# 1993 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1993 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from November 11 to November 21, 1993.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 54 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yang Bing China | 122.5 kg | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 122.5 kg | Ko Kwang-ku South Korea | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 152.5 kg | Ko Kwang-ku South Korea | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 277.5 kg WR | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 275.0 kg | Ko Kwang-ku South Korea | 270.0 kg |
| 59 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 137.5 kg | Hafız Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 135.0 kg | Qiu Shanlin China | 132.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 167.5 kg WR | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 165.0 kg | Tang Lingsheng China | 162.5 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 305.0 kg WR | Hafız Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 295.0 kg | Tang Lingsheng China | 292.5 kg |
| 64 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 145.0 kg | Zhang Youyi China | 142.5 kg | Ri Hi-bong North Korea | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 177.5 kg WR | Valerios Leonidis Greece | 175.0 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Armenia | 175.0 kg |
| Total | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 322.5 kg WR | Ri Hi-bong North Korea | 317.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Armenia | 315.0 kg |
| 70 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Ergün Batmaz Turkey | 150.0 kg | Vasil Vanev Bulgaria | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 187.5 kg | Andreas Behm Germany | 185.0 kg | Kim Hak-bong South Korea | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 342.5 kg | Ergün Batmaz Turkey | 332.5 kg | Andreas Behm Germany | 330.0 kg |
| 76 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ruslan Savchenko Ukraine | 170.0 kg WR | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 167.5 kg | Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew Turkmenistan | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew Turkmenistan | 202.5 kg WR | Ruslan Savchenko Ukraine | 200.0 kg | Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan Armenia | 197.5 kg |
| Total | Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew Turkmenistan | 370.0 kg WR | Ruslan Savchenko Ukraine | 370.0 kg | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 362.5 kg |
| 83 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 175.0 kg | Oleksandr Blyshchyk Ukraine | 175.0 kg | László Barsi Hungary | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Marc Huster Germany | 210.0 kg WR | Kiril Kounev Australia | 207.5 kg | Wang Yuanfeng China | 202.5 kg |
| Total | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 377.5 kg | Marc Huster Germany | 375.0 kg | Kiril Kounev Australia | 372.5 kg |
| 91 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 185.0 kg WR | Anatoly Khrapaty Kazakhstan | 180.0 kg | Kakhi Kakhiashvili Georgia | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kakhi Kakhiashvili Georgia | 222.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 222.5 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Kazakhstan | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 407.5 kg WR | Kakhi Kakhiashvili Georgia | 402.5 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Kazakhstan | 395.0 kg |
| 99 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Syrtsov Russia | 190.0 kg | Nicu Vlad Australia | 190.0 kg WR | Viktor Tregubov Russia | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Tregubov Russia | 222.5 kg WR | Sergey Syrtsov Russia | 217.5 kg | Igor Sadykov Germany | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Viktor Tregubov Russia | 407.5 kg | Sergey Syrtsov Russia | 407.5 kg | Igor Sadykov Germany | 392.5 kg |
| 108 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Timur Taymazov Ukraine | 195.0 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 185.0 kg | Stefan Botev Australia | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Botev Australia | 232.5 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 230.0 kg | Timur Taymazov Ukraine | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Timur Taymazov Ukraine | 420.0 kg | Stefan Botev Australia | 417.5 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 415.0 kg |
| +108 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ronny Weller Germany | 200.0 kg WR | Manfred Nerlinger Germany | 192.5 kg | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 190.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Manfred Nerlinger Germany | 247.5 kg WR | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 245.0 kg | Ronny Weller Germany | 242.5 kg |
| Total | Ronny Weller Germany | 442.5 kg WR | Manfred Nerlinger Germany | 440.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 435.0 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 46 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 67.5 kg | Donka Mincheva Bulgaria | 67.5 kg | Satomi Saito Japan | 65.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 85.0 kg | Yu Shiu-fen Chinese Taipei | 85.0 kg WR | Satomi Saito Japan | 82.5 kg |
| Total | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 152.5 kg WR | Yu Shiu-fen Chinese Taipei | 147.5 kg | Satomi Saito Japan | 147.5 kg |
| 50 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Guan Hong China | 77.5 kg | Liu Xiuhua China | 77.5 kg WR | Kuo Chin-chun Chinese Taipei | 75.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Xiuhua China | 110.0 kg WR | Guan Hong China | 100.0 kg | Kuo Chin-chun Chinese Taipei | 95.0 kg |
| Total | Liu Xiuhua China | 187.5 kg WR | Guan Hong China | 177.5 kg | Kuo Chin-chun Chinese Taipei | 170.0 kg |
| 54 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Xiaomin China | 90.0 kg WR | Robin Byrd United States | 82.5 kg | Karnam Malleswari India | 82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Xiaomin China | 110.0 kg WR | Nancy Niro Canada | 97.5 kg | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 95.0 kg |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin China | 200.0 kg WR | Robin Byrd United States | 177.5 kg | Karnam Malleswari India | 177.5 kg |
| 59 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sun Caiyan China | 97.5 kg WR | Gergana Kirilova Bulgaria | 92.5 kg | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sun Caiyan China | 120.0 kg WR | Gergana Kirilova Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 107.5 kg |
| Total | Sun Caiyan China | 217.5 kg WR | Gergana Kirilova Bulgaria | 202.5 kg | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 197.5 kg |
| 64 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongyun China | 102.5 kg WR | Erzsébet Márkus Hungary | 90.0 kg | Won Soon-yi South Korea | 87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongyun China | 117.5 kg WR | Won Soon-yi South Korea | 115.0 kg | Yuriko Takahashi Japan | 110.0 kg |
| Total | Li Hongyun China | 220.0 kg WR | Won Soon-yi South Korea | 202.5 kg | Julie Malenfant Canada | 195.0 kg |
| 70 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 100.0 kg WR | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 92.5 kg | Kumi Haseba Japan | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 120.0 kg WR | Kumi Haseba Japan | 115.0 kg | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 112.5 kg |
| Total | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 220.0 kg WR | Kumi Haseba Japan | 207.5 kg | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 205.0 kg |
| 76 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hua Ju China | 105.0 kg WR | Li Changping China | 92.5 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Changping China | 127.5 kg WR | Hua Ju China | 125.0 kg | Valkana Tosheva Bulgaria | 117.5 kg |
| Total | Hua Ju China | 230.0 kg WR | Li Changping China | 220.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 207.5 kg |
| 83 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Xing Shuwen China | 107.5 kg WR | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 102.5 kg | Panagiota Antonopoulou Greece | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 127.5 kg WR | Panagiota Antonopoulou Greece | 125.0 kg | Bharti Singh India | 117.5 kg |
| Total | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 230.0 kg WR | Panagiota Antonopoulou Greece | 215.0 kg | Bharti Singh India | 207.5 kg |
| +83 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Li Yajuan China | 105.0 kg WR | Lubov Grigurko Ukraine | 100.0 kg | Carla Garrett United States | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yajuan China | 155.0 kg WR | Carla Garrett United States | 132.5 kg | Theodoula Spanou Greece | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Li Yajuan China | 260.0 kg WR | Carla Garrett United States | 232.5 kg | Lubov Grigurko Ukraine | 215.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 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 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 31 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 13 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Turkey | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Greece | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Australia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 15 | North Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |