2018_World_Weightlifting_Championships

2018 World Championships
Host city	Ashgabat
Dates	1–10 November
Main venue	Ashgabat Weightlifting Arena
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2018 World Weightlifting Championships

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The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018.^[1]^[2] This was the first World Championship after the IWF changed their weight classes and nullified all world records. As a result, this World Championship saw a total of 31 senior men's world records and 41 senior women's world records set.

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To celebrate the event, then-President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow lifted a golden weight bar, albeit without any actual weights, during a cabinet meeting while his subordinates applauded him. The bizarre scene, broadcast on state media, was met with ridicule by worldwide press.

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"Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships". barbend.com. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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"«Ashgabat 2018» World championships". belli.studio. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
55 kg (details)
Snatch	Om Yun-chol North Korea	120 kg	Arli Chontey Kazakhstan	120 kg	Josué Brachi Spain	115 kg
Clean & Jerk	Om Yun-chol North Korea	162 kg WR	Lại Gia Thành Vietnam	142 kg	Angel Rusev Bulgaria	140 kg
Total	Om Yun-chol North Korea	282 kg	Arli Chontey Kazakhstan	258 kg	Mirco Scarantino Italy	252 kg
61 kg (details)
Snatch	Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia	143 kg	Li Fabin China	142 kg	Qin Fulin China	139 kg
Clean & Jerk	Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia	174 kg WR	Qin Fulin China	169 kg	Francisco Mosquera Colombia	169 kg
Total	Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia	317 kg WR	Li Fabin China	310 kg	Qin Fulin China	308 kg
67 kg (details)
Snatch	Huang Minhao China	152 kg	Chen Lijun China	150 kg	Julio Mayora Venezuela	147 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chen Lijun China	182 kg	Doston Yokubov Uzbekistan	180 kg	Óscar Figueroa Colombia	178 kg
Total	Chen Lijun China	332 kg WR	Huang Minhao China	323 kg	Julio Mayora Venezuela	322 kg
73 kg (details)
Snatch	Shi Zhiyong China	164 kg WR	Vadzim Likharad Belarus	156 kg	Feng Lüdong China	155 kg
Clean & Jerk	Shi Zhiyong China	196 kg WR	Won Jeong-sik South Korea	195 kg	Ri Chong-song North Korea	187 kg
Total	Shi Zhiyong China	360 kg WR	Won Jeong-sik South Korea	348 kg	Vadzim Likharad Belarus	343 kg
81 kg (details)
Snatch	Mohamed Ehab Egypt	173 kg WR	Lü Xiaojun China	172 kg	Li Dayin China	168 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Dayin China	204 kg	Lü Xiaojun China	202 kg	Mohamed Ehab Egypt	200 kg
Total	Lü Xiaojun China	374 kg WR	Mohamed Ehab Egypt	373 kg	Li Dayin China	372 kg
89 kg (details)
Snatch	Arley Méndez Chile	169 kg	Pavel Khadasevich Belarus	169 kg	Jhor Moreno Colombia	168 kg
Clean & Jerk	Artem Okulov Russia	206 kg	Hakob Mkrtchyan Armenia	205 kg	Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela	204 kg
Total	Artem Okulov Russia	372 kg	Pavel Khadasevich Belarus	371 kg	Revaz Davitadze Georgia	371 kg
96 kg (details)
Snatch	Sohrab Moradi Iran	186 kg WR	Tian Tao China	181 kg	Yauheni Tsikhantsou Belarus	180 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sohrab Moradi Iran	230 kg WR	Tian Tao China	226 kg	Fares El-Bakh Qatar	217 kg
Total	Sohrab Moradi Iran	416 kg WR	Tian Tao China	407 kg	Nicolae Onică Romania	391 kg
102 kg (details)
Snatch	Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan	180 kg	Ali Hashemi Iran	179 kg	Dmytro Chumak Ukraine	176 kg
Clean & Jerk	Reza Beiranvand Iran	218 kg	Dmytro Chumak Ukraine	217 kg	Ali Hashemi Iran	217 kg
Total	Ali Hashemi Iran	396 kg	Dmytro Chumak Ukraine	393 kg	Reza Beiranvand Iran	393 kg
109 kg (details)
Snatch	Yang Zhe China	196 kg	Simon Martirosyan Armenia	195 kg	Rodion Bochkov Russia	190 kg
Clean & Jerk	Simon Martirosyan Armenia	240 kg WR	Arkadiusz Michalski Poland	228 kg	Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan	227 kg
Total	Simon Martirosyan Armenia	435 kg WR	Yang Zhe China	419 kg	Arkadiusz Michalski Poland	403 kg
+109 kg (details)
Snatch	Lasha Talakhadze Georgia	217 kg WR	Gor Minasyan Armenia	205 kg	Irakli Turmanidze Georgia	203 kg
Clean & Jerk	Lasha Talakhadze Georgia	257 kg WR	Gor Minasyan Armenia	245 kg	Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew Turkmenistan	240 kg
Total	Lasha Talakhadze Georgia	474 kg WR	Gor Minasyan Armenia	450 kg	Fernando Reis Brazil	436 kg

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
45 kg (details)
Snatch	Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand	76 kg	Ýulduz Jumabaýewa Turkmenistan	75 kg	Alessandra Pagliaro Italy	70 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ýulduz Jumabaýewa Turkmenistan	104 kg	Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand	95 kg	Katherin Echandía Venezuela	90 kg
Total	Ýulduz Jumabaýewa Turkmenistan	179 kg	Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand	171 kg	Katherin Echandía Venezuela	157 kg
49 kg (details)
Snatch	Hou Zhihui China	93 kg WR	Jiang Huihua China	92 kg	Beatriz Pirón Dominican Republic	84 kg
Clean & Jerk	Hou Zhihui China	115 kg	Jiang Huihua China	114 kg	Elena Andrieș Romania	105 kg
Total	Hou Zhihui China	208 kg WR	Jiang Huihua China	206 kg	Elena Andrieș Romania	188 kg
55 kg (details)
Snatch	Li Yajun China	102 kg WR	Zhang Wanqiong China	101 kg	Muattar Nabieva Uzbekistan	98 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Wanqiong China	124 kg WR	Li Yajun China	123 kg	Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan	120 kg
Total	Li Yajun China	225 kg WR	Zhang Wanqiong China	225 kg	Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan	213 kg
59 kg (details)
Snatch	Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei	105 kg WR	Hoàng Thị Duyên Vietnam	103 kg	Rebeka Koha Latvia	103 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chen Guiming China	133 kg WR	Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei	132 kg	Mikiko Ando Japan	131 kg
Total	Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei	237 kg WR	Chen Guiming China	231 kg	Rebeka Koha Latvia	227 kg
64 kg (details)
Snatch	Deng Wei China	112 kg WR	Loredana Toma Romania	110 kg	Karina Goricheva Kazakhstan	107 kg
Clean & Jerk	Deng Wei China	140 kg WR	Rim Un-sim North Korea	134 kg	Mercedes Pérez Colombia	127 kg
Total	Deng Wei China	252 kg WR	Rim Un-sim North Korea	239 kg	Loredana Toma Romania	234 kg
71 kg (details)
Snatch	Zhang Wangli China	115 kg	Nadezda Likhacheva Kazakhstan	112 kg	Sara Ahmed Egypt	111 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Wangli China	152 kg WR	Sara Ahmed Egypt	141 kg	Mattie Rogers United States	133 kg
Total	Zhang Wangli China	267 kg WR	Sara Ahmed Egypt	252 kg	Nadezda Likhacheva Kazakhstan	242 kg
76 kg (details)
Snatch	Rim Jong-sim North Korea	119 kg	Wang Zhouyu China	118 kg	Neisi Dajomes Ecuador	117 kg
Clean & Jerk	Wang Zhouyu China	152 kg	Rim Jong-sim North Korea	150 kg	Leydi Solís Colombia	146 kg
Total	Wang Zhouyu China	270 kg	Rim Jong-sim North Korea	269 kg	Neisi Dajomes Ecuador	259 kg
81 kg (details)
Snatch	Lydia Valentín Spain	113 kg	Raushan Meshitkhanova Kazakhstan	108 kg	Darya Naumava Belarus	108 kg
Clean & Jerk	Darya Naumava Belarus	137 kg	Tamara Salazar Ecuador	137 kg	Lydia Valentín Spain	136 kg
Total	Lydia Valentín Spain	249 kg	Darya Naumava Belarus	245 kg	Tamara Salazar Ecuador	242 kg
87 kg (details)
Snatch	Ao Hui China	117 kg	Crismery Santana Dominican Republic	116 kg	Kim Un-ju North Korea	111 kg
Clean & Jerk	Kim Un-ju North Korea	152 kg	Ao Hui China	151 kg	María Fernanda Valdés Chile	140 kg
Total	Ao Hui China	268 kg	Kim Un-ju North Korea	263 kg	Crismery Santana Dominican Republic	254 kg
+87 kg (details)
Snatch	Tatiana Kashirina Russia	145 kg WR	Meng Suping China	143 kg	Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tatiana Kashirina Russia	185 kg WR	Meng Suping China	184 kg	Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea	165 kg
Total	Tatiana Kashirina Russia	330 kg WR	Meng Suping China	327 kg	Kim Kuk-hyang North Korea	295 kg

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	9	8	2	19
2	Iran	2	0	1	3
3	Russia	2	0	0	2
4	North Korea	1	3	1	5
5	Armenia	1	1	0	2
6	Georgia	1	0	1	2
7	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1
	Indonesia	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
	Turkmenistan	1	0	0	1
11	Belarus	0	2	1	3
12	Egypt	0	2	0	2
13	Kazakhstan	0	1	2	3
14	South Korea	0	1	0	1
	Thailand	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
17	Romania	0	0	3	3
18	Ecuador	0	0	2	2
18	Venezuela	0	0	2	2
20	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		20	20	20	60

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	26	23	5	54
2	North Korea	5	5	5	15
3	Iran	5	1	2	8
4	Russia	5	0	1	6
5	Georgia	3	0	2	5
6	Indonesia	3	0	0	3
7	Armenia	2	5	0	7
8	Turkmenistan	2	1	1	4
9	Chinese Taipei	2	1	0	3
10	Spain	2	0	2	4
11	Belarus	1	4	3	8
12	Egypt	1	3	2	6
13	Thailand	1	2	0	3
14	Uzbekistan	1	1	2	4
15	Chile	1	0	1	2
16	Kazakhstan	0	4	4	8
17	Ukraine	0	2	1	3
18	South Korea	0	2	0	2
18	Vietnam	0	2	0	2
20	Romania	0	1	4	5
21	Ecuador	0	1	3	4
22	Dominican Republic	0	1	2	3
23	Poland	0	1	1	2
24	Colombia	0	0	5	5
24	Venezuela	0	0	5	5
26	Italy	0	0	2	2
26	Latvia	0	0	2	2
28	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Totals (32 entries)		60	60	60	180

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