# 2006 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event took place from September 30 to October 7, 2006.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Zheng China | 128 kg | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 124 kg | Sergio Álvarez Cuba | 123 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergio Álvarez Cuba | 156 kg | Lee Jong-hoon South Korea | 155 kg | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 152 kg |
| Total | Li Zheng China | 280 kg | Sergio Álvarez Cuba | 279 kg | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 276 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Qiu Le China | 140 kg | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | 137 kg | Israel José Rubio Venezuela | 133 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Qiu Le China | 168 kg | Manuel Minginfel Micronesia | 165 kg | Diego Salazar Colombia | 164 kg |
| Total | Qiu Le China | 308 kg | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | 297 kg | Diego Salazar Colombia | 295 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Shi Zhiyong China | 150 kg | Mete Binay Turkey | 147 kg | Vencelas Dabaya France | 146 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vencelas Dabaya France | 186 kg | Armen Ghazaryan Armenia | 178 kg | Shi Zhiyong China | 177 kg |
| Total | Vencelas Dabaya France | 332 kg | Shi Zhiyong China | 327 kg | Demir Demirev Bulgaria | 318 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongli China | 167 kg | Taner Sağır Turkey | 166 kg | Ara Khachatryan Armenia | 165 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Oleg Perepetchenov Russia | 198 kg | Vladislav Lukanin Russia | 197 kg | Taner Sağır Turkey | 195 kg |
| Total | Taner Sağır Turkey | 361 kg | Li Hongli China | 359 kg | Ara Khachatryan Armenia | 357 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Andrei Rybakou Belarus | 180 kg | Tigran Martirosyan Armenia | 172 kg | Aslanbek Ediev Russia | 172 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andrei Rybakou Belarus | 203 kg | Roman Khamatshin Russia | 203 kg | Aslanbek Ediev Russia | 201 kg |
| Total | Andrei Rybakou Belarus | 383 kg | Aslanbek Ediev Russia | 373 kg | Tigran Martirosyan Armenia | 370 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Roman Konstantinov Russia | 177 kg | Mukhamat Sozaev Russia | 176 kg | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 175 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Szymon Kołecki Poland | 219 kg | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 217 kg | Yoandry Hernández Cuba | 216 kg |
| Total | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 392 kg | Szymon Kołecki Poland | 392 kg | Roman Konstantinov Russia | 392 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Dmitry Lapikov Russia | 194 kg | Marcin Dołęga Poland | 193 kg | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 188 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Marcin Dołęga Poland | 222 kg | Dmitry Lapikov Russia | 220 kg | Robert Dołęga Poland | 219 kg |
| Total | Marcin Dołęga Poland | 415 kg | Dmitry Lapikov Russia | 414 kg | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 406 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 202 kg | Artem Udachyn Ukraine | 199 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia | 198 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 246 kg | Dong Feng China | 245 kg | Mohamed Ihsan Egypt | 241 kg |
| Total | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 448 kg | Artem Udachyn Ukraine | 439 kg | Dong Feng China | 437 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Yang Lian China | 98 kg WR | Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand | 85 kg | Svetlana Ulyanova Russia | 83 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yang Lian China | 119 kg WR | Hiromi Miyake Japan | 108 kg | Svetlana Ulyanova Russia | 105 kg |
| Total | Yang Lian China | 217 kg WR | Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand | 188 kg | Hiromi Miyake Japan | 188 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Qiu Hongxia China | 98 kg | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia | 95 kg | Suda Chaleephay Thailand | 92 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Qiu Hongxia China | 128 kg WR | Suda Chaleephay Thailand | 115 kg | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia | 115 kg |
| Total | Qiu Hongxia China | 226 kg WR | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia | 210 kg | Suda Chaleephay Thailand | 207 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia | 108 kg | Qiu Hongmei China | 107 kg | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 100 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 130 kg | Qiu Hongmei China | 130 kg | Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia | 125 kg |
| Total | Qiu Hongmei China | 237 kg | Svetlana Tsarukaeva Russia | 233 kg | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 230 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ouyang Xiaofang China | 110 kg | Svetlana Shimkova Russia | 108 kg | Meline Daluzyan Armenia | 105 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ouyang Xiaofang China | 136 kg | Svetlana Shimkova Russia | 133 kg | Meline Daluzyan Armenia | 127 kg |
| Total | Ouyang Xiaofang China | 246 kg | Svetlana Shimkova Russia | 241 kg | Meline Daluzyan Armenia | 232 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Oxana Slivenko Russia | 123 kg WR | Liu Chunhong China | 111 kg | Tatiana Matveeva Russia | 110 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Oxana Slivenko Russia | 140 kg | Jeane Lassen Canada | 136 kg | Tatiana Matveeva Russia | 135 kg |
| Total | Oxana Slivenko Russia | 263 kg | Tatiana Matveeva Russia | 245 kg | Jeane Lassen Canada | 238 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Nadezhda Evstyukhina Russia | 122 kg | Cao Lei China | 118 kg | Nahla Ramadan Egypt | 115 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Cao Lei China | 150 kg | Nadezhda Evstyukhina Russia | 145 kg | Zarema Kasaeva Russia | 136 kg |
| Total | Cao Lei China | 268 kg | Nadezhda Evstyukhina Russia | 267 kg | Zarema Kasaeva Russia | 246 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Mu Shuangshuang China | 136 kg | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | 135 kg | Olha Korobka Ukraine | 127 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | 179 kg | Mu Shuangshuang China | 178 kg | Olha Korobka Ukraine | 157 kg |
| Total | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | 314 kg | Mu Shuangshuang China | 314 kg | Olha Korobka Ukraine | 284 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 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 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Armenia | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Micronesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

484 competitors from 64 nations participated.
* Albania (7)
* Armenia (8)
* Australia (4)
* Azerbaijan (7)
* Belarus (15)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Bulgaria (15)
* Canada (13)
* Chile (9)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (14)
* Colombia (15)
* Croatia (5)
* Cuba (8)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Dominican Republic (14)
* Ecuador (12)
* Egypt (10)
* El Salvador (3)
* Micronesia (1)
* France (15)
* Georgia (4)
* Germany (9)
* Great Britain (3)
* Greece (13)
* Hungary (15)
* Indonesia (6)
* Iran (1)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (15)
* Japan (15)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kyrgyzstan (3)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (5)
* Macau (2)
* Mexico (6)
* Moldova (7)
* Nauru (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (15)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Romania (6)
* Russia (15)
* Slovakia (6)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (15)
* Spain (15)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Syria (1)
* Thailand (15)
* Tunisia (1)
* Turkey (4)
* Turkmenistan (8)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (15)
* United States (15)
* Uzbekistan (5)
* Venezuela (14)
* Vietnam (4)
* Wales (1)