# 2001 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 138.5 kg WR | William Vargas Cuba | 127.5 kg | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 162.5 kg | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 157.5 kg | Sergio Álvarez Cuba | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Halil Mutlu Turkey | 300.0 kg | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 280.0 kg | William Vargas Cuba | 277.5 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Yinglong China | 142.5 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia | 137.5 kg | Henadzi Aliashchuk Belarus | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Henadzi Aliashchuk Belarus | 181.0 kg WR | Vladimir Rodríguez Cuba | 167.5 kg | Stefan Georgiev Bulgaria | 167.5 kg |
| Total | Henadzi Aliashchuk Belarus | 317.5 kg | Li Yinglong China | 305.0 kg | Stefan Georgiev Bulgaria | 302.5 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey | 155.0 kg | Yasin Arslan Turkey | 150.0 kg | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria | 190.0 kg | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 185.0 kg | Andrey Matveyev Russia | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria | 340.0 kg | Georgios Tzelilis Greece | 335.0 kg | Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Turkey | 335.0 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria | 165.0 kg | Nader Sufyan Abbas Qatar | 162.5 kg | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Iran | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nader Sufyan Abbas Qatar | 202.5 kg | Oleg Perepetchenov Russia | 200.0 kg | Attila Feri Hungary | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Nader Sufyan Abbas Qatar | 365.0 kg | Oleg Perepetchenov Russia | 360.0 kg | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Iran | 360.0 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | 180.0 kg | Aliaksandr Anishchanka Belarus | 177.5 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | 210.0 kg | Ernesto Quiroga Cuba | 210.0 kg | Aliaksandr Anishchanka Belarus | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Giorgi Asanidze Georgia | 390.0 kg | Aliaksandr Anishchanka Belarus | 385.0 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 382.5 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Kourosh Bagheri Iran | 185.0 kg | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 182.5 kg | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Szymon Kołecki Poland | 230.0 kg | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 222.5 kg | Kourosh Bagheri Iran | 222.5 kg |
| Total | Kourosh Bagheri Iran | 407.5 kg | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 405.0 kg | Szymon Kołecki Poland | 402.5 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Vladimir Smorchkov Russia | 198.0 kg WR | Alexandru Bratan Moldova | 190.0 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 187.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Bünyamin Sudaş Turkey | 235.0 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 230.0 kg | Alexandru Bratan Moldova | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Vladimir Smorchkov Russia | 422.5 kg | Bünyamin Sudaş Turkey | 420.0 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine | 417.5 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 210.0 kg | Roman Meshcheryakov Russia | 205.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 200.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 250.0 kg | Paweł Najdek Poland | 250.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 242.5 kg |
| Total | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 460.0 kg | Roman Meshcheryakov Russia | 445.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin Russia | 442.5 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Gao Wei China | 85.0 kg | Remigia Arcila Venezuela | 77.5 kg | Gema Peris Spain | 75.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gao Wei China | 105.0 kg | Blessed Udoh Nigeria | 100.0 kg | Chen Han-tung Chinese Taipei | 95.0 kg |
| Total | Gao Wei China | 190.0 kg | Blessed Udoh Nigeria | 175.0 kg | Chen Han-tung Chinese Taipei | 170.0 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei | 95.0 kg | Qiu Hongxia China | 92.5 kg | Alexandra Escobar Ecuador | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Alexandra Escobar Ecuador | 115.0 kg | Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei | 115.0 kg | Qiu Hongxia China | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Li Feng-ying Chinese Taipei | 210.0 kg | Qiu Hongxia China | 207.5 kg | Alexandra Escobar Ecuador | 205.0 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Marieta Gotfryd Poland | 95.0 kg | Liu Bing China | 95.0 kg | Aleksandra Klejnowska Poland | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandra Klejnowska Poland | 122.5 kg | Liu Bing China | 117.5 kg | Sunaina Anand India | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandra Klejnowska Poland | 215.0 kg | Liu Bing China | 212.5 kg | Marieta Gotfryd Poland | 202.5 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Xiao Ying China | 105.0 kg | Anastasia Tsakiri Greece | 102.5 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anastasia Tsakiri Greece | 125.0 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 125.0 kg | Xiao Ying China | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Xiao Ying China | 230.0 kg | Anastasia Tsakiri Greece | 227.5 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 227.5 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Valentina Popova Russia | 115.0 kg WR | Eszter Krutzler Hungary | 110.0 kg | Svetlana Khabirova Russia | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valentina Popova Russia | 142.5 kg | Svetlana Khabirova Russia | 140.0 kg | Eszter Krutzler Hungary | 130.0 kg |
| Total | Valentina Popova Russia | 257.5 kg WR | Svetlana Khabirova Russia | 250.0 kg | Eszter Krutzler Hungary | 240.0 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Gyöngyi Likerecz Hungary | 116.0 kg | Aysel Özgür Turkey | 112.5 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey | 112.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gyöngyi Likerecz Hungary | 140.0 kg | Cao Chunyan China | 135.0 kg | Kuo Yi-hang Chinese Taipei | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Gyöngyi Likerecz Hungary | 255.0 kg | Şule Şahbaz Turkey | 247.5 kg | Cao Chunyan China | 242.5 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Albina Khomich Russia | 127.5 kg | Agata Wróbel Poland | 125.0 kg | Helen Idahosa Nigeria | 117.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Albina Khomich Russia | 155.0 kg | Viktória Varga Hungary | 150.0 kg | Agata Wróbel Poland | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Albina Khomich Russia | 282.5 kg | Agata Wróbel Poland | 275.0 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei | 262.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 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 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | China | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Qatar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Belarus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

267 competitors from 53 nations competed.
* Albania (2)
* Algeria (2)
* Armenia (6)
* Australia (2)
* Austria (2)
* Azerbaijan (8)
* Belarus (4)
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (10)
* Cameroon (3)
* Canada (8)
* Chile (1)
* China (11)
* Chinese Taipei (7)
* Colombia (9)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (4)
* Czech Republic (3)
* Denmark (1)
* Ecuador (1)
* Egypt (2)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (5)
* France (2)
* Georgia (4)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (14)
* Greece (11)
* Hungary (14)
* India (10)
* Iran (4)
* Iraq (2)
* Israel (4)
* Kazakhstan (6)
* Mexico (8)
* Moldova (3)
* Mongolia (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (2)
* Nigeria (5)
* Poland (10)
* Qatar (3)
* Romania (3)
* Russia (15)
* Slovakia (2)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (9)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (2)
* Turkey (15)
* Ukraine (6)
* United States (1)
* Venezuela (6)