1992 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1992 Women's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from May 16 to May 24, 1992. There were 110 women in action from 25 nations.

Medal summary[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
44 kg
Snatch	China	75.0 kg WR	Kunjarani Devi  India	65.0 kg	Sibby Flowers  United States	62.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	100.0 kg WR	Kunjarani Devi  India	77.5 kg	Thailand	77.5 kg
Total	China	175.0 kg WR	Kunjarani Devi  India	142.5 kg	Sibby Flowers  United States	140.0 kg
48 kg
Snatch	Liu Xiuhua  China	82.5 kg WR	Izabela Rifatova  Bulgaria	77.5 kg	North Korea	72.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Liu Xiuhua  China	105.0 kg WR	Izabela Rifatova  Bulgaria	97.5 kg	Donka Mincheva  Bulgaria	92.5 kg
Total	Liu Xiuhua  China	187.5 kg WR	Izabela Rifatova  Bulgaria	175.0 kg	Donka Mincheva  Bulgaria	162.5 kg
52 kg
Snatch	China	87.5 kg WR	Bulgaria	77.5 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	77.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	115.0 kg WR	Bulgaria	97.5 kg	India	95.0 kg
Total	China	202.5 kg WR	Bulgaria	172.5 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	172.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	China	92.5 kg WR	Bulgaria	80.0 kg	Chinese Taipei	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	117.5 kg WR	Bulgaria	102.5 kg	Chinese Taipei	97.5 kg
Total	China	210.0 kg WR	Bulgaria	182.5 kg	Chinese Taipei	177.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch	China	97.5 kg WR	Greece	90.0 kg	South Korea	87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	125.0 kg WR	Gergana Kirilova  Bulgaria	105.0 kg	Greece	105.0 kg
Total	China	222.5 kg WR	Greece	195.0 kg	South Korea	192.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	98.0 kg WR	China	92.5 kg	Spain	87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	130.0 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	122.5 kg	South Korea	107.5 kg
Total	China	222.5 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	220.0 kg	Spain	192.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch	China	107.5 kg WR	Arlys Johnson  United States	92.5 kg	Japan	90.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	130.0 kg	Japan	115.0 kg	Hungary	115.0 kg
Total	China	237.5 kg	Japan	205.0 kg	Hungary	205.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	China	110.0 kg WR	Chinese Taipei	95.0 kg	Hungary	92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	142.5 kg WR	Chinese Taipei	115.0 kg	Bulgaria	112.5 kg
Total	China	252.5 kg WR	Chinese Taipei	210.0 kg	Bulgaria	197.5 kg
+82.5 kg
Snatch	Li Yajuan  China	115.0 kg WR	France	92.5 kg	Dominican Republic	92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Yajuan  China	150.0 kg WR	Hungary	122.5 kg	CIS	110.0 kg
Total	Li Yajuan  China	265.0 kg WR	Hungary	215.0 kg	Dominican Republic	202.5 kg

Medal table[]

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	9	0	0	9
2	Bulgaria	0	4	2	6
3	Chinese Taipei	0	1	1	2
	Hungary	0	1	1	2
5	Greece	0	1	0	1
	India	0	1	0	1
	Japan	0	1	0	1
8	United States	0	0	2	2
9	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 nations)		9	9	9	27

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	26	1	0	27
2	Bulgaria	1	12	4	17
3	Chinese Taipei	0	3	3	6
4	India	0	3	1	4
5	Hungary	0	2	3	5
6	Greece	0	2	1	3
	Japan	0	2	1	3
8	United States	0	1	4	5
9	France	0	1	0	1
10	South Korea	0	0	3	3
11	Dominican Republic	0	0	2	2
	Spain	0	0	2	2
13	CIS	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 nations)		27	27	27	81

See also[]

• Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

References[]

• Results (Sport 123)
• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics