2018 World Weightlifting Championships Explained

2018 World Championships
Size:	150
Host City:	Ashgabat
Dates:	1–10 November
Stadium:	Ashgabat Weightlifting Arena
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

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.

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.

Medal summary

Men

55 kg
Snatch	120 kg	120 kg	115 kg
Clean & Jerk	162 kg	142 kg	140 kg
Total	282 kg	258 kg	252 kg
61 kg
Snatch	143 kg	142 kg	139 kg
Clean & Jerk	174 kg	169 kg	169 kg
Total	317 kg	310 kg	308 kg
67 kg
Snatch	152 kg	150 kg	147 kg
Clean & Jerk	182 kg	180 kg	178 kg
Total	332 kg	323 kg	322 kg
73 kg
Snatch	164 kg	156 kg	155 kg
Clean & Jerk	196 kg	195 kg	187 kg
Total	360 kg	348 kg	343 kg
81 kg
Snatch	173 kg	172 kg	168 kg
Clean & Jerk	204 kg	202 kg	200 kg
Total	374 kg	373 kg	372 kg
89 kg
Snatch	169 kg	169 kg	168 kg
Clean & Jerk	206 kg	205 kg	204 kg
Total	372 kg	371 kg	371 kg
96 kg
Snatch	186 kg	181 kg	180 kg
Clean & Jerk	230 kg	226 kg	217 kg
Total	416 kg	407 kg	391 kg
102 kg
Snatch	180 kg	179 kg	176 kg
Clean & Jerk	218 kg	217 kg	217 kg
Total	396 kg	393 kg	393 kg
109 kg
Snatch	196 kg	195 kg	190 kg
Clean & Jerk	240 kg	228 kg	227 kg
Total	435 kg	419 kg	403 kg
+109 kg
Snatch	217 kg	205 kg	203 kg
Clean & Jerk	257 kg	245 kg	240 kg
Total	474 kg	450 kg	436 kg

Women

45 kg
Snatch	76 kg	75 kg	70 kg
Clean & Jerk	104 kg	95 kg	90 kg
Total	179 kg	171 kg	157 kg
49 kg
Snatch	93 kg	92 kg	84 kg
Clean & Jerk	115 kg	114 kg	105 kg
Total	208 kg	206 kg	188 kg
55 kg
Snatch	102 kg	101 kg	98 kg
Clean & Jerk	124 kg	123 kg	120 kg
Total	225 kg	225 kg	213 kg
59 kg
Snatch	105 kg	103 kg	103 kg
Clean & Jerk	133 kg	132 kg	131 kg
Total	237 kg	231 kg	227 kg
64 kg
Snatch	112 kg	110 kg	107 kg
Clean & Jerk	140 kg	134 kg	127 kg
Total	252 kg	239 kg	234 kg
71 kg
Snatch	115 kg	112 kg	111 kg
Clean & Jerk	152 kg	141 kg	133 kg
Total	267 kg	252 kg	242 kg
76 kg
Snatch	119 kg	118 kg	117 kg
Clean & Jerk	152 kg	150 kg	146 kg
Total	270 kg	269 kg	259 kg
81 kg
Snatch	113 kg	108 kg	108 kg
Clean & Jerk	137 kg	137 kg	136 kg
Total	249 kg	245 kg	242 kg
87 kg
Snatch	117 kg	116 kg	111 kg
Clean & Jerk	152 kg	151 kg	140 kg
Total	268 kg	263 kg	254 kg
+87 kg
Snatch	145 kg	143 kg	130 kg
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	184 kg	165 kg
Total	330 kg	327 kg	295 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

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

Team ranking

Men

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		724
2		468
3		452
4		434
5		395
6		391

Women

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		797
2		488
3		483
4		462
5		421
6		368

Participating nations

A total of 582 competitors from 85 nations participated.

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External links

Notes and References

Web site: Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships. barbend.com. 27 November 2017 . 27 November 2017.
Web site: «Ashgabat 2018» World championships. belli.studio. 2019-08-22. 2019-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822065019/https://belli.studio/work/ashgabat-2018. dead.