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2023 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4 to 17 September 2023.
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| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 4–17 September |
| Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex (Green Hall) |
The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4 to 17 September 2023.
The event served as a mandatory event to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The competition was previously expected to be held using two platforms instead of one.
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 33 | |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 123 kg | Ngô Sơn Đỉnh Vietnam | 117 kg | Thada Somboon-uan Thailand | 116 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 146 kg | Ngô Sơn Đỉnh Vietnam | 144 kg | Natthawat Chomchuen Thailand | 143 kg |
| Total | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 269 kg | Ngô Sơn Đỉnh Vietnam | 261 kg | Natthawat Chomchuen Thailand | 259 kg |
| Snatch | Li Fabin China | 141 kg | Sergio Massidda Italy | 137 kg | Shota Mishvelidze Georgia | 136 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hampton Morris United States | 168 kg | Li Fabin China | 167 kg | Aniq Kasdan Malaysia | 166 kg |
| Total | Li Fabin China | 308 kg | Sergio Massidda Italy | 302 kg | Ding Hongjie China | 301 kg |
| Snatch | Chen Lijun China | 153 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 146 kg | Gor Sahakyan Armenia | 142 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Lijun China | 180 kg | Francisco Mosquera Colombia | 176 kg | Lee Sang-yeon South Korea | 176 kg |
| Total | Chen Lijun China | 333 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 321 kg | Gor Sahakyan Armenia | 312 kg |
| Snatch | Wei Yinting China | 157 kg | Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand | 154 kg | Ritvars Suharevs Latvia | 154 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand | 195 kg | Bak Joo-hyo South Korea | 187 kg | Muhammed Furkan Özbek Turkey | 187 kg |
| Total | Weeraphon Wichuma Thailand | 349 kg | Wei Yinting China | 337 kg | Muhammed Furkan Özbek Turkey | 334 kg |
| Snatch | Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov Uzbekistan | 164 kg | Oscar Reyes Italy | 163 kg | Rafik Harutyunyan Armenia | 162 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 209 kgWR | Bozhidar Andreev Bulgaria | 195 kg | Gaýgysyz Töräýew Turkmenistan | 193 kg |
| Total | Oscar Reyes Italy | 356 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 354 kg | Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov Uzbekistan | 352 kg |
| Snatch | Andranik Karapetyan Armenia | 175 kg | Marin Robu Moldova | 173 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 171 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mirmostafa Javadi Iran | 215 kg | Li Dayin China | 213 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 210 kg |
| Total | Mirmostafa Javadi Iran | 384 kg | Li Dayin China | 383 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 381 kg |
| Snatch | Qasim Al-Lami Iraq | 175 kg | Karim Abokahla Egypt | 174 kg | Won Jong-beom South Korea | 172 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Karim Abokahla Egypt | 213 kg | Won Jong-beom South Korea | 212 kg | Mahmoud Hassan Egypt | 209 kg |
| Total | Karim Abokahla Egypt | 387 kg | Won Jong-beom South Korea | 384 kg | Qasim Al-Lami Iraq | 379 kg |
| Snatch | Yauheni TsikhantsouIndividual Neutral Athletes | 183 kg | Garik Karapetyan Armenia | 183 kg | Jang Yeon-hak South Korea | 182 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Huanhua China | 224 kg | Fares El-Bakh Qatar | 218 kg | Jang Yeon-hak South Korea | 217 kg |
| Total | Liu Huanhua China | 404 kg | Jang Yeon-hak South Korea | 399 kg | Yauheni TsikhantsouIndividual Neutral Athletes | 394 kg |
| Snatch | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | 189 kg | Hristo Hristov Bulgaria | 181 kg | Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan | 180 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan | 227 kg | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | 226 kg | Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan | 223 kg |
| Total | Akbar Djuraev Uzbekistan | 415 kg | Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan | 407 kg | Dadash Dadashbayli Azerbaijan | 403 kg |
| Snatch | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 220 kg | Gor Minasyan Bahrain | 213 kg | Varazdat Lalayan Armenia | 212 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 253 kg | Simon Martirosyan Armenia | 250 kg | Ali Davoudi Iran | 249 kg |
| Total | Lasha Talakhadze Georgia | 473 kg | Varazdat Lalayan Armenia | 460 kg | Gor Minasyan Bahrain | 459 kg |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Sirivimon Pramongkhol Thailand | 78 kg | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 77 kg | Cansu Bektaş Turkey | 75 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sirivimon Pramongkhol Thailand | 101 kg | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 93 kg | Cansu Bektaş Turkey | 87 kg |
| Total | Sirivimon Pramongkhol Thailand | 179 kg | Rosina Randafiarison Madagascar | 170 kg | Cansu Bektaş Turkey | 162 kg |
| Snatch | Hou Zhihui China | 95 kg | Jiang Huihua China | 95 kg | Mihaela Cambei Romania | 90 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jiang Huihua China | 120 kgWR | Hou Zhihui China | 116 kg | Jourdan Delacruz United States | 112 kg |
| Total | Jiang Huihua China | 215 kgWR | Hou Zhihui China | 211 kg | Jourdan Delacruz United States | 200 kg |
| Snatch | Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei | 91 kg | Rohelys Galvis Colombia | 90 kg | Irene Borrego Mexico | 89 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei | 112 kg | Rohelys Galvis Colombia | 111 kg | Rosalba Morales Colombia | 110 kg |
| Total | Chen Guan-ling Chinese Taipei | 203 kg | Rohelys Galvis Colombia | 201 kg | Irene Borrego Mexico | 199 kg |
| Snatch | Luo Shifang China | 107 kg | Kamila Konotop Ukraine | 106 kg | Pei Xinyi China | 102 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Luo Shifang China | 136 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei | 130 kg | Kamila Konotop Ukraine | 130 kg |
| Total | Luo Shifang China | 243 kg | Kamila Konotop Ukraine | 236 kg | Pei Xinyi China | 232 kg |
| Snatch | Natalia Llamosa Colombia | 101 kg | Julieth Rodríguez Colombia | 101 kg | Ruth Ayodele Nigeria | 100 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Park Min-kyung South Korea | 123 kg | Ruth Ayodele Nigeria | 122 kg | Natalia Llamosa Colombia | 122 kg |
| Total | Natalia Llamosa Colombia | 223 kg | Ruth Ayodele Nigeria | 222 kg | Park Min-kyung South Korea | 220 kg |
| Snatch | Liao Guifang China | 120 kg | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 117 kg | Olivia Reeves United States | 111 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liao Guifang China | 153 kgWR | Olivia Reeves United States | 142 kg | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 138 kg |
| Total | Liao Guifang China | 273 kgWR | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 255 kg | Olivia Reeves United States | 253 kg |
| Snatch | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 108 kg | Kim Su-hyeon South Korea | 106 kg | Hellen Escobar Colombia | 106 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 138 kg | Hellen Escobar Colombia | 136 kg | Bella Paredes Ecuador | 135 kg |
| Total | Sara Ahmed Egypt | 246 kg | Hellen Escobar Colombia | 242 kg | Bella Paredes Ecuador | 240 kg |
| Snatch | Wang Zhouyu China | 122 kg | Liang Xiaomei China | 122 kg | Neisi Dájomes Ecuador | 115 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liang Xiaomei China | 159 kgWR | Wang Zhouyu China | 155 kg | Eileen Cikamatana Australia | 146 kg |
| Total | Liang Xiaomei China | 281 kg | Wang Zhouyu China | 277 kg | Eileen Cikamatana Australia | 256 kg |
| Snatch | Lo Ying-yuan Chinese Taipei | 112 kg | Jung A-ram South Korea | 107 kg | Anastasiia Manievska Ukraine | 106 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Solfrid Koanda Norway | 156 kg | Yeinny Geles Colombia | 138 kg | Jung A-ram South Korea | 134 kg |
| Total | Lo Ying-yuan Chinese Taipei | 245 kg | Yeinny Geles Colombia | 244 kg | Jung A-ram South Korea | 241 kg |
| Snatch | Park Hye-jeong South Korea | 124 kg | Son Young-hee South Korea | 122 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 121 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Park Hye-jeong South Korea | 165 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen United States | 160 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 155 kg |
| Total | Park Hye-jeong South Korea | 289 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen United States | 277 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 276 kg |
A total of 719 competitors from 117 nations participated.
North Korea entered a team in July 2023, but was disqualified due to not allowing independent anti-doping testers into the country.
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