1998 World Weightlifting Championships
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| Host city |
 Lahti, Finland |
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| Dates | November 10–15 |
The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR) | 135.0 kg | Lan Shizhang China (CHN) | 127.5 kg | William Vargas Cuba (CUB) | 127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR) | 160.0 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) | 160.0 kg | Lan Shizhang China (CHN) | 157.5 kg |
| Total | Halil Mutlu Turkey (TUR) | 295.0 kg | Lan Shizhang China (CHN) | 285.0 kg | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) | 282.5 kg |
| 62 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE) | 147.5 kg WR |
Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia (CRO) | 145.0 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL) | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE) | 172.5 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia (CRO) | 172.5 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL) | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Leonidas Sabanis Greece (GRE) | 320.0 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov Croatia (CRO) | 317.5 kg | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria (BUL) | 310.0 kg |
| 69 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL) | 160.0 kg WR |
Wan Jianhui China (CHN) | 158.0 kg | Georgios Tzelilis Greece (GRE) | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL) | 190.0 kg | Galabin Boevski Bulgaria (BUL) | 185.0 kg | Valerios Leonidis Greece (GRE) | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria (BUL) | 350.0 kg WR |
Georgios Tzelilis Greece (GRE) | 340.0 kg | Wan Jianhui China (CHN) | 340.0 kg |
| 77 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Giorgi Asanidze.svg.png){kind=small} Georgia (GEO) | 168.0 kg WR |
Mehmet Yılmaz Turkey (TUR) | 165.0 kg | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria (BUL) | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria (BUL) | 202.5 kg | Petar Tanev Bulgaria (BUL) | 202.5 kg | Viktor Mitrou Greece (GRE) | 202.5 kg |
| Total | Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria (BUL) | 365.0 kg | Petar Tanev Bulgaria (BUL) | 362.5 kg | Mehmet Yılmaz Turkey (TUR) | 360.0 kg |
| 85 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Georgi Gardev Bulgaria (BUL) | 177.5 kg | Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE) | 178.0 kg WR |
Yury Myshkovets Russia (RUS) | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Marc Huster Germany (GER) | 210.0 kg | Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE) | 210.0 kg | Yury Myshkovets Russia (RUS) | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Pyrros Dimas Greece (GRE) | 387.5 kg | Marc Huster Germany (GER) | 385.0 kg | Yury Myshkovets Russia (RUS) | 382.5 kg |
| 94 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Oliver Caruso Germany (GER) | 182.5 kg | Tadeusz Drzazga Poland (POL) | 180.0 kg | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE) | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE) | 220.0 kg | Leonidas Kokas Greece (GRE) | 217.5 kg | Szymon Kołecki Poland (POL) | 218.0 kg |
| Total | Akakios Kakiasvilis Greece (GRE) | 400.0 kg | Oliver Caruso Germany (GER) | 395.0 kg | Leonidas Kokas Greece (GRE) | 392.5 kg |
| 105 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Cui Wenhua China (CHN) | 195.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine (UKR) | 192.5 kg | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine (UKR) | 190.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine (UKR) | 232.5 kg | Martin Tešovič Slovakia (SVK) | 227.5 kg | Cui Wenhua China (CHN) | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Ihor Razoronov Ukraine (UKR) | 422.5 kg | Cui Wenhua China (CHN) | 420.0 kg | Denys Hotfrid Ukraine (UKR) | 415.0 kg |
| +105 kg () | ||||||
| Snatch | Ara Vardanyan Armenia (ARM) | 197.5 kg | Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS) | 197.5 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia (LAT) | 195.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS) | 240.0 kg | Paweł Najdek Poland (POL) | 232.5 kg | Ara Vardanyan Armenia (ARM) | 230.0 kg |
| Total | Andrey Chemerkin Russia (RUS) | 437.5 kg | Ara Vardanyan Armenia (ARM) | 427.5 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia (LAT) | 422.5 kg |
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Team ranking
Men
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Women
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Participating nations
332 competitors from 55 nations competed.
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