# 2005 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Al-Sadd Sports Centre, Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Zheng China | 127 kg | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 126 kg | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 125 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 156 kg | Wu Meijin China | 156 kg | Yang Chin-yi Chinese Taipei | 155 kg |
| Total | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 281 kg | Lee Jong-hoon South Korea | 280 kg | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | 279 kg |
| 62 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Ping China | 145 kg | Qiu Le China | 144 kg | Adrian Jigău Romania | 133 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Qiu Le China | 178 kg | Zhang Ping China | 170 kg | Adán Rosales Cuba | 166 kg |
| Total | Qiu Le China | 322 kg | Zhang Ping China | 315 kg | Adrian Jigău Romania | 292 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Shi Zhiyong China | 160 kg | Lee Bae-young South Korea | 152 kg | Vencelas Dabaya France | 145 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shi Zhiyong China | 190 kg | Lee Bae-young South Korea | 185 kg | Vencelas Dabaya France | 179 kg |
| Total | Shi Zhiyong China | 350 kg | Lee Bae-young South Korea | 337 kg | Vencelas Dabaya France | 324 kg |
| 77 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongli China | 165 kg | Sebastian Dogariu Romania | 163 kg | Nader Sufyan Abbas Qatar | 160 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongli China | 196 kg | Yukio Peter Nauru | 193 kg | René Hoch Germany | 192 kg |
| Total | Li Hongli China | 361 kg | Sebastian Dogariu Romania | 353 kg | Nader Sufyan Abbas Qatar | 351 kg |
| 85 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Andrei Rybakou Belarus | 185 kg WR | Oleg Perepetchenov Russia | 175 kg | Vyacheslav Yershov Kazakhstan | 175 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 216 kg | Aslanbek Ediev Russia | 211 kg | Lu Yong China | 210 kg |
| Total | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 386 kg | Lu Yong China | 385 kg | Aslanbek Ediev Russia | 381 kg |
| 94 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 185 kg | Mikalai Patotski Belarus | 184 kg | Bakhyt Akhmetov Kazakhstan | 182 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mukhamat Sozaev Russia | 221 kg | Yoandry Hernández Cuba | 220 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 218 kg |
| Total | Nizami Pashayev Azerbaijan | 401 kg | Mukhamat Sozaev Russia | 398 kg | Milen Dobrev Bulgaria | 398 kg |
| 105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 192 kg | Alexandru Bratan Moldova | 190 kg | Martin Tešovič Slovakia | 187 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 227 kg | Ramūnas Vyšniauskas Lithuania | 225 kg | Martin Tešovič Slovakia | 225 kg |
| Total | Dmitry Klokov Russia | 419 kg | Alexandru Bratan Moldova | 413 kg | Martin Tešovič Slovakia | 412 kg |
| +105 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Evgeny Chigishev Russia | 211 kg | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 210 kg | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 201 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 251 kg | Evgeny Chigishev Russia | 246 kg | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 245 kg |
| Total | Hossein Rezazadeh Iran | 461 kg | Evgeny Chigishev Russia | 457 kg | Jaber Saeed Salem Qatar | 446 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wang Mingjuan China | 95 kg | Pensiri Saelaw Thailand | 88 kg | Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand | 85 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Mingjuan China | 118 kg WR | Pensiri Saelaw Thailand | 110 kg | Hiromi Miyake Japan | 110 kg |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan China | 213 kg WR | Pensiri Saelaw Thailand | 198 kg | Aree Wiratthaworn Thailand | 193 kg |
| 53 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Junpim Kuntatean Thailand | 98 kg | Li Ping China | 98 kg | Yuderqui Contreras Dominican Republic | 95 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Ping China | 126 kg | Junpim Kuntatean Thailand | 125 kg | Suda Chaleephay Thailand | 116 kg |
| Total | Li Ping China | 224 kg | Junpim Kuntatean Thailand | 223 kg | Yuderqui Contreras Dominican Republic | 211 kg |
| 58 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Gu Wei China | 102 kg | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 101 kg | Marina Shainova Russia | 101 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gu Wei China | 139 kg WR | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 135 kg | Marina Shainova Russia | 132 kg |
| Total | Gu Wei China | 241 kg WR | Wandee Kameaim Thailand | 236 kg | Marina Shainova Russia | 233 kg |
| 63 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Pawina Thongsuk Thailand | 116 kg WR | Svetlana Shimkova Russia | 108 kg | Liu Xia China | 105 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Pawina Thongsuk Thailand | 140 kg WR | Svetlana Shimkova Russia | 139 kg | Liu Xia China | 133 kg |
| Total | Pawina Thongsuk Thailand | 256 kg WR | Svetlana Shimkova Russia | 247 kg | Liu Xia China | 238 kg |
| 69 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Haixia China | 120 kg | Zarema Kasaeva Russia | 118 kg | Olga Kiseleva Russia | 110 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zarema Kasaeva Russia | 157 kg WR | Liu Haixia China | 154 kg | Olga Kiseleva Russia | 140 kg |
| Total | Zarema Kasaeva Russia | 275 kg | Liu Haixia China | 274 kg | Olga Kiseleva Russia | 250 kg |
| 75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia | 130 kg WR | Liu Chunhong China | 126 kg | Svetlana Podobedova Russia | 124 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Chunhong China | 159 kg WR | Svetlana Podobedova Russia | 155 kg | Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia | 155 kg |
| Total | Liu Chunhong China | 285 kg | Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia | 285 kg WR | Svetlana Podobedova Russia | 279 kg |
| +75 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Mu Shuangshuang China | 130 kg | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | 128 kg | Olha Korobka Ukraine | 127 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | 172 kg | Mu Shuangshuang China | 170 kg | Cheryl Haworth United States | 161 kg |
| Total | Jang Mi-ran South Korea | 300 kg | Mu Shuangshuang China | 300 kg | Cheryl Haworth United States | 287 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Vietnam | 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 | China | 22 | 11 | 4 | 37 |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Thailand | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | South Korea | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Moldova | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Nauru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

281 competitors from 71 nations competed.
* Albania (3)
* Algeria (1)
* Argentina (2)
* Armenia (6)
* Australia (1)
* Azerbaijan (4)
* Bangladesh (5)
* Belarus (3)
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (9)
* Cameroon (4)
* Canada (5)
* China (15)
* Chinese Taipei (6)
* Colombia (13)
* Cuba (2)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Dominican Republic (4)
* Egypt (6)
* Estonia (1)
* Micronesia (1)
* France (4)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (4)
* Greece (8)
* Hungary (7)
* India (5)
* Iran (4)
* Iraq (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (9)
* Kazakhstan (5)
* Kenya (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (2)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malaysia (1)
* Mexico (3)
* Moldova (6)
* Morocco (2)
* Nauru (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (3)
* Niue (1)
* Norway (1)
* Palestine (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Poland (11)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Qatar (5)
* Romania (7)
* Russia (15)
* Samoa (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (4)
* South Africa (2)
* South Korea (5)
* Spain (8)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Thailand (7)
* Tunisia (2)
* Turkmenistan (8)
* Uganda (2)
* Ukraine (5)
* United States (13)
* Venezuela (6)
* Vietnam (1)
* Wales (1)