The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was a historic one, no doubt, with a dominant performance by China and world records for the combined lift totals in nine of the 20 weight classes.
The Chinese have regularly led the medal table at the IWF Worlds, but have not had this kind of success – nobody has – since 1997, when the Chinese won 10 golds (in 19 classes). In Pattaya, and counting only the medals for the combined lifts, China won 18 medals in all, including 10 golds (in 20 classes), five silvers and three bronzes.
The record books were re-written with nine new marks for the combined lifts:
● Men/55 kg: 294 kg (~648 lbs.) by Yun-Chol Om (PRK) ~ fifth Worlds gold
● Men/61 kg: 318 kg (~701 lbs.) by Fabin Li (CHN)
● Men/73 kg: 361 kg (~796 lbs.) by Zhiyong Shi (CHN) ~ third Worlds gold
● Men/81 kg: 378 kg (~833 lbs.) by Xiaojun Lu (CHN) ~ fifth Worlds gold
● Men/+109 kg: 484 kg (~1,067 lbs.) by Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) ~ fourth Worlds gold
● Women/49 kg: 212 kg (~467 lbs.) ~ Huihua Jiang (CHN) ~ second Worlds gold
● Women/58 kg: 246 kg (~542 lbs.) ~ Hsing Chun Kuo (TPE) ~ fourth Worlds gold
● Women/64 kg: 261 kg (~575 lbs.) ~ Wei Deng (CHN) ~ fifth Worlds gold
● Women/+87 kg: 332 kg (~732 lbs.) ~ Wenwen Li (CHN)
Both Talakhadze and Deng set new records in all three categories in Pattaya: for the Snatch, Clean & Jerk and combined.
As noted above, there were a lot of familiar faces on the podium, as eight of the 20 winners were repeaters from 2018:
Men (6):
● Men/55 kg: Yun Chol Om (PRK)
● Men/67 kg: Lijun Chen (CHN)
● Men/73 kg: Zhiyong Shi (CHN)
● Men/81 kg: Xiaojun Lyu (CHN)
● Men 109 kg: Simon Martirosyan (ARM
● Men/+109 kg: Lasha Aakahadze (GEO)
Women (2):
● Women/58 kg: Hsing Chun Kuo (TPE)
● Women/64 kg: Wei Deng (CHN)
China’s 10 golds were the most in 22 years, but their overall total of 18 was down one from the 2018 Worlds. North Korea was second with nine total medals (2-4-3), followed by Armenia (4: 2-2-1). The U.S. won three medals, with two in the women’s 71 kg class and one at 81 kg.
Summaries:
IWF World Championships
Pattaya (THA) ~ 18-27 September 2019
(Full results here)
Men
55 kg: 1. Yun Chol Om (PRK), 294 kg (World Record; new weight class: 2. Igor Son (KAZ), 266 kg; 3. Mansour Al Saleem (KSA), 265 kg; 4. Tran Nguyen (VIE), 263 kg; 5. Arli Chotney (KAZ), 263 kg; 6. John Ceniza (PHI), 262 kg; 7. Hafez Ghashghaei (IRI), 260 kg; 8. Surahmat Wijoyo (INA), 250 kg.
61 kg: 1. Fabin Li (CHN), 318 kg (World Record; old, 317 kg, Eko Yuki Irawan (INA), 2017); 2. Eko Yuli Irawan (INA), 306 kg; 3. Francisco Mosquera (COL), 302 kg; 4. Kim Tuan Thach (VIE), 296 kg; 5. Jhon Serna (COL), 295 kg; 6. Yoichi Itokazu (JPN), 293 kg; 7. Shota Mishvelidze (GEO), 287 kg; 8. Aznil Muhamad (MS), 285 kg.
67 kg: 1. Lijun Chen (CHN), 337 kg: 2. Lyudong Feng (CHN), 333 kg; 3. Jong Ju Pak (PRK), 330 kg; 4. Adkhamjon Ergashev (UZB), 328 kg; 5. Luis Mosquera (COL), 320 kg; 6. Mitsunori Konnai (JPN), 317 kg; 7. Daniyar Ismayilov (TUIR), 316 kg; 8. Henadz Laptseu (BLR), 313 kg. Also: 23. Alex Lee (USA), 295 kg; … 27. Jordan Wissinger (USA), 283 kg.
73 kg: 1. Zhiyong Shi (CHN), 363 kg (World Record; old, 362 kg, Shi, 2019); 2. Kang Chol O (PRK), 347 kg; 3. Bozhidar Andreev (BUL), 346 kg; 4. Vadzim Likharad (BLR), 338 kg; 5. Briken Calja (ALB), 337 kg; 6. Julio Mayora (VEN), 337 kg; 7. Joohyo Bak (KOR), 337 kg; 8. Jeongsik Won (KOR), 336 kg. Also: 9. Clarence Cummings Jr. (USA), 333 kg.
81 kg: 1. Xiaojun Lyu (CHN), 378 kg (World Record; old, 375 kg, Dayin Li (CHN), 2019): 2. Dayin Li (CHN), 377 kg; 3. Brayan Rodallegas (COL), 363 kg; 4. Rejepbay Rejepov (TKM), 363 kg; 5. Yunder Beytula (BUL), 358 kg; 6. Antonino Pizzolato (ITA), 358 kg; 7. Andres Mata (ESP), 356 kg; 8. Zacarias Bonnat (DOM), 355 kg. Also: 9. Harrison Maurus (USA), 350 kg; … 23. Christian Rodriguez (USA), 327 kg.
89 kg: 1. Hakob Mkrtchyan (ARM), 375 kg; 2. Ali Miri (IRI), 374 kg; 3. Revaz Davitadze (GEO), 371 kg: 4. Aliaksandr Bersanau (BLR), 370 kg; 5. Toshiki Yamamoto (JPN), 368 kg; 6. Dongju Yu (KOR), 367 kg; 7. Olfides Saez (CUB), 364 kg; 8. Keydomar Vallenilla (VEN), 364 kg. Also: 17. Jordan Cantrell (USA), 350 kg.
96 kg: 1. Tao Tian (CHN), 410 kg; 2. Fares Ibrahim Elbakh (QAT), 402 kg; 3. Anton Pliesnoi (GEO), 394 kg; 4. Jhonatan Rivas (COL), 391 kg; 5. Seyedayoob Mousavijarahi (IRI), 382 kg; 6. Boady Santavy (CAN), 380 kg; 7. Khetag Khugaev (RUS), 376 kg; 8. Jayson Arias (VEN), 369 kg. Also: 20. Nathan Damron (USA), 352 kg; … 25. Jason Bonnick (USA), 347 kg.
102 kg: 1. Yauheni Tsikhantsou (BLR), 398 kg; 2. Yunseong Jin (KOR), 397 kg; 3. Reza Dehdar (IRI), 394 kg; 4. Dmytro Chumak (UKR), 393 kg; 5. Samvel Gasparyan (ARM), 390 kg; 6. Junghoon Han (KOR), 378 kg; 7. Reza Beiralvand (IRI), 376 kg; 8. Aleksandr Kibanov (RUS), 376 kg.
109 kg: 1. Simon Martirosyan (ARM), 429 kg; 2. Andrei Aramnau (BLR), 426 kg; 3. Zhe Yang (CHN), 420 kg; 4. Akbar Djuraev (UZB), 417 kg; 5. Rodion Bochkov (RUS), 414 kg; 6. Timur Naniev (RUS), 409 kg; 7. Ali Hashemi (IRI), 395 kg; 8. Arkadiusz Michalski ((POL), 394 kg. Also: 14. Wes Kitts (USA), 388 kg.
+109 kg: 1. Lasha Talakhadze (GEO), 484 kg (World Record; old, 478 kg, Talakhadze, 2019); 2. Gor Minasyan (ARM), 460 kg; 3. Ruben Aleksanyan (ARM), 437 kg; 4. Eduard Ziaziulin (BLR), 432 kg; 5. Walid Bidani (ALG), 431 kg; 6. Man Asaad (SYR), 430 kg; 7. Shih-Chieh Chen (TPE), 425 kg; 8. Fernando Saraiva Reis (BRA), 424 kg. Also: 16. Caine Wilkes (USA), 403 kg.
Women
45 kg: 1. Saziye Erdogan (TUR), 169 kg; 2. Ludia Montero (CUB), 167 kg; 3. Lisa Setiawati (INA), 165 kg; 4. Thi Vuong (VIE), 164 kg; 5. My Phuong Khong (VIE), 161 kg; 6. Rosielis Quintana (VEN), 157 kg; 7. Mary Flor Diaz (PHI), 156 kg; 8. Rosina Randafiarison (MAD), 155 kg.
48 kg: 1. Huihua Jiang (CHN), 212 kg (World Record; old, 210 kg, Zuihui Hou (CHN), 2019); 2. Zhihui Hou (CHN), 211 kg; 3. Song Gum Ri (PRK), 204 kg; 4. Chanu Mirabai (IND), 201 kg; 5. Ana Segura (COL), 188 kg; 6. Kristina Sobol (RUS), 187 kg; 7. Beatriz Piron (DOM), 187 kg; 8. Morghan King (USA), 183 kg. Also: 13. Alyssa Ritchey (USA), 178 kg.
55 kg: 1. Qiuyun Liao (CHN), 227 kg; 2. Wanqiong Zhang (CHN), 222 kg; 3. Hidilyn Diaz (PHI), 214 kg; 4. Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ), 213 kg; 5. Yenny Sinisterra (COL), 210 kg; 6. Muattar Nabieva (UZB), 209 kg; 7. Ana Lopez (MEX), 202 kg; 8. Rachel Leblanc (CAN), 201 kg. Also: 9. Jourdan Delacruz (USA), 200 kg.
59 kg: 1. Hsing-Chun Kuo (TPE), 246 kg (World Record; old, 243 kg, Kuo, 2019); 2. Hyo Sim Choe (PRK), 245 kg; 3. Guiming Chen (CHN), 233 kg; 4. Rosive Silgado (COL), 222 kg; 5. Mikiko Andoh (JPN), 222 kg; 6. Zoe Smith (GBR), 216 kg; 7. Yusleidy Figueroa (VEN), 215 kg; 8. Rebeka Koha (LAT), 215 kg. Also: 16. Hunter Elam (USA), 200 kg; … 20. Jessica Lucero (USA), 191 kg.
64 kg: 1. Wei Deng (CHN), 261 kg (World Record; old, 257 kg, Deng, 2019); 2. Un Sim Rim (PRK), 251 kg; 3. Loredana-Elena Toma (ROU), 240 kg; 4. Mercedes Perez (COL), 238 kg; 5. Irina-Lacramoiara Lepsa (ROU), 235 kg; 6. Maude Charron (CAN), 230 kg; 7. Nathalia Llamosa (COL), 222 kg; 8. Sarah Davies (GBR), 222 kg.
71 kg: 1. Katie Nye (USA), 248 kg; 2. Mattie Rogers (USA), 240 kg; 3. Hyo Sim Kim (KOR), 230 kg; 4. Emily Godley (GBR), 226 kg; 5. Anastasiia Anzorova (RUS), 219 kg; 6. Maya Laylor (CAN), 218 kg; 7. Yekaterina Bykova (KAZ), 211 kg; 8. Kristel Macrohon (PHI), 210 kg.
76 kg: 1. Jong Sim Rim (PRK), 276 kg; 2. Wangli Zhang (CHN), 271 kg; 3. Neisi Dajomes (ECU), 245 kg; 4. Aremi Fuentes (MEX), 245 kg; 5. Iryna Dekha (UKR), 242 kg; 6. Yeounhee Kang (KOR), 235 kg; 7. Patricia Strenius (SWE), 231 kg; 8. Mariia Vostrikova (RUS), 230 kg.
81 kg: 1. Leidy Solis (COL), 247 kg; 2. Lidia Valentin (ESP), 246 kg; 3. Jenny Arthur (USA), 245 kg; 4. Darya Naumava (BLR), 244 kg; 5. Dayana Chirinos (VEN), 242 kg; 6. Jieun Lee (KOR), 238 kg; 7. Valeria Rivas (COL), 238 kg; 8. Ankhsetseg Munkhjantsan (MGL), 237 kg.
87 kg: 1. Zhouyu Wang (CHN), 278 kg; 2. Un-Ju Kim (PRK), 269 kg; 3. Tamara Salazar (ECU), 252 kg; 4. Maria Valdes (CHI), 251 kg; 5. Naryury Perez (VEN), 250 kg; 6. Jaqueline Antonia Ferreira (BRA), 235 kg; 7. Hyeonju Jang (KOR), 230 kg; 8. Elena Cilcic (MDA), 225 kg.
+87 kg: 1. Wenwen Li (CHN), 332 kg (World Record; old, 331 kg, Tatiana Kashirina (RUS), 2019); 2. Tatiana Kashirina (RUS), 318 kg; 3. Suping Meng (CHN), 311 kg; 4. Kuk Hyang Kim (PRK), 303 kg; 5. Anastasiia Lysenko (UKR), 286 kg; 6. Laurel Hubbard (NZL), 285 kg; 7. Sarah Robles (USA), 285 kg; 8. Younghee Son (KOR), 276 kg.
