IWF World Weightlifter of the Year explained

The IWF World Weightlifter of the Year award is a prize that can be won by weightlifters participating in events within the sport of weightlifting organised by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).^[1]

Men

Year	Winner	Country	Ref
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006			^[2]
2007			^[3]
2008			^[4]
2009			^[5]
2010			^[6]
2011			^[7]
2012			^[8]
2013			^[9]
2014			^[10]
2015			^[11]
2016			^[12]
2017			^[13]
2018			^[14]
2019			^[15]

Women

Year	Winner	Country	Ref
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

See also

• International Weightlifting Federation
• World Weightlifting Championships
• List of world records in Olympic weightlifting

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year. IWF. 8. 11 February 2013.
2. Web site: Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year. IWF. 11 February 2013.
3. Web site: Best Lifters of 2007. IWF. 11 February 2013.
4. Web site: Lifters of the Year 2008. IWF. 11 February 2013.
5. Web site: Lu Xiaoyun (CHN) and Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) voted as Lifters of the Year. 3 May 2010 . IWF. 11 February 2013.
6. Web site: World Weightlifting's Best Lifters of 2010. 20 March 2011 . IWF. 11 February 2013.
7. Web site: World Weightlifting's 2011 Best Lifters received Trophies in Moscow ceremony. 23 March 2012 . IWF. 11 February 2013.
8. Web site: Salimikordasiabi and Chinshanlo are the Best of 2012. 31 January 2013 . IWF. 11 February 2013.
9. Web site: Best Lifters 2013. IWF. 9 February 2014.
10. Web site: Ilyin and Kashirina are Best Lifters of 2014. IWF. 15 March 2015.
11. Web site: Best of 2015: HSU SHU-CHING and ILYA ILYIN. 24 February 2016 . IWF. 4 March 2016.
12. Web site: 2016 Jenő Boskovics Award winners for Lifter of the Year revealed. 7 February 2017 . IWF. 7 February 2017.
13. Web site: 2017 Lifter of the Year Lasha Talakhadze. IWF. 6 February 2018.
14. Web site: Talakhadze and Valentin are Best for 2018 again. 11 February 2019 . IWF. 11 February 2019.
15. Web site: IWF 2019 Lifter of the Year – American and Georgian Winners. 20 February 2020 . IWF. 20 February 2020.