# 1990 World Weightlifting Championships

The following is the final results of the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Budapest, Hungary between 10–18 November and Women's competition were held in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 26 May and 3 June.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Zairong China | 117.5 kg | Huang Xiliang China | 115.0 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 150.0 kg | Kim Myong-sik North Korea | 137.5 kg | Kim Jong-nam North Korea | 137.5 kg |
| Total | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 265.0 kg | Huang Xiliang China | 250.0 kg | Zhang Zairong China | 247.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hafız Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 132.5 kg | Liu Shoubin China | 130.0 kg | He Yingqiang China | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | He Yingqiang China | 160.0 kg | Liu Shoubin China | 155.0 kg | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Liu Shoubin China | 285.0 kg | He Yingqiang China | 285.0 kg | Chun Byung-kwan South Korea | 277.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Kim Yong-su North Korea | 135.0 kg | Ri Jae-son North Korea | 132.5 kg | Luo Jianming China | 130.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Kim Yong-su North Korea | 160.0 kg | Luo Jianming China | 157.5 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 297.5 kg | Kim Yong-su North Korea | 295.0 kg | Luo Jianming China | 287.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 157.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 152.5 kg | Valery Yurov Soviet Union | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ri Hi-bong North Korea | 185.0 kg | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 185.0 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg |
| Total | Kim Myong-nam North Korea | 342.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 332.5 kg | Ri Hi-bong North Korea | 330.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Tudor Casapu Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Yordan Yordanov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Jon Chol-ho North Korea | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tudor Casapu Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 190.0 kg | Vasil Vanev Bulgaria | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Tudor Casapu Soviet Union | 360.0 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 345.0 kg | Yordan Yordanov Bulgaria | 342.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 207.5 kg | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 205.0 kg | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 195.0 kg |
| Total | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 377.5 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 375.0 kg | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 360.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | Kim Byung-chan South Korea | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 217.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 215.0 kg | Kim Byung-chan South Korea | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 397.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 392.5 kg | Kim Byung-chan South Korea | 372.5 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nicu Vlad Romania | 192.5 kg | Sergey Kopytov Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 177.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 222.5 kg | Sergey Kopytov Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Nicu Vlad Romania | 412.5 kg | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 400.0 kg | Sergey Kopytov Soviet Union | 400.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 200.0 kg | Pavlos Saltsidis Greece | 172.5 kg | Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 240.0 kg | Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Pavlos Saltsidis Greece | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 440.0 kg | Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union | 390.0 kg | Pavlos Saltsidis Greece | 382.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Erdinç Arslan Turkey | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 255.0 kg | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Jiří Zubrický Czechoslovakia | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 450.0 kg | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 390.0 kg | Jiří Zubrický Czechoslovakia | 380.0 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 44 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Wu Xiangmei China | 70.0 kg | Satomi Saito Japan | 60.0 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia | 60.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Xiangmei China | 82.5 kg | Satomi Saito Japan | 80.0 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia | 75.0 kg |
| Total | Wu Xiangmei China | 152.5 kg | Satomi Saito Japan | 140.0 kg | Bastiyah Said Muhamad Indonesia | 135.0 kg |
| 48 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Cai Jun China | 72.5 kg | Ri Yong-hwa North Korea | 65.0 kg | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 65.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Cai Jun China | 92.5 kg | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 85.0 kg | Ri Yong-hwa North Korea | 82.5 kg |
| Total | Cai Jun China | 165.0 kg | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 150.0 kg | Ri Yong-hwa North Korea | 147.5 kg |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Liao Shuping China | 75.0 kg | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 75.0 kg | Pauline Haughton Great Britain | 67.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liao Shuping China | 102.5 kg | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 92.5 kg | Pauline Haughton Great Britain | 82.5 kg |
| Total | Liao Shuping China | 177.5 kg | Hiromi Uemura Japan | 167.5 kg | Pauline Haughton Great Britain | 150.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Wu Haiqing China | 82.5 kg | Ni Chia-ping Chinese Taipei | 77.5 kg | Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria | 77.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Haiqing China | 107.5 kg WR | Ni Chia-ping Chinese Taipei | 97.5 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid Indonesia | 97.5 kg |
| Total | Wu Haiqing China | 190.0 kg WR | Ni Chia-ping Chinese Taipei | 175.0 kg | Janeta Georgieva Bulgaria | 175.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 87.5 kg | Ji Qinghua China | 85.0 kg | Won Soon-yi South Korea | 85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 110.0 kg | Ji Qinghua China | 107.5 kg | Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria | 105.0 kg |
| Total | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 197.5 kg | Ji Qinghua China | 192.5 kg | Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria | 187.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Wang Genying China | 95.0 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria | 92.5 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Genying China | 117.5 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria | 117.5 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 112.5 kg |
| Total | Wang Genying China | 212.5 kg | Camelia Nikolaeva Bulgaria | 210.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 202.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 102.5 kg WR | Li Changping China | 92.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 135.0 kg WR | Li Changping China | 127.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 112.5 kg |
| Total | Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria | 237.5 kg WR | Li Changping China | 220.0 kg | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 205.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 100.0 kg | Valkana Tosheva Bulgaria | 90.0 kg | Chung Sook-kwon South Korea | 82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 130.0 kg | Valkana Tosheva Bulgaria | 120.0 kg | Chung Sook-kwon South Korea | 102.5 kg |
| Total | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 230.0 kg | Valkana Tosheva Bulgaria | 210.0 kg | Chung Sook-kwon South Korea | 185.0 kg |
| +82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Karyn Marshall United States | 112.5 kg WR | Li Yajuan China | 102.5 kg | Christina Ilieva Bulgaria | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yajuan China | 142.5 kg WR | Karyn Marshall United States | 130.0 kg | Christina Ilieva Bulgaria | 107.5 kg |
| Total | Li Yajuan China | 245.0 kg WR | Karyn Marshall United States | 242.5 kg | Christina Ilieva Bulgaria | 197.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 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 | 12 | 5 | 37 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 13 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | North Korea | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |