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The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.[1]
Athletes compete in a total of 15 weight categories (8 for men and 7 for women):
Men categories: 56 kg, 62 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 85 kg, 94 kg, 105 kg and +105 kg.
Women categories: 48 kg, 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg and +75 kg.
Competitions
Men
#
Year
Dates
City and host country
# Athletes
# Countries
I
1891
March 28
London , United Kingdom
7
6
II
1898
July 31 – August 1
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
11
3
III
1899
April 4–5
Milan , Italy
5
3
IV
1903
October 1–3
Paris , France
18
5
V
1904
April 18
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
13
4
VI
1905
April 8–10
Berlin , Germany
41
4
VII
1905
June 11–13
Duisburg , Germany
7
2
VIII
1905
December 16 & 30
Paris , France
16
1
IX
1906
March 18
Lille , France
33
4
X
1907
May 19
Frankfurt , Germany
23
3
XI
1908
December 8–9
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
23
2
XII
1909
October 3 & December 2
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
23
3
XIII
1910
June 4–6
Düsseldorf , Germany
57
5
XIV
1910
October 9–10
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
15
2
XV
1911
April 29–30
Stuttgart , Germany
36
3
XVI
1911
May 13–14
Berlin , Germany
27
2
XVII
1911
June 26
Dresden , Germany
21
3
XVIII
1911
June 29 – July 2
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
32
3
XIX
1913
July 28–29
Breslau , Germany
40
4
XX
1920
September 4–8
Vienna , Austria
74
4
XXI
1922
April 29–30
Tallinn , Estonia
33
4
XXII
1923
September 8–9
Vienna , Austria
76
7
XXIII
1937
September 10–12
Paris , France
50
10
XXIV
1938
October 21–23
Vienna , Germany
38
11
XXV
1946
October 18–19
Paris , France
79
13
XXVI
1947
September 26–27
Philadelphia , United States
39
12
XXVII
1949
September 4–6
Scheveningen , Netherlands
38
13
XXVIII
1950
October 13–15
Paris , France
56
17
XXIX
1951
October 26–28
Milan , Italy
62
14
XXX
1953
August 26–30
Stockholm , Sweden
70
19
XXXI
1954
October 7–10
Vienna , Austria
100
23
XXXII
1955
October 12–16
Munich , West Germany
108
25
XXXIII
1957
November 8–12
Tehran , Iran
76
21
XXXIV
1958
September 16–21
Stockholm , Sweden
96
27
XXXV
1959
September 29 – October 4
Warsaw , Poland
85
19
XXXVI
1961
September 20–25
Vienna , Austria
120
33
XXXVII
1962
September 16–22
Budapest , Hungary
113
27
XXXVIII
1963
September 16–22
Stockholm , Sweden
134
32
XXXIX
1964
October 11–18
Tokyo , Japan
149
42
XL
1965
October 27 – November 3
Tehran , Iran
85
24
XLI
1966
October 15–21
East Berlin , East Germany
117
28
XLII
1968
October 13–19
Mexico City , Mexico
160
55
XLIII
1969
September 20–28
Warsaw , Poland
166
37
XLIV
1970
September 12–20
Columbus , United States
129
28
XLV
1971
September 18–26
Lima , Peru
144
30
XLVI
1972
August 27 – September 6
Munich , West Germany
188
54
XLVII
1973
September 15–23
Havana , Cuba
189
39
XLVIII
1974
September 21–29
Manila , Philippines
143
32
XLIX
1975
September 15–23
Moscow , Soviet Union
169
33
L
1976
July 18–27
Montreal , Canada
173
46
LI
1977
September 17–25
Stuttgart , West Germany
186
44
LII
1978
October 4–8
Gettysburg , United States
185
35
LIII
1979
November 3–11
Thessaloniki , Greece
189
39
LIV
1980
July 20–30
Moscow , Soviet Union
173
40
LV
1981
September 13–20
Lille , France
194
35
LVI
1982
September 18–26
Ljubljana , Yugoslavia
205
38
LVII
1983
October 22–31
Moscow , Soviet Union
187
32
LVIII
1984
July 29 – August 8
Los Angeles , United States
187
48
LIX
1985
August 23 – September 1
Södertälje , Sweden
195
38
LX
1986
November 8–15
Sofia , Bulgaria
193
41
LXI
1987
September 6–13
Ostrava , Czechoslovakia
168
29
LXII
1989
September 16–23
Athens , Greece
220
37
LXIII
1990
November 10–18
Budapest , Hungary
182
38
The weightlifting tournaments held during Summer Olympics in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 are counted as World Weightlifting Championships of the corresponding year.
Women
Combined
#
Year
Dates
City and host country
Men
Women
M
W
# Athletes
# Countries
# Athletes
# Countries
LXIV
V
1991
September 27 – October 6
Donaueschingen , Germany
200
40
108
24
—
VI
1992
May 16–24
Varna , Bulgaria
—
—
110
25
LXV
VII
1993
November 11–21
Melbourne , Australia
195
57
94
25
LXVI
VIII
1994
November 17–27
Istanbul , Turkey
242
52
105
30
LXVII
IX
1995
November 16–26
Guangzhou , China
345
63
93
26
—
X
1996
May 3–11
Warsaw , Poland
—
—
102
24
LXVIII
XI
1997
December 6–14
Chiang Mai , Thailand
189
51
143
39
LXIX
XII
1998
November 10–15
Lahti , Finland
210
53
122
35
LXX
XIII
1999
November 21–28
Athens , Greece
395
79
231
51
LXXI
XIV
2001
November 4–11
Antalya , Turkey
153
47
114
34
LXXII
XV
2002
November 18–26
Warsaw , Poland
170
47
115
37
LXXIII
XVI
2003
November 14–22
Vancouver , Canada
297
59
208
47
LXXIV
XVII
2005
November 9–17
Doha , Qatar
169
58
112
42
LXXV
XVIII
2006
September 30 – October 7
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
298
58
186
39
LXXVI
XIX
2007
September 17–26
Chiang Mai , Thailand
355
70
225
53
LXXVII
XX
2009
November 20–29
Goyang , South Korea
196
57
133
38
LXXVIII
XXI
2010
September 17–26
Antalya , Turkey
312
63
203
50
LXXIX
XXII
2011
November 5–13
Paris , France
307
75
212
61
LXXX
XXIII
2013
October 20–27
Wrocław , Poland
168
49
124
37
LXXXI
XXIV
2014
November 8–16
Almaty , Kazakhstan
307
62
219
51
LXXXII
XXV
2015
November 20–28
Houston , United States
324
76
261
72
LXXXIII
XXVI
2017
Penang , Malaysia
LXXXIV
XXVII
2018
Lima , Peru
All-time medal table
All-time big (total) medal count below is until the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships .
Multiple medalists
The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals in total result.
See also
References
^ Siegman, Joseph M. (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame . SP Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-56171-028-7 .
External links