | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 310.0 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 302.5 kg | He Yingqiang China | 292.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 160.0 kg | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ri Hi-bong North Korea | 190.0 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 190.0 kg | Wang Yong China | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 345.0 kg | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 345.0 kg | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 340.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Lu Gang China | 157.5 kg | Pablo Lara Cuba | 157.5 kg | Roman Sevasteyev Soviet Union | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Pablo Lara Cuba | 197.5 kg | Roman Sevasteyev Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Rumen Stoyanov Bulgaria | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Pablo Lara Cuba | 355.0 kg | Roman Sevasteyev Soviet Union | 352.5 kg | Tudor Casapu Soviet Union | 342.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Blyshchyk Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Ibragim Samadov Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Marc Huster Germany | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ibragim Samadov Soviet Union | 205.0 kg | Cai Yanshu China | 200.0 kg | Aleksandr Blyshchyk Soviet Union | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Ibragim Samadov Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Aleksandr Blyshchyk Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria | 357.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Pedro Rodríguez Cuba | 177.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 225.0 kg | Kim Byung-chan South Korea | 212.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 410.0 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 390.0 kg | Kim Byung-chan South Korea | 387.5 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Waldemar Malak Poland | 172.5 kg | Włodzimierz Ostapski Poland | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 230.0 kg | Francis Tournefier France | 215.0 kg | Omar Semanat Cuba | 212.5 kg |
| Total | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 415.0 kg | Ivalin Raychev Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Francis Tournefier France | 382.5 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Ronny Weller Germany | 190.0 kg | Yuri Dandik Israel | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 232.5 kg | Ronny Weller Germany | 230.0 kg | Frank Seipelt Germany | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 427.5 kg | Ronny Weller Germany | 420.0 kg | Ernesto Montoya Cuba | 387.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 205.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger Germany | 185.0 kg | Martin Zawieja Germany | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 250.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger Germany | 240.0 kg | Kim Tae-hyun South Korea | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 455.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger Germany | 425.0 kg | Kim Tae-hyun South Korea | 400.0 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 44 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Xing Fen China | 67.5 kg | Kunjarani Devi India | 62.5 kg | Satomi Saito Japan | 60.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Xing Fen China | 95.5 kg WR | Kunjarani Devi India | 80.0 kg | Sibby Flowers United States | 80.0 kg |
| Total | Xing Fen China | 162.5 kg | Kunjarani Devi India | 142.5 kg | Sibby Flowers United States | 140.0 kg |
| 48 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Izabela Rifatova Bulgaria | 75.0 kg | Liao Shuping China | 72.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 65.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liao Shuping China | 98.0 kg WR | Izabela Rifatova Bulgaria | 95.0 kg | Donka Mincheva Bulgaria | 87.5 kg |
| Total | Izabela Rifatova Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Liao Shuping China | 170.0 kg | Donka Mincheva Bulgaria | 152.5 kg |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Peng Liping China | 80.0 kg | Robin Byrd United States | 77.5 kg | Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria | 75.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Peng Liping China | 108.0 kg WR | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 95.0 kg | Robin Byrd United States | 92.5 kg |
| Total | Peng Liping China | 187.5 kg WR | Robin Byrd United States | 170.0 kg | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 167.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sun Caiyan China | 85.0 kg WR | Nancy Niro Canada | 80.0 kg | Neli Yankova Bulgaria | 80.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sun Caiyan China | 108.0 kg WR | Neli Yankova Bulgaria | 100.0 kg | Mami Abe Japan | 97.5 kg |
| Total | Sun Caiyan China | 192.5 kg WR | Neli Yankova Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Nancy Niro Canada | 175.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Han Lixia China | 87.5 kg | Won Soon-yi South Korea | 87.5 kg | Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria | 80.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Han Lixia China | 110.0 kg | Won Soon-yi South Korea | 107.5 kg | Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria | 102.5 kg |
| Total | Han Lixia China | 197.5 kg | Won Soon-yi South Korea | 195.0 kg | Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria | 182.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Lei Li China | 95.0 kg | Kumi Haseba Japan | 87.5 kg | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lei Li China | 115.0 kg | Kumi Haseba Japan | 110.0 kg | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 107.5 kg |
| Total | Lei Li China | 210.0 kg | Kumi Haseba Japan | 197.5 kg | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 195.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 105.0 kg WR | Zhang Xiaoli China | 105.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Xiaoli China | 137.5 kg WR | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 115.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 112.5 kg |
| Total | Zhang Xiaoli China | 242.5 kg WR | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 220.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 202.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 107.5 kg WR | Li Hongling China | 102.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongling China | 138.0 kg WR | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 132.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Li Hongling China | 240.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 240.0 kg | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 220.0 kg |
| +82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Yajuan China | 113.0 kg WR | Carla Garrett United States | 100.0 kg | Erika Takács Hungary | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yajuan China | 143.0 kg WR | Carla Garrett United States | 132.5 kg | Erika Takács Hungary | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Li Yajuan China | 255.0 kg WR | Carla Garrett United States | 232.5 kg | Erika Takács Hungary | 220.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 26 | 9 | 7 | 42 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 15 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | North Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Colombia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | India | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |