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.
Host city | Ashgabat |
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Dates | 1–10 November |
Main venue | Ashgabat Weightlifting Arena |
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.
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
2 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | North Korea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
18 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 26 | 23 | 5 | 54 |
2 | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
3 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Armenia | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
8 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
10 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
11 | Belarus | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
12 | Egypt | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
15 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
17 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
18 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
20 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
21 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
22 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
23 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
26 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
28 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (32 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |
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A total of 582 competitors from 85 nations participated.