1989 World Weightlifting Championships

The following is the final results of the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom.

1989 World Championships
Host cityAthens, Greece and Manchester, United Kingdom
DatesUnknown
← 1988
1990 →

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
52 kg
SnatchHe Zhuoqiang
 China
117.5 kgIvan Ivanov
 Bulgaria
117.5 kgTraian Cihărean
 Romania
115.0 kg
Clean & JerkIvan Ivanov
 Bulgaria
155.0 kg
WR
Traian Cihărean
 Romania
145.0 kgHe Zhuoqiang
 China
145.0 kg
TotalIvan Ivanov
 Bulgaria
272.5 kg
WR
He Zhuoqiang
 China
262.5 kgTraian Cihărean
 Romania
260.0 kg
56 kg
SnatchLiu Shoubin
 China
130.0 kgHafiz Suleymanov
 Soviet Union
130.0 kgHe Yingqiang
 China
125.0 kg
Clean & JerkHafiz Suleymanov
 Soviet Union
157.5 kgChun Byung-kwan
 South Korea
155.0 kgLiu Shoubin
 China
155.0 kg
TotalHafiz Suleymanov
 Soviet Union
287.5 kgLiu Shoubin
 China
285.0 kgHe Yingqiang
 China
280.0 kg
60 kg
SnatchNaim Süleymanoğlu
 Turkey
145.0 kgAttila Czanka
 Romania
137.5 kgRi Jae-son
 North Korea
137.5 kg
Clean & JerkNaim Süleymanoğlu
 Turkey
172.5 kgNikolay Peshalov
 Bulgaria
170.0 kgAttila Czanka
 Romania
167.5 kg
TotalNaim Süleymanoğlu
 Turkey
317.5 kgNikolay Peshalov
 Bulgaria
307.5 kgAttila Czanka
 Romania
305.0 kg
67.5 kg
SnatchIsrael Militosyan
 Soviet Union
160.0 kg
WR
Yoto Yotov
 Bulgaria
155.0 kgKim Myong-nam
 North Korea
152.5 kg
Clean & JerkIsrael Militosyan
 Soviet Union
187.5 kgAndreas Behm
 East Germany
182.5 kgYoto Yotov
 Bulgaria
182.5 kg
TotalIsrael Militosyan
 Soviet Union
347.5 kgYoto Yotov
 Bulgaria
337.5 kgKim Myong-nam
 North Korea
327.5 kg
75 kg
SnatchCai Yanshu
 China
160.0 kgAltimurat Orazdurdiev
 Soviet Union
160.0 kgPablo Lara
 Cuba
157.5 kg
Clean & JerkAltimurat Orazdurdiev
 Soviet Union
202.5 kgJon Chol-ho
 North Korea
200.0 kgAleksandar Varbanov
 Bulgaria
200.0 kg
TotalAltimurat Orazdurdiev
 Soviet Union
362.5 kgPablo Lara
 Cuba
357.5 kgJon Chol-ho
 North Korea
355.0 kg
82.5 kg
SnatchKiril Kounev
 Bulgaria
172.5 kgIngo Steinhöfel
 East Germany
170.0 kgSergey Li
 Soviet Union
170.0 kg
Clean & JerkKiril Kounev
 Bulgaria
212.5 kgPlamen Bratoychev
 Bulgaria
210.0 kgIngo Steinhöfel
 East Germany
207.5 kg
TotalKiril Kounev
 Bulgaria
385.0 kgPlamen Bratoychev
 Bulgaria
380.0 kgIngo Steinhöfel
 East Germany
377.5 kg
90 kg
SnatchSergey Syrtsov
 Soviet Union
185.0 kgAnatoly Khrapaty
 Soviet Union
185.0 kgIvan Chakarov
 Bulgaria
180.0 kg
Clean & JerkAnatoly Khrapaty
 Soviet Union
230.0 kgSergey Syrtsov
 Soviet Union
222.5 kgIvan Chakarov
 Bulgaria
220.0 kg
TotalAnatoly Khrapaty
 Soviet Union
415.0 kgSergey Syrtsov
 Soviet Union
407.5 kgIvan Chakarov
 Bulgaria
400.0 kg
100 kg
SnatchNicu Vlad
 Romania
190.0 kgPetar Stefanov
 Bulgaria
187.5 kgPavel Kuznetsov
 Soviet Union
180.0 kg
Clean & JerkPetar Stefanov
 Bulgaria
227.5 kgUdo Guse
 East Germany
222.5 kgNicu Vlad
 Romania
222.5 kg
TotalPetar Stefanov
 Bulgaria
415.0 kgNicu Vlad
 Romania
412.5 kgPavel Kuznetsov
 Soviet Union
400.0 kg
110 kg
SnatchRonny Weller
 East Germany
202.5 kgYury Zakharevich
 Soviet Union
202.5 kgAndrew Davies
 Great Britain
185.0 kg
Clean & JerkStefan Botev
 Bulgaria
242.5 kgMirosław Dąbrowski
 Poland
212.5 kgAndrew Davies
 Great Britain
210.0 kg
TotalStefan Botev
 Bulgaria
427.5 kgAndrew Davies
 Great Britain
395.0 kgMirosław Dąbrowski
 Poland
382.5 kg
+110 kg
SnatchAleksandr Kurlovich
 Soviet Union
215.0 kgRizvan Geliskhanov
 Soviet Union
200.0 kgMichael Schubert
 East Germany
195.0 kg
Clean & JerkAleksandr Kurlovich
 Soviet Union
245.0 kgManfred Nerlinger
 West Germany
242.5 kgRizvan Geliskhanov
 Soviet Union
232.5 kg
TotalAleksandr Kurlovich
 Soviet Union
460.0 kgRizvan Geliskhanov
 Soviet Union
432.5 kgMichael Schubert
 East Germany
425.0 kg

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
44 kg
SnatchXing Fen
 China
72.5 kg
WR
Kunjarani Devi
 India
57.5 kgBastiyah Said Muhamad
 Indonesia
57.5 kg
Clean & JerkXing Fen
 China
92.5 kg
WR
Kunjarani Devi
 India
75.0 kgBastiyah Said Muhamad
 Indonesia
72.5 kg
TotalXing Fen
 China
165.0 kg
WR
Kunjarani Devi
 India
132.5 kgBastiyah Said Muhamad
 Indonesia
130.0 kg
48 kg
SnatchHuang Xiaoyu
 China
75.0 kgChoi Myung-shik
 South Korea
65.0 kgRobin Byrd
 United States
62.5 kg
Clean & JerkHuang Xiaoyu
 China
97.5 kg
WR
Choi Myung-shik
 South Korea
82.5 kgChu Nan-mei
 Chinese Taipei
77.5 kg
TotalHuang Xiaoyu
 China
172.5 kg
WR
Choi Myung-shik
 South Korea
147.5 kgChu Nan-mei
 Chinese Taipei
137.5 kg
52 kg
SnatchPeng Liping
 China
77.5 kgHiromi Uemura
 Japan
70.0 kgChhaya Adak
 India
65.0 kg
Clean & JerkPeng Liping
 China
107.5 kg
WR
Hiromi Uemura
 Japan
85.0 kgSiyka Stoeva
 Bulgaria
82.5 kg
TotalPeng Liping
 China
185.0 kg
WR
Hiromi Uemura
 Japan
155.0 kgSiyka Stoeva
 Bulgaria
147.5 kg
56 kg
SnatchXing Liwei
 China
77.5 kgLalita Polley
 India
72.5 kgJaneta Georgieva
 Bulgaria
77.5 kg
Clean & JerkXing Liwei
 China
102.5 kgShyamala Shetty
 India
92.5 kgYang Mei-tzu
 Chinese Taipei
90.0 kg
TotalXing Liwei
 China
180.0 kgJaneta Georgieva
 Bulgaria
162.5 kgLalita Polley
 India
160.0 kg
60 kg
SnatchMa Na
 China
87.5 kgCamelia Nikolaeva
 Bulgaria
87.5 kg
WR
Daniela Kerkelova
 Bulgaria
82.5 kg
Clean & JerkMa Na
 China
115.0 kgCamelia Nikolaeva
 Bulgaria
115.0 kg
WR
Maria Christoforidou
 Greece
100.0 kg
TotalMa Na
 China
202.5 kgCamelia Nikolaeva
 Bulgaria
202.5 kg
WR
Daniela Kerkelova
 Bulgaria
182.5 kg
67.5 kg
SnatchGuo Qiuxiang
 China
97.5 kg
WR
Mária Takács
 Hungary
87.5 kgDiana Fuhrman
 United States
87.5 kg
Clean & JerkGuo Qiuxiang
 China
122.5 kg
WR
Mária Takács
 Hungary
112.5 kgKumi Haseba
 Japan
107.5 kg
TotalGuo Qiuxiang
 China
220.0 kg
WR
Mária Takács
 Hungary
200.0 kgValkana Tosheva
 Bulgaria
190.0 kg
75 kg
SnatchMilena Trendafilova
 Bulgaria
95.0 kg
WR
Arlys Kovach
 United States
92.5 kgZhang Xiaoli
 China
90.0 kg
Clean & JerkMilena Trendafilova
 Bulgaria
125.0 kgZhang Xiaoli
 China
125.0 kg
WR
Chen Shu-chih
 Chinese Taipei
110.0 kg
TotalMilena Trendafilova
 Bulgaria
220.0 kg
WR
Zhang Xiaoli
 China
215.0 kgArlys Kovach
 United States
202.5 kg
82.5 kg
SnatchLi Hongling
 China
102.5 kg
WR
María Isabel Urrutia
 Colombia
100.0 kgJudy Oakes
 Great Britain
87.5 kg
Clean & JerkLi Hongling
 China
137.5 kg
WR
María Isabel Urrutia
 Colombia
130.0 kgErika Takács
 Hungary
117.5 kg
TotalLi Hongling
 China
240.0 kg
WR
María Isabel Urrutia
 Colombia
230.0 kgJudy Oakes
 Great Britain
202.5 kg
+82.5 kg
SnatchKaryn Marshall
 United States
110.0 kg
WR
Han Changmei
 China
105.0 kgChristina Ilieva
 Bulgaria
82.5 kg
Clean & JerkHan Changmei
 China
137.5 kg
WR
Karyn Marshall
 United States
130.0 kgCarol Cady
 United States
105.0 kg
TotalHan Changmei
 China
242.5 kg
WR
Karyn Marshall
 United States
240.0 kgCarol Cady
 United States
185.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China83112
2  Bulgaria55414
3  Soviet Union5218
4  Turkey1001
5  Romania0123
 United States0123
7  Great Britain0112
 India0112
9  Colombia0101
 Cuba0101
 Hungary0101
 Japan0101
 South Korea0101
14  East Germany0022
 North Korea0022
16  Chinese Taipei0011
 Indonesia0011
 Poland0011
Totals (18 entries)19191957

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China265536
2  Soviet Union138425
3  Bulgaria12121236
4  Turkey3003
5  Romania1359
 United States1359
7  East Germany1348
8  India0527
9  South Korea0404
10  Hungary0314
 Japan0314
12  Colombia0303
13  Great Britain0145
 North Korea0145
15  Cuba0112
 Poland0112
17  West Germany0101
18  Chinese Taipei0044
19  Indonesia0033
20  Greece0011
Totals (20 entries)575757171

References