A massive field of 606 lifters from an even 100 countries has gathered in Pattaya, Thailand for the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships. But it’s an unusual championship.
The Thai Weightlifting Federation successfully bid for the 2019 championships in view of the success of its lifters and the national acclaim they received after a highly-successful 2016 Olympic Games, five medals at the 2017 Worlds and six in 2018.
But then a series of doping violations were revealed and the Thai federation withdrew its lifters from the event, but agreed to host it in any case. And so the Worlds are in Pattaya.
Other countries which had been forced to compete at recent Worlds with reduced squads have significant teams in Pattaya, including Belarus and Russia, among others. The top lifters in each of the 20 classes by entry weights:
Men
● 55 kg:
1. 280 kg Yun Chol Om (PRK)
2. 270 kg Gia ThanhLai (VIE)
2. 270 kg Tran Nguyen (VIE)
2. 270 kg Mansour Al Saleem (KSA)
● 61 kg:
1. 310 kg Fulin Qin (CHN)
1. 310 kg Fabin Li (CHN)
1. 310 kg Francisco Mosquera (COL)
4. 305 kg Eko Yuli Irawan (INA)
4. 305 kg Jhon Serna (COL)
● 67 kg:
1. 335 kg Lijun Chen (CHN)
2. 330 kg Luis Mosquera (COL)
2. 330 kg Daniyar Ismayilov (TUR)
● 73 kg:
1. 351 kg Vadzim Likharad (BLR)
2. 350 kg Bozhidar Andreev (BUL)
2. 350 kg Kang Chol O (PRK)
2. 350 kg Zhiyong Shi (CHN)
● 81 kg:
1. 371 kg Petr Asayonak (BLR)
2. 370 kg Rejepbay Rejepov (TKM)
2. 370 kg Andranik Karapetyan (ARM)
2. 370 kg Dayin Li (CHN)
● 89 kg:
1. 373 kg Keydomar Vallenilla (VEN)
2. 372 kg Ali Miri (IRI)
2. 372 kg Safaa Aljumaili (IRQ)
2. 372 kg Mohammad Zarei (IRI)
● 96 kg:
1. 400 kg Tao Tian (CHN)
2. 395 kg Fares Elbakh (QAT)
2. 395 kg Jhonatan Rivas (COL)
● 102 kg:
1. 395 kg Samvel Gasparyan (ARM)
1. 395 kg Yunseong Jin (KOR)
3. 392 kg Reza Beiralvand (IRI)
● 109 kg:
1. 420 kg Simon Martirosyan (ARM)
2. 418 kg Akbar Djuraev (UZB)
3. 415 kg Rodion Bochkov (RUS)
3. 415 kg Timur Naniev (RUS)
● +109 kg:
1. 460 kg Lasha Talakhadze (GEO)
2. 450 kg Gor Minasyan (ARM)
3. 445 kg Ruben Aleksanyan (ARM)
Women
● 45 kg:
1. 180 kg Saziye Erdogan (TUR)
2. 170 kg Ludia Montero (CUB)
2. 170 kg Thi Huyen Vuong (VIE)
2. 170 kg Jhilli Dalabehera (IND)
2. 170 kg My Phuong Khong (VIE)
2. 170 kg Lisa Setiawati (INA)
● 49 kg:
1. 210 kg Zhihui Lu (CHN)
1. 210 kg Huahua Jiang (CHN)
3. 200 kg Chanu Mirabai (IND)
3. 200 kg Beatriz Prion (DOM)
3. 200 kg Song Gum Ri (PRK)
● 55 kg:
1. 222 kg Muattar Nabieva (UZB)
2. 220 kg Qiuyun Liao (CHN)
2. 220 kg Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ)
2. 220 kg Hidilyn Diaz (PHI)
2. 220 kg Wanqiong Zhang (CHN)
● 59 kg:
1. 240 kg Hyo Sim Choe (PRK)
2. 235 kg Boyanka Kostova (AZE)
3. 230 kg Hsing-Chun Kuo (CHN)
3. 230 kg Guiming Chen (CHN)
● 64 kg:
1. 246 kg Yuliia Shymechko (RUS)
2. 245 kg Un Sim Rim (PRK)
3. 240 kg Wei Deng (CHN)
3. 240 kg Loredana Toma (ROU)
● 71 kg:
1. 246 kg Katherine Nye (USA)
2. 238 kg Mattie Rogers (USA)
3. 235 kg Hyo Sim Kim (PRK)
3. 235 kg Anastasiia Anzorova (RUS)
● 76 kg:
1. 286 kg Iryna Dekha (UKR)
2. 270 kg Jong Sim Rim (PRK)
3. 255 kg Wangli Zhang (CHN)
3. 255 kg Aremi Fuentes (MEX)
3. 255 kg Neisi Dajomes (ECU)
● 81 kg:
1. 250 kg Suhyeon Kim (KOR)
1. 250 kg Leidy Solis (COL)
3. 245 kg Lidia Valentin (ESP)
3. 245 kg Jenny Arthur (USA)
3. 245 kg Darya Naumava (BLR)
● 87 kg:
1. 270 kg Un Ju Kim (PRK)
2. 260 kg Zhouyu Wang (CHN)
3. 255 kg Tamara Salazar (ECU)
● +87 kg:
1. 315 kg Suping Meng (CHN)
2. 315 kg Tatiana Kashirina (RUS)
3. 315 kg Wenwen Li (CHN)
China had a superb 2018 World Championships and led the medal table with 19 (7-8-4), way ahead of runner-up Thailand (6: 3-0-3) and North Korea (4: 1-3-0). Look for results here.
