See main article: 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland November 7–15, 1998. The men's competition in the featherweight ( - 62 kg) division was staged on November 9, 1998.
| Snatch | 147.5 kg | 145.0 kg | 140.0 kg | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | 172.5 kg | 172.5 kg | 170.0 kg | ||||
| Total | 320.0 kg | 317.5 kg | 310.0 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 |
| 61.76 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 320.0 | |||||||||
| 61.80 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 172.5 | 317.5 | |||||||||||
| 61.32 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 140.0 | 162.5 | 170.0 | 310.0 | |||||||||
| 4 | 61.67 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 5 | 170.0 | 5 | 310.0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 61.48 | 137.5 | 6 | 170.0 | 4 | 307.5 | |||||||||
| 6 | 61.57 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 4 | 162.5 | 7 | 302.5 | ||||||||
| 7 | 61.78 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 8 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 6 | 302.5 | |||||||
| 8 | 61.60 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 132.5 | 9 | 155.0 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 8 | 295.0 | |||||
| 9 | 61.63 | 137.5 | 7 | 157.5 | 12 | 295.0 | |||||||||
| 10 | 61.83 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 11 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 160.0 | 11 | 287.5 | ||||||
| 11 | 61.91 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 12 | 162.5 | 9 | 287.5 | ||||||||
| 12 | 61.58 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 10 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 13 | 282.5 | ||||||
| 13 | 61.83 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 13 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 14 | 272.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 61.53 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 15 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 15 | 260.0 | |||||||
| 15 | 61.76 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 16 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 18 | 257.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 61.65 | 112.5 | 17 | 142.5 | 17 | 255.0 | |||||||||
| 17 | 60.98 | 110.0 | 18 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 16 | 252.5 | ||||||||
| 18 | 61.32 | 110.0 | 19 | 140.0 | 19 | 250.0 | |||||||||
| 19 | 61.10 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 20 | 130.0 | 20 | 237.5 | ||||||||
| 20 | 61.25 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 21 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 21 | 225.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 61.60 | 95.0 | 22 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 22 | 225.0 | ||||||||
| — | 61.69 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 14 | — | — | |||||||||
| — | 61.47 | — | 150.0 | 160.0 | 10 | — | |||||||||
| — | 61.52 | — | 120.0 | 127.5 | 23 | — | |||||||||
| width=100 | Snatch | width=70 | 147.5 kg | width=250 align=left | width=70 |