2015 World Weightlifting Championships

2015 World Championships

Host city	Houston, United States
Dates	19–28 November
Main venue	George R. Brown Convention Center
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The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015.^[1] This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Process for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In September 2016 the championships won the 2016 SportsTravel Best Amateur Single-Sport Event of the Year, awarded for what SportsTravel Magazine described as "its superior organisation and spectator attendance, [and] for creating superior experience for competitors and spectators".^[2]

Despite this accolade, ESPN would later speculate that these championships may have been "the public bottoming out for weightlifting". Before the event, the International Weightlifting Federation and the United States Anti-Doping Agency had a public conflict over which entity would perform drug testing. After an agreement was reached, the USADA, according to ESPN, "aggressively target-tested athletes from teams at high risk for doping and asked hotel security and cleaning staff to report when they found syringes and vials in wastebaskets." A total of 24 samples from the competition came back positive. With the sport's doping issues now laid bare, the IWF responded by banning Russia and Bulgaria from the 2016 Olympics, and later imposed a one-year suspension on nine nations, including Russia but not Bulgaria.^[3]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg (details)
Snatch	Wu Jingbiao  China	139 kg WR	Arli Chontey  Kazakhstan	132 kg	Om Yun-chol  North Korea	131 kg
Clean & Jerk	Om Yun-chol  North Korea	171 kg WR	Wu Jingbiao  China	163 kg	Nestor Colonia  Philippines	158 kg
Total	Om Yun-chol  North Korea	302 kg	Wu Jingbiao  China	302 kg	Thạch Kim Tuấn  Vietnam	287 kg
62 kg (details)
Snatch	Chen Lijun  China	150 kg	Francisco Mosquera  Colombia	140 kg	Óscar Figueroa  Colombia	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chen Lijun  China	183 kg WR	Francisco Mosquera  Colombia	175 kg	Óscar Figueroa  Colombia	175 kg
Total	Chen Lijun  China	333 kg WR	Francisco Mosquera  Colombia	315 kg	Óscar Figueroa  Colombia	315 kg
69 kg (details)
Snatch	Daniyar İsmayilov  Turkey	160 kg	Oleg Chen  Russia	160 kg	Shi Zhiyong  China	158 kg
Clean & Jerk	Shi Zhiyong  China	190 kg	Kim Myong-hyok  North Korea	187 kg	Bredni Roque  Mexico	186 kg
Total	Shi Zhiyong  China	348 kg	Oleg Chen  Russia	344 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov  Turkey	343 kg
77 kg (details)
Snatch	Lü Xiaojun  China	175 kg	Andranik Karapetyan  Armenia	167 kg	Nijat Rahimov  Kazakhstan	165 kg
Clean & Jerk	Nijat Rahimov  Kazakhstan	207 kg	Mohamed Ehab  Egypt	201 kg	Andranik Karapetyan  Armenia	196 kg
Total	Nijat Rahimov  Kazakhstan	372 kg	Mohamed Ehab  Egypt	363 kg	Andranik Karapetyan  Armenia	363 kg
85 kg (details)
Snatch	Tian Tao  China	178 kg	Artem Okulov  Russia	176 kg	Kianoush Rostami  Iran	173 kg
Clean & Jerk	Artem Okulov  Russia	215 kg	Kianoush Rostami  Iran	214 kg	Apti Aukhadov  Russia	212 kg
Total	Artem Okulov  Russia	391 kg	Kianoush Rostami  Iran	387 kg	Apti Aukhadov  Russia	380 kg
94 kg (details)
Snatch	Aurimas Didžbalis  Lithuania	180 kg	Adrian Zieliński  Poland	177 kg	Vadzim Straltsou  Belarus	175 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vadzim Straltsou  Belarus	230 kg	Liu Hao  China	219 kg	Adrian Zieliński  Poland	214 kg
Total	Vadzim Straltsou  Belarus	405 kg	Adrian Zieliński  Poland	391 kg	Dmytro Chumak  Ukraine	386 kg
105 kg (details)
Snatch	Ivan Efremov  Uzbekistan	192 kg	Alexandr Zaichikov  Kazakhstan	191 kg	Simon Martirosyan  Armenia	186 kg
Clean & Jerk	David Bedzhanyan  Russia	231 kg	Alexandr Zaichikov  Kazakhstan	230 kg	Sardorbek Dusmurotov  Uzbekistan	228 kg
Total	Alexandr Zaichikov  Kazakhstan	421 kg	David Bedzhanyan  Russia	411 kg	Artūrs Plēsnieks  Latvia	405 kg
+105 kg (details)
Snatch	Lasha Talakhadze  Georgia	207 kg	Gor Minasyan  Armenia	203 kg	Irakli Turmanidze  Georgia	202 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mart Seim  Estonia	248 kg	Lasha Talakhadze  Georgia	247 kg	Ahmed Mohamed  Egypt	241 kg
Total	Lasha Talakhadze  Georgia	454 kg	Mart Seim  Estonia	438 kg	Gor Minasyan  Armenia	437 kg

Women[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg (details)
Snatch	Jiang Huihua  China	88 kg	Vương Thị Huyền  Vietnam	85 kg	Hiromi Miyake  Japan	85 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ri Song-gum  North Korea	110 kg	Jiang Huihua  China	110 kg	Vương Thị Huyền  Vietnam	109 kg
Total	Jiang Huihua  China	198 kg	Vương Thị Huyền  Vietnam	194 kg	Hiromi Miyake  Japan	193 kg
53 kg (details)
Snatch	Chen Xiaoting  China	101 kg	Hsu Shu-ching  Chinese Taipei	96 kg	Hidilyn Diaz  Philippines	96 kg
Clean & Jerk	Hsu Shu-ching  Chinese Taipei	125 kg	Chen Xiaoting  China	120 kg	Hidilyn Diaz  Philippines	117 kg
Total	Hsu Shu-ching  Chinese Taipei	221 kg	Chen Xiaoting  China	221 kg	Hidilyn Diaz  Philippines	213 kg
58 kg (details)
Snatch	Boyanka Kostova  Azerbaijan	112 kg WR	Deng Mengrong  China	108 kg	Sukanya Srisurat  Thailand	106 kg
Clean & Jerk	Boyanka Kostova  Azerbaijan	140 kg	Deng Mengrong  China	137 kg	Kuo Hsing-chun  Chinese Taipei	133 kg
Total	Boyanka Kostova  Azerbaijan	252 kg WR	Deng Mengrong  China	245 kg	Kuo Hsing-chun  Chinese Taipei	237 kg
63 kg (details)
Snatch	Deng Wei  China	113 kg	Tima Turieva  Russia	112 kg	Karina Goricheva  Kazakhstan	112 kg
Clean & Jerk	Deng Wei  China	146 kg WR	Choe Hyo-sim  North Korea	139 kg	Tima Turieva  Russia	136 kg
Total	Deng Wei  China	259 kg	Tima Turieva  Russia	248 kg	Choe Hyo-sim  North Korea	243 kg
69 kg (details)
Snatch	Xiang Yanmei  China	120 kg	Anastasia Romanova  Russia	116 kg	Zhazira Zhapparkul  Kazakhstan	116 kg
Clean & Jerk	Xiang Yanmei  China	143 kg	Zhazira Zhapparkul  Kazakhstan	140 kg	Anastasia Romanova  Russia	137 kg
Total	Xiang Yanmei  China	263 kg	Zhazira Zhapparkul  Kazakhstan	256 kg	Anastasia Romanova  Russia	253 kg
75 kg (details)
Snatch	Kang Yue  China	127 kg	Rim Jong-sim  North Korea	125 kg	Svetlana Podobedova  Kazakhstan	121 kg
Clean & Jerk	Rim Jong-sim  North Korea	155 kg	Kang Yue  China	155 kg	Svetlana Podobedova  Kazakhstan	155 kg
Total	Kang Yue  China	282 kg	Rim Jong-sim  North Korea	280 kg	Svetlana Podobedova  Kazakhstan	276 kg
+75 kg (details)
Snatch	Tatiana Kashirina  Russia	148 kg	Meng Suping  China	145 kg	Chitchanok Pulsabsakul  Thailand	136 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tatiana Kashirina  Russia	185 kg	Meng Suping  China	180 kg	Kim Kuk-hyang  North Korea	168 kg
Total	Tatiana Kashirina  Russia	333 kg	Meng Suping  China	325 kg	Kim Kuk-hyang  North Korea	298 kg

Medal table[]

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	6	4	0	10
2	Russia	2	3	2	7
3	Kazakhstan	2	1	1	4
4	North Korea	1	1	2	4
5	Chinese Taipei	1	0	1	2
6	Azerbaijan	1	0	0	1
	Belarus	1	0	0	1
	Georgia	1	0	0	1
9	Colombia	0	1	1	2
	Vietnam	0	1	1	2
11	Egypt	0	1	0	1
	Estonia	0	1	0	1
	Iran	0	1	0	1
	Poland	0	1	0	1
15	Armenia	0	0	2	2
16	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
Totals (20 nations)		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	19	13	1	33
2	Russia	6	7	5	18
3	North Korea	4	4	4	12
4	Kazakhstan	3	5	6	14
5	Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3
6	Chinese Taipei	2	1	2	5
7	Georgia	2	1	1	4
8	Belarus	2	0	1	3
9	Estonia	1	1	0	2
10	Turkey	1	0	1	2
	Uzbekistan	1	0	1	2
12	Lithuania	1	0	0	1
13	Colombia	0	3	3	6
14	Armenia	0	2	4	6
15	Vietnam	0	2	2	4
16	Egypt	0	2	1	3
	Iran	0	2	1	3
	Poland	0	2	1	3
19	Philippines	0	0	4	4
20	Japan	0	0	2	2
	Thailand	0	0	2	2
22	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 nations)		45	45	45	135

Team ranking[]

Men[] Rank Team Points 1  Russia 422 2  China 385 3  Colombia 378 6  Thailand 333 4  Belarus 320 5  Armenia 297

Women[] Rank Team Points 1  China 558 2  Kazakhstan 431 3  Thailand 374 4  Chinese Taipei 355 5  North Korea 335 6  Russia 315

Participating nations[]

A total of 585 competitors from 94 nations participated.^[4]

References[]

• Results Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

• Official website