See main article: 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the heavyweight ( - 105 kg) division was staged on 15 November 1998.
| Snatch | 195.0 kg | 192.5 kg | 190.0 kg | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | 232.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 225.0 kg | ||||
| Total | 422.5 kg | 420.0 kg | 415.0 kg |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank | width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank |
| 104.67 | 190.0 | 222.5 | 227.5 | 232.5 | 422.5 | ||||||||||
| 102.92 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 225.0 | 420.0 | |||||||||
| 104.85 | 187.5 | 192.5 | 222.5 | 4 | 415.0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 104.90 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 4 | 220.0 | 7 | 410.0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 104.08 | 180.0 | 9 | 220.0 | 227.5 | 407.5 | |||||||||
| 6 | 104.61 | 185.0 | 6 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 6 | 405.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | 104.72 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 7 | 210.0 | 13 | 392.5 | ||||||||
| 8 | 100.59 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 8 | 210.0 | 11 | 390.0 | ||||||||
| 9 | 104.10 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 10 | 202.5 | 210.0 | 12 | 385.0 | |||||||
| 10 | 104.37 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 13 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 9 | 385.0 | |||||||
| 11 | 102.01 | 165.0 | 17 | 205.0 | 215.0 | 8 | 380.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | 104.40 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 16 | 200.0 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 10 | 380.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 104.65 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 11 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 14 | 380.0 | |||||||
| 14 | 104.71 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 14 | 205.0 | 15 | 375.0 | ||||||||
| 15 | 104.72 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 12 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 19 | 372.5 | |||||||
| 16 | 101.78 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 15 | 195.0 | 202.5 | 16 | 370.0 | |||||||
| 17 | 103.94 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 18 | 190.0 | 197.5 | 200.0 | 18 | 365.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 103.55 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 21 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 17 | 360.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 104.58 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 19 | 182.5 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 21 | 360.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 104.80 | 160.0 | 22 | 200.0 | 20 | 360.0 | |||||||||
| 21 | 100.80 | 155.0 | 162.5 | 20 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 23 | 345.0 | |||||||
| 22 | 104.22 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 24 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 22 | 345.0 | |||||||
| 23 | 94.08 | 120.0 | 25 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 24 | 265.0 | ||||||||
| — | 104.51 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 5 | — | — | ||||||||
| — | 104.63 | 150.5 | 157.5 | 23 | — | — | |||||||||
| — | 102.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| — | 104.03 | — | 220.0 | — | 5 | — | |||||||||
| — | 104.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||