# 1998 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 135.0 kg | Lan Shizhang China | 127.5 kg | William Vargas Cuba | 127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 160.0 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 160.0 kg | Lan Shizhang China | 157.5 kg |
| Total | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 295.0 kg | Lan Shizhang China | 285.0 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 282.5 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | 147.5 kg WR | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia | 145.0 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | 172.5 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia | 172.5 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Leonidas Sabanis Greece | 320.0 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia | 317.5 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria | 310.0 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria | 160.0 kg WR | Wan Jianhui China | 158.0 kg | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria | 190.0 kg | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Valerios Leonidis Greece | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria | 350.0 kg WR | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 340.0 kg | Wan Jianhui China | 340.0 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | 168.0 kg WR | Mehmet Yılmaz Turkey | 165.0 kg | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria | 202.5 kg | Petar Tanev Bulgaria | 202.5 kg | Viktor Mitrou Greece | 202.5 kg |
| Total | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria | 365.0 kg | Petar Tanev Bulgaria | 362.5 kg | Mehmet Yılmaz Turkey | 360.0 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Georgi Gardev Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 178.0 kg WR | Yury Myshkovets Russia | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Marc Huster Germany | 210.0 kg | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 210.0 kg | Yury Myshkovets Russia | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Pyrros Dimas Greece | 387.5 kg | Marc Huster Germany | 385.0 kg | Yury Myshkovets Russia | 382.5 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Oliver Caruso Germany | 182.5 kg | Tadeusz Drzazga Poland | 180.0 kg | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | 220.0 kg | Leonidas Kokas Greece | 217.5 kg | Szymon Kołecki Poland | 218.0 kg |
| Total | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece | 400.0 kg | Oliver Caruso Germany | 395.0 kg | Leonidas Kokas Greece | 392.5 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Cui Wenhua China | 195.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 192.5 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 190.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 232.5 kg | Martin Tešovič Slovakia | 227.5 kg | Cui Wenhua China | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 422.5 kg | Cui Wenhua China | 420.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine | 415.0 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ara Vardanyan Armenia | 197.5 kg | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 197.5 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia | 195.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 240.0 kg | Paweł Najdek Poland | 232.5 kg | Ara Vardanyan Armenia | 230.0 kg |
| Total | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 437.5 kg | Ara Vardanyan Armenia | 427.5 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia | 422.5 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Yunli China | 80.0 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 77.5 kg | Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei | 77.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yunli China | 102.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 95.0 kg | Kaori Niyanagi Japan | 95.0 kg |
| Total | Li Yunli China | 182.5 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 172.5 kg | Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei | 172.5 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wang Xiufen China | 92.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria | 87.5 kg | Robin Goad United States | 82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Xiufen China | 117.5 kg WR | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria | 105.0 kg | Robin Goad United States | 100.0 kg |
| Total | Wang Xiufen China | 210.0 kg WR | Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria | 192.5 kg | Robin Goad United States | 182.5 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 92.5 kg | Song Zhijuan China | 92.5 kg | Neli Yankova Bulgaria | 87.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 115.0 kg | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 115.0 kg | Song Zhijuan China | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 207.5 kg | Song Zhijuan China | 207.5 kg | Neli Yankova Bulgaria | 200.0 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 102.5 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 100.0 kg | Shi Lihua China | 97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shi Lihua China | 127.5 kg | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 122.5 kg | Aneta Szczepańska Poland | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 225.0 kg | Shi Lihua China | 225.0 kg | Valentina Popova Russia | 215.0 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Tang Weifang China | 110.5 kg WR | Erzsébet Márkus Hungary | 102.5 kg | Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Weifang China | 130.0 kg | Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei | 127.5 kg | Irina Kasimova Russia | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Tang Weifang China | 240.0 kg | Wu Mei-yi Chinese Taipei | 227.5 kg | Irina Kasimova Russia | 225.0 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Karoliina Lundahl Finland | 105.0 kg | Mónica Carrió Spain | 100.0 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gao Xiaoyan China | 130.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl Finland | 125.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Karoliina Lundahl Finland | 230.0 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey | 220.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 217.5 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Agata Wróbel Poland | 115.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 110.0 kg | Tang Gonghong China | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Gonghong China | 145.0 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei | 140.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Tang Gonghong China | 255.0 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei | 245.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 242.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 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 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

332 competitors from 55 nations competed.
* Algeria (3)
* Argentina (2)
* Armenia (5)
* Australia (8)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (6)
* Belarus (4)
* Belgium (2)
* Bulgaria (12)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (15)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (11)
* Colombia (8)
* Croatia (6)
* Cuba (2)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Denmark (4)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (12)
* Finland (15)
* France (12)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (11)
* Great Britain (7)
* Greece (13)
* Hungary (15)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (5)
* Italy (10)
* Japan (7)
* Kazakhstan (2)
* Latvia (6)
* Lithuania (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Moldova (2)
* Nauru (10)
* Netherlands (4)
* New Zealand (1)
* Norway (3)
* Panama (1)
* Poland (12)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (6)
* Russia (10)
* Slovakia (5)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (9)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (9)
* Uganda (3)
* Ukraine (6)
* United States (7)
* Venezuela (5)