Fresh off of his victory at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships, he again looked like the heavy favorite to win his fourth World Championships. During the snatch portion of the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships he completed a 215 kg lift which secured him a gold medal, his third lift of 220 kg tied his performance at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, where he lifted 220 kg in the old 105 kg category, as the heaviest snatch of all time. During the clean &amp; jerk portion he secured gold medals in the total and clean &amp; jerk with his second lift of 255 kg. His third lift of 264 kg in the clean &amp; jerk set a new world record in the clean &amp; jerk and total, his total of 484 kg was the highest total recorded in international competition in history.