2023 World Weightlifting Championships Explained

2023 World Championships
Host City:	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dates:	4–17 September
Stadium:	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex (Green Hall)^[1]
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024

The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4 to 17 September 2023.^[2] ^[3]

The event served as a mandatory event to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4] The competition was previously expected to be held using two platforms instead of one.^[5] ^[6]

Schedule

Men's events
Date →										Sat 9			Sun 10				Mon 11					Wed 13								Sun 17
Event ↓
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									D	C	B	A
															C		B		A
													E	D		C		B		A
																					C		B	A
																						D			C	B	A
																												B	A
																														D	C	B	A


Mon 4			Tue 5					Thu 7														Thu 14				Fri 15				Sat 16
Event ↓
			A
	D	C		B	A
						C	B	A
									E	D	C	B	A
														D	C	B	A
																		E	D	C	B	A
																							C	B	A
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																															C	B	A

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

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

Medal summary

Men

55 kg
Snatch	123 kg	117 kg	116 kg
Clean & Jerk	146 kg	144 kg	143 kg
Total	269 kg	261 kg	259 kg
61 kg
Snatch	141 kg	137 kg	136 kg
Clean & Jerk	168 kg	167 kg	166 kg
Total	308 kg	302 kg	301 kg
67 kg
Snatch	153 kg	146 kg	142 kg
Clean & Jerk	180 kg	176 kg	176 kg
Total	333 kg	321 kg	312 kg
73 kg
Snatch	157 kg	154 kg	154 kg
Clean & Jerk	195 kg	187 kg	187 kg
Total	349 kg	337 kg	334 kg
81 kg
Snatch	164 kg	163 kg	162 kg
Clean & Jerk	209 kg	195 kg	193 kg
Total	356 kg	354 kg	352 kg
89 kg
Snatch	175 kg	173 kg	171 kg
Clean & Jerk	215 kg	213 kg	210 kg
Total	384 kg	383 kg	381 kg
96 kg
Snatch	175 kg	174 kg	172 kg
Clean & Jerk	213 kg	212 kg	209 kg
Total	387 kg	384 kg	379 kg
102 kg
Snatch	183 kg	183 kg	182 kg
Clean & Jerk	224 kg	218 kg	217 kg
Total	404 kg	399 kg	394 kg
109 kg
Snatch	189 kg	181 kg	180 kg
Clean & Jerk	227 kg	226 kg	223 kg
Total	415 kg	407 kg	403 kg
+109 kg
Snatch	220 kg	213 kg	212 kg
Clean & Jerk	253 kg	250 kg	249 kg
Total	473 kg	460 kg	459 kg

Women

45 kg
Snatch	78 kg	77 kg	75 kg
Clean & Jerk	101 kg	93 kg	87 kg
Total	179 kg	170 kg	162 kg
49 kg
Snatch	95 kg	95 kg	90 kg
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	116 kg	112 kg
Total	215 kg	211 kg	200 kg
55 kg
Snatch	91 kg	90 kg	89 kg
Clean & Jerk	112 kg	111 kg	110 kg
Total	203 kg	201 kg	199 kg
59 kg
Snatch	107 kg	106 kg	102 kg
Clean & Jerk	136 kg	130 kg	130 kg
Total	243 kg	236 kg	232 kg
64 kg
Snatch	101 kg	101 kg	100 kg
Clean & Jerk	123 kg	122 kg	122 kg
Total	223 kg	222 kg	220 kg
71 kg
Snatch	120 kg	117 kg	111 kg
Clean & Jerk	153 kg	142 kg	138 kg
Total	273 kg	255 kg	253 kg
76 kg
Snatch	108 kg	106 kg	106 kg
Clean & Jerk	138 kg	136 kg	135 kg
Total	246 kg	242 kg	240 kg
81 kg
Snatch	122 kg	122 kg	115 kg
Clean & Jerk	159 kg	155 kg	146 kg
Total	281 kg	277 kg	256 kg
87 kg
Snatch	112 kg	107 kg	106 kg
Clean & Jerk	156 kg	138 kg	134 kg
Total	245 kg	244 kg	241 kg
+87 kg
Snatch	124 kg	122 kg	121 kg
Clean & Jerk	165 kg	160 kg	155 kg
Total	289 kg	277 kg	276 kg

Team ranking

Men

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		522
2		492
3		458
4		440
5		429
6		399

Women

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Points
1		619
2		559
3		554
4		520
5		434
6		368

Participating nations

A total of 719 competitors from 117 nations participated.^[7]

(2)
AIN (10)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(14)
(9)
(2)
(6)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(4)
(2)
(10)
(5)
(16)
(4)
(18)
(16)
(1)
(20)
(3)
(5)
(6)
(5)
(5)
(9)
(7)
(3)
(1)
(5)
(9)
(11)
(7)
(4)
(11)
(4)
(1)
(3)
(3)
(2)
(3)
(6)
(15)
(16)
(6)
(6)
(4)
(9)
(2)
(14)
(1)
(12)
(8)
(2)
(8)
(2)
(4)
(2)
(2)
(6)
(4)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(19)
(4)
(10)
(5)
(1)
(5)
(5)
(6)
(6)
(5)
(2)
(2)
(4)
(7)
(10)
(10)
(5)
(1)
(8)
(3)
(20)
(1)
(1)
(6)
(1)
(3)
(19)
(18)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(1)
(16)
(1)
(5)
(12)
(15)
(1)
(3)
(7)
(2)
(20)
(13)
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(15)
(7)
IWF Refugee Team (6)
(2)

North Korea entered a team in July 2023,^[8] but was disqualified due to not allowing independent anti-doping testers into the country.^[9]

External links

Results book

Notes and References

Web site: Competition Regulations. 18 November 2023.
News: 21 December 2022 . Saudi Arabia to host 2023 world weightlifting champs . Arab News . 26 December 2022.
News: Barker . Philip . 22 February 2023 . SOPC awards ceremony celebrates achievements of Saudi Arabia's sports stars in 2022 . 28 February 2023 . Inside the Games.
Web site: Weightlifting Qualification System Paris 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220090616/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/12/2022-12-12-Olympic-Games-Paris-2024-qualification-system-Weightlifting-English.pdf . 20 December 2022 . 26 December 2022 . International Weightlifting Federation.
News: Oliver . Brian . 10 November 2022 . Record entries for IWF World Championships as weightlifters take first steps to Paris 2024 . 13 November 2022 . Inside the Games.
News: Oliver . Brian . 13 October 2022 . Exclusive: IWF plans two platforms at Paris qualifying events to cope with huge entry numbers . 10 December 2022 . Inside the Games.
Web site: 1 September 2023 . Start Book . 6 September 2023 . International Weightlifting Federation.
Web site: Oliver . Brian . 7 July 2023 . North Korea's weightlifters set to return at World Championships - if they turn up . Inside the Games.
Web site: Oliver . Brian . North Korea "opens up" to foreigners after threat of weightlifting exclusion . Inside the Games . 8 October 2023.

2023 World Weightlifting Championships Explained

Schedule

Medal table

Medal summary

Men

Women

Team ranking

Men

Women

Participating nations

See also

External links

Notes and References