1999 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999.

1999 World Championships
Host cityGreece Piraeus, Greece
Dates21–28 November
Main venuePeace and Friendship Stadium
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100 drachmas commemorative coin dedicated to the Championships

It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
56 kg (details)
SnatchHalil Mutlu
 Turkey
137.5 kg
WR
Sergio Álvarez
 Cuba
125.0 kgAdrian Jigău
 Romania
125.0 kg
Clean & JerkHalil Mutlu
 Turkey
166.0 kg
WR
Wang Shin-yuan
 Chinese Taipei
157.5 kgIvan Ivanov
 Bulgaria
157.5 kg
TotalHalil Mutlu
 Turkey
302.5 kg
WR
Adrian Jigău
 Romania
282.5 kgWang Shin-yuan
 Chinese Taipei
280.0 kg
62 kg (details)
SnatchShi Zhiyong
 China
147.5 kgLeonidas Sabanis
 Greece
145.0 kgSevdalin Minchev
 Bulgaria
142.5 kg
Clean & JerkLe Maosheng
 China
180.5 kg
WR
Marcus Stephen
 Nauru
172.5 kgSevdalin Minchev
 Bulgaria
172.5 kg
TotalLe Maosheng
 China
320.0 kgLeonidas Sabanis
 Greece
315.0 kgSevdalin Minchev
 Bulgaria
315.0 kg
69 kg (details)
SnatchGalabin Boevski
 Bulgaria
162.5 kg
WR
Georgios Tzelilis
 Greece
155.0 kgValerios Leonidis
 Greece
152.5 kg
Clean & JerkGalabin Boevski
 Bulgaria
196.0 kg
WR
Georgios Tzelilis
 Greece
190.0 kgValerios Leonidis
 Greece
187.5 kg
TotalGalabin Boevski
 Bulgaria
357.5 kg
WR
Georgios Tzelilis
 Greece
345.0 kgValerios Leonidis
 Greece
340.0 kg
77 kg (details)
SnatchKhachatur Kyapanaktsyan
 Armenia
170.5 kg
WR
Plamen Zhelyazkov
 Bulgaria
170.0 kgBadr Salem Nayef
 Qatar
165.0 kg
Clean & JerkBadr Salem Nayef
 Qatar
205.0 kgViktor Mitrou
 Greece
205.0 kgNader Sufyan Abbas
 Qatar
202.5 kg
TotalBadr Salem Nayef
 Qatar
370.0 kgViktor Mitrou
 Greece
370.0 kgPlamen Zhelyazkov
 Bulgaria
370.0 kg
85 kg (details)
SnatchPyrros Dimas
 Greece
180.5 kg
WR
Giorgi Asanidze
 Georgia
177.5 kgMarc Huster
 Germany
177.5 kg
Clean & JerkShahin Nassirinia
 Iran
215.0 kgChristos Spyrou
 Greece
207.5 kgPyrros Dimas
 Greece
207.5 kg
TotalShahin Nassirinia
 Iran
390.0 kgPyrros Dimas
 Greece
387.5 kgMarc Huster
 Germany
382.5 kg
94 kg (details)
SnatchAkakios Kakiasvilis
 Greece
188.0 kg
WR
Leonidas Kokas
 Greece
185.0 kgHakob Pilosyan
 Armenia
182.5 kg
Clean & JerkAkakios Kakiasvilis
 Greece
225.0 kgSzymon Kołecki
 Poland
225.0 kgBünyamin Sudaş
 Turkey
220.0 kg
TotalAkakios Kakiasvilis
 Greece
412.5 kgSzymon Kołecki
 Poland
405.0 kgLeonidas Kokas
 Greece
402.5 kg
105 kg (details)
SnatchDenys Hotfrid
 Ukraine
195.0 kgChoi Jong-keun
 South Korea
190.0 kgEvgeny Shishlyannikov
 Russia
190.0 kg
Clean & JerkEvgeny Shishlyannikov
 Russia
235.0 kgDenys Hotfrid
 Ukraine
235.0 kgRobert Dołęga
 Poland
225.0 kg
TotalDenys Hotfrid
 Ukraine
430.0 kgEvgeny Shishlyannikov
 Russia
425.0 kgChoi Jong-keun
 South Korea
410.0 kg
+105 kg (details)
SnatchJaber Saeed Salem
 Qatar
205.0 kgHossein Rezazadeh
 Iran
206.0 kg
WR
Viktors Ščerbatihs
 Latvia
200.0 kg
Clean & JerkAndrey Chemerkin
 Russia
257.5 kgKim Tae-hyun
 South Korea
252.5 kgJaber Saeed Salem
 Qatar
250.0 kg
TotalAndrey Chemerkin
 Russia
457.5 kgJaber Saeed Salem
 Qatar
455.0 kgHossein Rezazadeh
 Iran
447.5 kg

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
48 kg (details)
SnatchSri Indriyani
 Indonesia
82.5 kgLi Xuezhao
 China
80.0 kgChu Nan-mei
 Chinese Taipei
80.0 kg
Clean & JerkDonka Mincheva
 Bulgaria
113.5 kg
WR
Kunjarani Devi
 India
105.0 kgKaori Niyanagi
 Japan
105.0 kg
TotalDonka Mincheva
 Bulgaria
192.5 kgSri Indriyani
 Indonesia
185.0 kgKaori Niyanagi
 Japan
185.0 kg
53 kg (details)
SnatchLi Feng-ying
 Chinese Taipei
95.0 kgWinarni Binti Slamet
 Indonesia
90.0 kgSwe Swe Win
 Myanmar
85.0 kg
Clean & JerkLi Feng-ying
 Chinese Taipei
121.5 kg
WR
Winarni Binti Slamet
 Indonesia
112.5 kgWang Xiufen
 China
112.5 kg
TotalLi Feng-ying
 Chinese Taipei
215.0 kgWinarni Binti Slamet
 Indonesia
202.5 kgWang Xiufen
 China
197.5 kg
58 kg (details)
SnatchChen Yanqing
 China
105.5 kg
WR
Ri Song-hui
 North Korea
100.0 kgKuo Ping-chun
 Chinese Taipei
97.5 kg
Clean & JerkRi Song-hui
 North Korea
131.0 kg
WR
Chen Yanqing
 China
130.0 kgKuo Ping-chun
 Chinese Taipei
125.0 kg
TotalChen Yanqing
 China
235.0 kg
WR
Ri Song-hui
 North Korea
230.0 kgKuo Ping-chun
 Chinese Taipei
222.5 kg
63 kg (details)
SnatchChen Jui-lien
 Chinese Taipei
107.5 kgValentina Popova
 Russia
105.0 kgXiong Meiying
 China
105.0 kg
Clean & JerkChen Jui-lien
 Chinese Taipei
132.5 kgXiong Meiying
 China
132.5 kg
WR
Ioanna Chatziioannou
 Greece
127.5 kg
TotalChen Jui-lien
 Chinese Taipei
240.0 kg
WR
Xiong Meiying
 China
237.5 kgValentina Popova
 Russia
232.5 kg
69 kg (details)
SnatchErzsébet Márkus
 Hungary
107.5 kgMilena Trendafilova
 Bulgaria
105.0 kgSun Tianni
 China
105.0 kg
Clean & JerkSun Tianni
 China
143.0 kg
WR
Irina Kasimova
 Russia
130.0 kgMilena Trendafilova
 Bulgaria
127.5 kg
TotalSun Tianni
 China
247.5 kgMilena Trendafilova
 Bulgaria
232.5 kgErzsébet Márkus
 Hungary
232.5 kg
75 kg (details)
SnatchXu Jiao
 China
112.5 kgKim Soon-hee
 South Korea
107.5 kgRuth Ogbeifo
 Nigeria
107.5 kg
Clean & JerkKim Soon-hee
 South Korea
135.0 kgXu Jiao
 China
135.0 kgRuth Ogbeifo
 Nigeria
132.5 kg
TotalXu Jiao
 China
247.5 kgKim Soon-hee
 South Korea
242.5 kgRuth Ogbeifo
 Nigeria
240.0 kg
+75 kg (details)
SnatchDing Meiyuan
 China
127.5 kgAgata Wróbel
 Poland
127.5 kg
WR
Cheryl Haworth
 United States
115.0 kg
Clean & JerkDing Meiyuan
 China
157.5 kg
WR
Agata Wróbel
 Poland
152.5 kgChen Hsiao-lien
 Chinese Taipei
142.5 kg
TotalDing Meiyuan
 China
285.0 kg
WR
Agata Wróbel
 Poland
280.0 kgBalkisu Musa
 Nigeria
252.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China5117
2  Bulgaria2125
3  Chinese Taipei2024
4  Greece1427
5  Russia1113
6  Qatar1102
7  Iran1012
8  Turkey1001
 Ukraine1001
10  Indonesia0202
 Poland0202
12  South Korea0112
13  North Korea0101
 Romania0101
15  Nigeria0022
16  Germany0011
 Hungary0011
 Japan0011
Totals (18 entries)15151545

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China125421
2  Chinese Taipei61613
3  Bulgaria53614
4  Greece410620
5  Russia3328
6  Qatar3137
7  Turkey3014
8  Iran2114
9  Ukraine2103
10  South Korea1416
11  Indonesia1405
12  North Korea1203
13  Armenia1012
 Hungary1012
15  Poland0516
16  Romania0112
17  Cuba0101
 Georgia0101
 India0101
 Nauru0101
21  Nigeria0044
22  Germany0022
 Japan0022
24  Latvia0011
 Myanmar0011
 United States0011
Totals (26 entries)454545135

Team ranking

Women

RankTeamPoints
1  China530
2  Chinese Taipei392
3  Bulgaria374
4  Thailand371
5  Nigeria366
6  United States333

Participating nations

626 competitors from 87 nations competed.

References

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