1999 World Weightlifting Championships

International weightlifting competition 1999 World Championships 1999 World Weightlifting Championships logo.png 120 GRE Piraeus, Greece 21–28 November Peace and Friendship Stadium 1998 2001 The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Medal summary Men 56 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg)SnatchHalil Mutlu TUR 137.5 kgOlympic weightliftingSergio Álvarez CUB 125.0 kgAdrian Jigău ROU 125.0 kgClean & JerkHalil Mutlu TUR 166.0 kgOlympic weightliftingWang Shin-yuan TPE 157.5 kgIvan Ivanov BUL 157.5 kgTotalHalil Mutlu TUR 302.5 kgOlympic weightliftingAdrian Jigău ROU 282.5 kgWang Shin-yuan TPE 280.0 kg62 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg)SnatchShi Zhiyong CHN 147.5 kgLeonidas Sabanis GRE 145.0 kgSevdalin Minchev BUL 142.5 kgClean & JerkLe Maosheng CHN 180.5 kgOlympic weightliftingMarcus Stephen NRU 172.5 kgSevdalin Minchev BUL 172.5 kgTotalLe Maosheng CHN 320.0 kgLeonidas Sabanis GRE 315.0 kgSevdalin Minchev BUL 315.0 kg69 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg)SnatchGalabin Boevski BUL 162.5 kgOlympic weightliftingGeorgios Tzelilis GRE 155.0 kgValerios Leonidis GRE 152.5 kgClean & JerkGalabin Boevski BUL 196.0 kgOlympic weightliftingGeorgios Tzelilis GRE 190.0 kgValerios Leonidis GRE 187.5 kgTotalGalabin Boevski BUL 357.5 kgOlympic weightliftingGeorgios Tzelilis GRE 345.0 kgValerios Leonidis GRE 340.0 kg77 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg)SnatchKhachatur Kyapanaktsyan ARM 170.5 kgOlympic weightliftingPlamen Zhelyazkov BUL 170.0 kgBadr Salem Nayef QAT 165.0 kgClean & JerkBadr Salem Nayef QAT 205.0 kgViktor Mitrou GRE 205.0 kgNader Sufyan Abbas QAT 202.5 kgTotalBadr Salem Nayef QAT 370.0 kgViktor Mitrou GRE 370.0 kgPlamen Zhelyazkov BUL 370.0 kg85 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg)SnatchPyrros Dimas GRE 180.5 kgOlympic weightliftingGiorgi Asanidze GEO 1990 177.5 kgMarc Huster GER 177.5 kgClean & JerkShahin Nassirinia IRI 215.0 kgChristos Spyrou GRE 207.5 kgPyrros Dimas GRE 207.5 kgTotalShahin Nassirinia IRI 390.0 kgPyrros Dimas GRE 387.5 kgMarc Huster GER 382.5 kg94 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg)SnatchAkakios Kakiasvilis GRE 188.0 kgOlympic weightliftingLeonidas Kokas GRE 185.0 kgHakob Pilosyan ARM 182.5 kgClean & JerkAkakios Kakiasvilis GRE 225.0 kgSzymon Kołecki POL 225.0 kgBünyamin Sudaş TUR 220.0 kgTotalAkakios Kakiasvilis GRE 412.5 kgSzymon Kołecki POL 405.0 kgLeonidas Kokas GRE 402.5 kg105 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg)SnatchDenys Hotfrid UKR 195.0 kgChoi Jong-kun KOR 1997 190.0 kgEvgeny Shishlyannikov RUS 190.0 kgClean & JerkEvgeny Shishlyannikov RUS 235.0 kgDenys Hotfrid UKR 235.0 kgRobert Dołęga POL 225.0 kgTotalDenys Hotfrid UKR 430.0 kgEvgeny Shishlyannikov RUS 425.0 kgChoi Jong-kun KOR 1997 410.0 kg+105 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg)SnatchJaber Saeed Salem QAT 205.0 kgHossein Rezazadeh IRI 206.0 kgOlympic weightliftingViktors Ščerbatihs LAT 200.0 kgClean & JerkAndrey Chemerkin RUS 257.5 kgKim Tae-hyun KOR 1997 252.5 kgJaber Saeed Salem QAT 250.0 kgTotalAndrey Chemerkin RUS 457.5 kgJaber Saeed Salem QAT 455.0 kgHossein Rezazadeh IRI 447.5 kg Women 48 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg)SnatchSri Indriyani INA 82.5 kgLi Xuezhao CHN 80.0 kgChu Nan-mei TPE 80.0 kgClean & JerkDonka Mincheva BUL 113.5 kgOlympic weightliftingKunjarani Devi IND 105.0 kgKaori Niyanagi JPN 105.0 kgTotalDonka Mincheva BUL 192.5 kgSri Indriyani INA 185.0 kgKaori Niyanagi JPN 185.0 kg53 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg)SnatchLi Feng-ying TPE 95.0 kgWinarni Binti Slamet INA 90.0 kgSwe Swe Win MYA 1974 85.0 kgClean & JerkLi Feng-ying TPE 121.5 kgOlympic weightliftingWinarni Binti Slamet INA 112.5 kgWang Xiufen CHN 112.5 kgTotalLi Feng-ying TPE 215.0 kgWinarni Binti Slamet INA 202.5 kgWang Xiufen CHN 197.5 kg58 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg)SnatchChen Yanqing CHN 105.5 kgOlympic weightliftingRi Song-hui PRK 100.0 kgKuo Ping-chun TPE 97.5 kgClean & JerkRi Song-hui PRK 131.0 kgOlympic weightliftingChen Yanqing CHN 130.0 kgKuo Ping-chun TPE 125.0 kgTotalChen Yanqing CHN 235.0 kgOlympic weightliftingRi Song-hui PRK 230.0 kgKuo Ping-chun TPE 222.5 kg63 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg)SnatchChen Jui-lien TPE 107.5 kgValentina Popova RUS 105.0 kgXiong Meiying CHN 105.0 kgClean & JerkChen Jui-lien TPE 132.5 kgXiong Meiying CHN 132.5 kgOlympic weightliftingIoanna Chatziioannou GRE 127.5 kgTotalChen Jui-lien TPE 240.0 kgOlympic weightliftingXiong Meiying CHN 237.5 kgValentina Popova RUS 232.5 kg69 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg)SnatchErzsébet Márkus HUN 107.5 kgMilena Trendafilova BUL 105.0 kgSun Tianni CHN 105.0 kgClean & JerkSun Tianni CHN 143.0 kgOlympic weightliftingIrina Kasimova RUS 130.0 kgMilena Trendafilova BUL 127.5 kgTotalSun Tianni CHN 247.5 kgMilena Trendafilova BUL 232.5 kgErzsébet Márkus HUN 232.5 kg75 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 75 kg)SnatchXu Jiao CHN 112.5 kgKim Soon-hee KOR 1997 107.5 kgRuth Ogbeifo NGR 107.5 kgClean & JerkKim Soon-hee KOR 1997 135.0 kgXu Jiao CHN 135.0 kgRuth Ogbeifo NGR 132.5 kgTotalXu Jiao CHN 247.5 kgKim Soon-hee KOR 1997 242.5 kgRuth Ogbeifo NGR 240.0 kg+75 kg (1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg)SnatchDing Meiyuan CHN 127.5 kgAgata Wróbel POL 127.5 kgOlympic weightliftingCheryl Haworth USA 115.0 kgClean & JerkDing Meiyuan CHN 157.5 kgOlympic weightliftingAgata Wróbel POL 152.5 kgChen Hsiao-lien TPE 142.5 kgTotalDing Meiyuan CHN 285.0 kgOlympic weightliftingAgata Wróbel POL 280.0 kgBalkisu Musa NGR 252.5 kg Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals flagcountry 5 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 KOR 1997 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) flagcountry 12 5 4 6 1 6 5 3 6 4 10 6 3 3 2 3 1 3 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 KOR 1997 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 GEO 1990 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 MYA 1974 0 0 1 Team ranking Men RankTeamPoints 1 581 2 465 3 437 4 386 5 377 6 364 Women RankTeamPoints 1 530 2 392 3 374 4 371 5 366 6 333 Participating nations 626 competitors from 87 nations competed. 22em ALB 1992 (7) (6) (2) (8) (12) (5) (10) BLR 1995 (7) (3) (1) (15) (5) (15) (1) (15) (14) (14) (2) (7) CYP 1960 (1) (4) (15) (7) ECU 1900 (2) (8) (3) FSM (1) (1) (14) (15) GEO 1990 (6) (11) (10) (15) (5) (15) (8) (5) (8) IRQ 1991 (3) (5) (11) (15) (15) (15) (5) (8) (2) LBA 1977 (1) LTU 1988 (7) (1) (7) (6) (1) MYA 1974 (5) (7) (12) (3) (10) (2) (4) (1) (15) (7) (3) (8) (8) (14) (2) SMR 1862 (1) (1) (13) (2) KOR 1997 (13) (14) (4) (5) (4) (7) (4) (8) TKM 1997 (3) (15) (15) (1) (4) VEN 1954 (6) References Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172617/http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF 2011-05-27 Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110709130554/http://sports123.com/wei/index.html 2011-07-09 (Sport 123) External links IWF Archive World Weightlifting Championships World Weightlifting Championships Category:Sports competitions in Piraeus Category:World Weightlifting Championships Category:International weightlifting competitions hosted by Greece