2017 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, California, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017.[1][2]
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Host city | ![]() |
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Dates | 28 November – 5 December |
Main venue | Anaheim Convention Center |
Doping bans
Nine countries were banned from competing at the World Championships due to their history of doping at previous Olympic Games, under International Weightlifting Federation rules stating that any country that had three positive tests uncovered by the International Olympic Committee during re-testing of stored urine samples for banned substances from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics would be banned.
The banned countries were: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan.[3]
Boycott
North Korea and Venezuela boycotted the World Championships due to the crises in relations between the United States and these countries.[4] The World Championships organizing committee had said it did not foresee any visa problems for the North Korean team.[5]
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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56 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Thạch Kim Tuấn![]() | 126 kg | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn![]() | 119 kg | Josué Brachi![]() | 118 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Thạch Kim Tuấn![]() | 153 kg | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn![]() | 151 kg | Carlos Berna![]() | 149 kg |
Total | Thạch Kim Tuấn![]() | 279 kg | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn![]() | 270 kg | Carlos Berna![]() | 266 kg |
62 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Trịnh Văn Vinh![]() | 136 kg | Han Myeong-mok![]() | 135 kg | Adkhamjon Ergashev![]() | 135 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Francisco Mosquera![]() | 170 kg | José Montes![]() | 167 kg | Antonio Vázquez![]() | 165 kg |
Total | Francisco Mosquera![]() | 300 kg | Yoichi Itokazu![]() | 299 kg | Shota Mishvelidze![]() | 298 kg |
69 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Won Jeong-sik![]() | 148 kg | Tairat Bunsuk![]() | 147 kg | Mirko Zanni![]() | 144 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Doston Yokubov![]() | 179 kg | Won Jeong-sik![]() | 178 kg | Bernardin Matam![]() | 177 kg |
Total | Won Jeong-sik![]() | 326 kg | Tairat Bunsuk![]() | 321 kg | Bernardin Matam![]() | 318 kg |
77 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Mohamed Ehab![]() | 165 kg | Rejepbaý Rejepow![]() | 158 kg | Erkand Qerimaj![]() | 155 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Mohamed Ehab![]() | 196 kg | Rejepbaý Rejepow![]() | 194 kg | Harrison Maurus![]() | 193 kg |
Total | Mohamed Ehab![]() | 361 kg | Rejepbaý Rejepow![]() | 352 kg | Harrison Maurus![]() | 348 kg |
85 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Arley Méndez![]() | 175 kg | Kianoush Rostami![]() | 174 kg | Antonino Pizzolato![]() | 162 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Arley Méndez![]() | 203 kg | Krzysztof Zwarycz![]() | 197 kg | Romain Imadouchène![]() | 196 kg |
Total | Arley Méndez![]() | 378 kg | Krzysztof Zwarycz![]() | 359 kg | Antonino Pizzolato![]() | 358 kg |
94 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Sohrab Moradi![]() | 184 kg | Farkhodbek Sobirov![]() | 183 kg | Ragab Abdelhay![]() | 172 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Sohrab Moradi![]() | 233 kg WR |
Fares El-Bakh![]() | 220 kg | Ayoub Mousavi![]() | 214 kg |
Total | Sohrab Moradi![]() | 417 kg WR |
Ayoub Mousavi![]() | 385 kg | Fares El-Bakh![]() | 383 kg |
105 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Ali Hashemi![]() | 183 kg | Ivan Efremov![]() | 182 kg | Jorge Arroyo![]() | 181 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Seo Hui-yeop![]() | 222 kg | Artūrs Plēsnieks![]() | 222 kg | Ali Hashemi![]() | 221 kg |
Total | Ali Hashemi![]() | 404 kg | Artūrs Plēsnieks![]() | 402 kg | Ivan Efremov![]() | 399 kg |
+105 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Lasha Talakhadze![]() | 220 kg WR |
Behdad Salimi![]() | 211 kg | Saeid Alihosseini![]() | 203 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Lasha Talakhadze![]() | 257 kg | Mart Seim![]() | 253 kg | Saeid Alihosseini![]() | 251 kg |
Total | Lasha Talakhadze![]() | 477 kg WR |
Saeid Alihosseini![]() | 454 kg | Behdad Salimi![]() | 453 kg |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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48 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Thunya Sukcharoen![]() | 86 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu![]() | 85 kg | Ana Segura![]() | 81 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu![]() | 109 kg | Thunya Sukcharoen![]() | 107 kg | Chiraphan Nanthawong![]() | 102 kg |
Total | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu![]() | 194 kg | Thunya Sukcharoen![]() | 193 kg | Ana Segura![]() | 182 kg |
53 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Sopita Tanasan![]() | 96 kg | Kristina Şermetowa![]() | 91 kg | Joanna Łochowska![]() | 87 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Sopita Tanasan![]() | 114 kg | Hidilyn Diaz![]() | 113 kg | Kristina Şermetowa![]() | 113 kg |
Total | Sopita Tanasan![]() | 210 kg | Kristina Şermetowa![]() | 204 kg | Hidilyn Diaz![]() | 199 kg |
58 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Sukanya Srisurat![]() | 105 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun![]() | 105 kg | Rebeka Koha![]() | 101 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Kuo Hsing-chun![]() | 135 kg | Mikiko Ando![]() | 126 kg | Alexandra Escobar![]() | 122 kg |
Total | Kuo Hsing-chun![]() | 240 kg | Sukanya Srisurat![]() | 225 kg | Rebeka Koha![]() | 222 kg |
63 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Loredana Toma![]() | 109 kg | Maude Charron![]() | 102 kg | Lina Rivas![]() | 101 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Loredana Toma![]() | 128 kg | Rattanawan Wamalun![]() | 127 kg | Lina Rivas![]() | 124 kg |
Total | Loredana Toma![]() | 237 kg | Lina Rivas![]() | 225 kg | Mercedes Pérez![]() | 225 kg |
69 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Miyareth Mendoza![]() | 106 kg | Mattie Rogers![]() | 104 kg | Leydi Solís![]() | 104 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Sara Ahmed![]() | 136 kg | Leydi Solís![]() | 135 kg | Mattie Rogers![]() | 131 kg |
Total | Leydi Solís![]() | 239 kg | Mattie Rogers![]() | 235 kg | Miyareth Mendoza![]() | 233 kg |
75 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Lydia Valentín![]() | 118 kg | Neisi Dajomes![]() | 108 kg | Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg![]() | 107 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Lydia Valentín![]() | 140 kg | Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke![]() | 134 kg | Neisi Dajomes![]() | 132 kg |
Total | Lydia Valentín![]() | 258 kg | Neisi Dajomes![]() | 240 kg | Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke![]() | 237 kg |
90 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Anastasiia Hotfrid![]() | 120 kg | Crismery Santana![]() | 113 kg | Oliba Nieve![]() | 112 kg |
Clean & Jerk | María Fernanda Valdés![]() | 146 kg | Anastasiia Hotfrid![]() | 145 kg | Crismery Santana![]() | 141 kg |
Total | Anastasiia Hotfrid![]() | 265 kg | María Fernanda Valdés![]() | 255 kg | Crismery Santana![]() | 254 kg |
+90 kg () | ||||||
Snatch | Sarah Robles![]() | 126 kg | Laurel Hubbard![]() | 124 kg | Tania Mascorro![]() | 119 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Sarah Robles![]() | 158 kg | Shaimaa Khalaf![]() | 153 kg | Duangaksorn Chaidee![]() | 152 kg |
Total | Sarah Robles![]() | 284 kg | Laurel Hubbard![]() | 275 kg | Shaimaa Khalaf![]() | 268 kg |
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (30 entries) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 |
Team ranking
Men
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Women
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Participating nations
A total of 315 competitors from 63 nations participated.
Albania (5)
Algeria (1)
Austria (1)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (6)
Bulgaria (5)
Cameroon (4)
Canada (9)
Chile (2)
Chinese Taipei (11)
Colombia (16)
Croatia (1)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (1)
Ecuador (11)
Egypt (5)
Estonia (2)
Fiji (2)
Finland (5)
France (7)
Georgia (4)
Germany (8)
Ghana (3)
Great Britain (5)
Hungary (2)
Iceland (4)
India (8)
Iran (8)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (1)
Israel (5)
Italy (8)
Japan (15)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (1)
Lithuania (4)
Malaysia (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (11)
Mongolia (3)
New Zealand (2)
Norway (2)
Peru (5)
Philippines (2)
Poland (5)
Qatar (1)
Romania (6)
Saudi Arabia (6)
Serbia (1)
Slovakia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (11)
Spain (10)
Sweden (2)
Thailand (16)
Tunisia (1)
Turkmenistan (5)
Uganda (2)
United States (16)
Uzbekistan (10)
Vietnam (12)
References
- "Anaheim, USA to Host 2017 IWF World Championships". iwf.net. 18 October 2016.
- "Schedule". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Russia, China among 9 top weightlifting countries hit with doping ban". September 30, 2017.
- "North Korea declines to compete in World Weightlifting Championship in US". Report News Agency.
- Oliver, Brian (November 8, 2017). "Weightlifting: North Korea not among entrants for world champs in U.S." Reuters – via www.reuters.com.