The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships took place from November 18 to November 26 in Warsaw, Poland . It was the 72nd world championship for men and the 15th among women. It was attended by 285 athletes from 54 countries.
Medalists
Men
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 56 kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerk |  Wu Meijin ( China ) | 127.5 kg |  Yang Jinyi ( Taiwan ) | 125.0 kg |  Adrian Zhigau ( Romania ) | 125.0 kg |
| Push | Wu Meijin ( China ) | 160.0 kg | Wang Xinyuan ( Taiwan ) | 152.5 kg | Yang Jinyi ( Taiwan ) | 152.5 kg |
| Amount | Wu Meijin ( China ) | 287.5 kg | Yang Jinyi ( Taiwan ) | 277.5 kg | Adrian Zigau ( Romania ) | 277.5 kg |
| 62 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Le Maosheng ( China ) | 140.0 kg |  Leonidas Sabanis ( Greece ) | 140.0 kg |  Im Young Soo ( DPRK ) | 140.0 kg |
| Push | Im Young Soo ( DPRK ) | 175.0 kg |  Stefan Georgiev ( Bulgaria ) | 172.5 kg | Le Maosheng ( China ) | 170.0 kg |
| Amount | Im Young Soo ( DPRK ) | 315.0 kg | Le Maosheng ( China ) | 310.0 kg | Stefan Georgiev ( Bulgaria ) | 310.0 kg |
| 69 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Chen Chufu ( China ) | 157.5 kg | Zhang Guocheng ( China ) | 155.0 kg |  Youssef Sbay ( Tunisia ) | 152.5 kg |
| Push | Zhang Guocheng ( China ) | 192.5 kg | Chen Chufu ( China ) | 187.5 kg |  Mohamed El-Tantawi ( Egypt ) | 187.5 kg |
| Amount | Zhang Guocheng ( China ) | 347.5 kg | Chen Chufu ( China ) | 345.0 kg | Youssef Sbay ( Tunisia ) | 335.0 kg |
| 77 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Li Hongli ( China ) | 172.5 kg | George Markov ( Bulgaria ) | 170.0 kg | Mohammad Barqah ( Iran ) | 165.0 kg |
| Push | Oleg Perepechenov ( Russia ) | 202.5 kg | Reyhan Arabadzhioglu ( Turkey ) | 200.0 kg | George Markov ( Bulgaria ) | 200.0 kg |
| Amount | George Markov ( Bulgaria ) | 370.0 kg | Oleg Perepechenov ( Russia ) | 367.5 kg | Mohammad Barqah ( Iran ) | 365.0 kg |
| 85 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Giorgi Asanidze ( Georgia ) | 177.5 kg | Iliryan Suli ( Albania ) | 175.0 kg | Ruslan Novikov ( Belarus ) | 172.5 kg |
| Push | Zlatan Vanev ( Bulgaria ) | 217.5 kg | Ruslan Novikov ( Belarus ) | 207.5 kg | Valeriu Calancia ( Romania ) | 207.5 kg |
| Amount | Zlatan Vanev ( Bulgaria ) | 385.0 kg | Giorgi Asanidze ( Georgia ) | 385.0 kg | Ruslan Novikov ( Belarus ) | 380.0 kg |
| 94 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Oliver Caruso ( Germany ) | 180.0 kg | Nizami Pashayev ( Azerbaijan ) | 177.5 kg | Milen Dobrev ( Bulgaria ) | 175.0 kg |
| Push | Nizami Pashayev ( Azerbaijan ) | 215.0 kg | Milen Dobrev ( Bulgaria ) | 212.5 kg | Kurosh Bagheri ( Iran ) | 210.0 kg |
| Amount | Nizami Pashayev ( Azerbaijan ) | 392.5 kg | Milen Dobrev ( Bulgaria ) | 387.5 kg | Oliver Caruso ( Germany ) | 387.5 kg |
| 105 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Vladimir Smorchkov ( Russia ) | 197.5 kg | Marcin Dolenga ( Poland ) | 192.5 kg | Denis Gottfried ( Ukraine ) | 190.0 kg |
| Push | Alan Tsagaev ( Bulgaria ) | 232.5 kg | Bunyamin Sudash ( Turkey ) | 230.0 kg | Denis Gottfried ( Ukraine ) | 230.0 kg |
| Amount | Denis Gottfried ( Ukraine ) | 420.0 kg | Alan Tsagaev ( Bulgaria ) | 417.5 kg | Vladimir Smorchkov ( Russia ) | 417.5 kg |
| +105 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Hussein Rezazade ( Iran ) | 210.0 kg | Damyan Damyanov ( Bulgaria ) | 205.0 kg | Artyom Udachin ( Ukraine ) | 200.0 kg |
| Push | Hussein Rezazade ( Iran ) | 263.0 kg | Damyan Damyanov ( Bulgaria ) | 245.0 kg | Pavel Nydek ( Poland ) | 240.0 kg |
| Amount | Hussein Rezazade ( Iran ) | 472.5 kg | Damyan Damyanov ( Bulgaria ) | 450.0 kg | Artyom Udachin ( Ukraine ) | 440.0 kg |
Women
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 48 kg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerk | Wang Mingjuan ( China ) | 92.5 kg | Nurcan Taylan ( Turkey ) | 87.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva ( Bulgaria ) | 82.5 kg |
| Push | Wang Mingjuan ( China ) | 115.5 kg | Nurcan Taylan ( Turkey ) | 105.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva ( Bulgaria ) | 100.0 kg |
| Amount | Wang Mingjuan ( China ) | 207.5 kg | Nurcan Taylan ( Turkey ) | 192.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva ( Bulgaria ) | 182.5 kg |
| 53 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Lee Son-hee ( DPRK ) | 97.5 kg | Li Xueju ( China ) | 95.0 kg | Udomporn Polsak ( Thailand ) | 95.0 kg |
| Push | Li Xueju ( China ) | 127.5 kg | Lee Son-hee ( DPRK ) | 127.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak ( Thailand ) | 120.0 kg |
| Amount | Lee Son-hee ( DPRK ) | 225.0 kg | Li Xueju ( China ) | 222.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak ( Thailand ) | 215.0 kg |
| 58 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Song Zhijuan ( China ) | 105.0 kg | Harikley Kastritsi ( Greece ) | 97.5 kg | Emine Bilgin ( Turkey ) | 95.0 kg |
| Push | Song Zhijuan ( China ) | 125.0 kg | Wandi Kameai ( Thailand ) | 120.0 kg | Maris Turcott ( Canada ) | 117.5 kg |
| Amount | Song Zhijuan ( China ) | 230.0 kg | Wandi Kameai ( Thailand ) | 212.5 kg | Harikleia Kastritsi ( Greece ) | 210.0 kg |
| 63 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Liu Xia ( China ) | 107.5 kg | Anastasia Tsakiri ( Greece ) | 105.0 kg | Gergana Kirilova ( Bulgaria ) | 102.5 kg |
| Push | Anastasia Tsakiri ( Greece ) | 136.0 kg | Liu Xia ( China ) | 135.0 kg | Gergana Kirilova ( Bulgaria ) | 122.5 kg |
| Amount | Liu Xia ( China ) | 242.5 kg | Anastasia Tsakiri ( Greece ) | 240.0 kg | Gergana Kirilova ( Bulgaria ) | 225.0 kg |
| 69 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Valentina Popova ( Russia ) | 115.0 kg | Pavina Thongsuk ( Thailand ) | 112.5 kg | Nahla Ramadan ( Egypt ) | 110.0 kg |
| Push | Pavina Thongsuk ( Thailand ) | 147.5 kg | Liu Chunhong ( China ) | 147.5 kg | Valentina Popova ( Russia ) | 142.5 kg |
| Amount | Pavina Thongsuk ( Thailand ) | 260.0 kg | Valentina Popova ( Russia ) | 257.5 kg | Nahla Ramadan ( Egypt ) | 245.0 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Svetlana Habirova ( Russia ) | 117.5 kg | Sun Ruiping ( China ) | 115.0 kg | Ilona Danko ( Hungary ) | 107.5 kg |
| Push | Svetlana Habirova ( Russia ) | 145.0 kg | Sun Ruiping ( China ) | 145.0 kg | Christina Joanidi ( Greece ) | 132.5 kg |
| Amount | Svetlana Habirova ( Russia ) | 262.5 kg | Sun Ruiping ( China ) | 260.0 kg | Christina Joanidi ( Greece ) | 235.0 kg |
| +75 kg | ||||||
| Jerk | Albina Khomich ( Russia ) | 132.5 kg | Agata Vrubel ( Poland ) | 125.0 kg | Cheryl Havorth ( USA ) | 125.0 kg |
| Push | Agata Vrubel ( Poland ) | 162.5 kg | Tang Gunhong ( China ) | 160.0 kg | Cheryl Havorth ( USA ) | 152.5 kg |
| Amount | Agata Vrubel ( Poland ) | 287.5 kg | Albina Khomich ( Russia ) | 282.5 kg | Tang Gunhong ( China ) | 277.5 kg |
β MR - world record
Team Score
For medals for the amount of
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | China | five | four | one | ten |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 3 | eight |
| 3 | DPRK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| four | Russia | one | 3 | one | five |
| five | Thailand | one | one | one | 3 |
| 6 | Iran | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| Ukraine | one | 0 | one | 2 | |
| eight | Azerbaijan | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| Poland | one | 0 | 0 | one | |
| ten | Greece | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| eleven | Georgia | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| Turkey | 0 | one | 0 | one | |
| 14 | Belorussia | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
For all medals
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | China | 17 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Russia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | four | eight | 9 | 21 |
| four | DPRK | four | one | one | 6 |
| five | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Thailand | 2 | 3 | 3 | eight |
| 7 | Poland | 2 | 2 | one | five |
| eight | Azerbaijan | 2 | one | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Greece | one | four | 3 | eight |
| ten | Georgia | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| eleven | Ukraine | one | 0 | four | five |
| 12 | Germany | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 13 | Turkey | 0 | five | one | 6 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | one | four |
| 15 | Belorussia | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| sixteen | Albania | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 17 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| nineteen | USA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |