This is a List of World Championships medalists in men's weightlifting.
Flyweight 52 kg: 1969–1991 54 kg: 1993–1997 55 kg: 2018–2024
1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 ThessalonikiShared silver1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama
Bantamweight 56 kg: 1947–1991 59 kg: 1993–1997 56 kg: 1998–2017 61 kg: 2018–2024 60 kg: 2025–
1947 Philadelphia1949 Scheveningen1950 Paris1951 Milan1953 Stockholm1954 Vienna1955 Munich1957 Tehran1958 Stockholm1959 Warsaw1961 Vienna1962 Budapest1963 Stockholm1964 Tokyo1965 Tehran1966 East Berlin1968 Mexico City1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
Featherweight 60 kg: 1906–1991 64 kg: 1993–1997 62 kg: 1998–2017 67 kg: 2018–2024 65 kg: 2025–
1906 Lille1910 Düsseldorf1911 Stuttgart1911 Berlin1911 Dresden1911 Vienna1913 Breslau1920 Vienna1922 Tallinn1923 Vienna1937 Paris1938 Vienna1946 Paris1947 Philadelphia1949 Scheveningen1950 Paris1951 Milan1953 Stockholm1954 Vienna1955 Munich1957 Tehran1958 Stockholm1959 Warsaw1961 ViennaShared silver1962 Budapest1963 Stockholm1964 Tokyo1965 Tehran1966 East Berlin1968 Mexico City1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent Zulfat Garaev 2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
Lightweight 67.5 kg: 1905 70 kg: 1906–1913 67.5 kg: 1920–1991 70 kg: 1993–1997 69 kg: 1998–2017 73 kg: 2018–2024 71 kg: 2025–
1905 Berlin1905 Paris1906 Lille1907 Frankfurt1910 Düsseldorf1911 Stuttgart1911 Berlin1911 Dresden1911 Vienna1913 Breslau1920 Vienna1922 Tallinn1923 Vienna1937 Paris1938 Vienna1946 Paris1947 Philadelphia1949 Scheveningen1950 Paris1951 Milan1953 Stockholm1954 Vienna1955 Munich1957 Tehran1958 Stockholm1959 Warsaw1961 Vienna1962 Budapest1963 Stockholm1964 Tokyo1965 Tehran1966 East Berlin1968 Mexico City1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
Middleweight 80 kg: 1905–1913 75 kg: 1920–1991 76 kg: 1993–1997 77 kg: 1998–2017 81 kg: 2018–2024 79 kg: 2025–
1905 Berlin1905 Paris1906 Lille1907 Frankfurt1908 Vienna1909 Vienna1910 Düsseldorf1910 Vienna1911 Stuttgart1911 Berlin1911 Dresden1911 Vienna1913 Breslau1920 Vienna1922 Tallinn1923 Vienna1937 Paris1938 Vienna1946 Paris1947 Philadelphia1949 Scheveningen1950 Paris1951 Milan1953 Stockholm1954 Vienna1955 Munich1957 Tehran1958 Stockholm1959 Warsaw1961 Vienna1962 Budapest1963 Stockholm1964 Tokyo1965 Tehran1966 East Berlin1968 Mexico City1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
Light heavyweight 82.5 kg: 1920–1991 83 kg: 1993–1997 85 kg: 1998–2017 89 kg: 2018–2024 88 kg: 2025–
1920 Vienna1922 Tallinn1923 Vienna1937 Paris1938 Vienna1946 Paris1947 Philadelphia1949 Scheveningen1950 Paris1951 Milan1953 Stockholm1954 Vienna1955 Munich1957 Tehran1958 Stockholm1959 Warsaw1961 Vienna1962 Budapest1963 Stockholm1964 Tokyo1965 Tehran1966 East Berlin1968 Mexico City1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
Middle heavyweight 90 kg: 1951–1991 91 kg: 1993–1997 94 kg: 1998–2017 96 kg: 2018–2024 94 kg: 2025–
1951 Milan1953 Stockholm1954 Vienna1955 Munich1957 Tehran1958 Stockholm1959 Warsaw1961 Vienna1962 Budapest1963 Stockholm1964 Tokyo1965 Tehran1966 East Berlin1968 Mexico City1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 SödertäljeShared gold1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
First heavyweight 100 kg: 1977–1991 99 kg: 1993–1997 102 kg: 2018–2024
1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh Yauheni Tsikhantsou 2024 Manama
Heavyweight Open: 1891–1904 +80 kg: 1905–1913 +82.5 kg: 1920–1950 +90 kg: 1951–1968 110 kg: 1969–1991 108 kg: 1993–1997 105 kg: 1998–2017 109 kg: 2018–2024 110 kg: 2025–
1891 London1898 Vienna1899 Milan1903 Paris1904 Vienna1905 Berlin1905 Duisburg1905 Paris1906 Lille1907 Frankfurt1908 Vienna1909 Vienna1910 Düsseldorf1910 Vienna1911 Stuttgart1911 Berlin1911 Dresden1911 Vienna1913 Breslau1920 Vienna1922 Tallinn1923 Vienna1937 Paris1938 Vienna1946 Paris1947 Philadelphia1949 Scheveningen1950 Paris1951 Milan1953 Stockholm1954 Vienna1955 Munich1957 Tehran1958 Stockholm1959 Warsaw1961 Vienna1962 Budapest1963 Stockholm1964 Tokyo1965 Tehran1966 East Berlin1968 Mexico City1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
Super heavyweight +110 kg: 1969–1991 +108 kg: 1993–1997 +105 kg: 1998–2017 +109 kg: 2018–2024 +110 kg: 2025–
1969 Warsaw1970 Columbus1971 Lima1972 Munich1973 Havana1974 Manila1975 Moscow1976 Montreal1977 Stuttgart1978 Gettysburg1979 Thessaloniki1980 Moscow1981 Lille1982 Ljubljana1983 Moscow1984 Los Angeles1985 Södertälje1986 Sofia1987 Ostrava1989 Athens1990 Budapest1991 Donaueschingen1993 Melbourne1994 Istanbul1995 Guangzhou1997 Chiang Mai1998 Lahti1999 Athens2001 Antalya2002 Warsaw2003 Vancouver2005 Doha2006 Santo Domingo2007 Chiang Mai2009 Goyang2010 Antalya2011 Paris2013 Wrocław2014 Almaty2015 Houston2017 Anaheim2018 Ashgabat2019 Pattaya2021 Tashkent2022 Bogotá2023 Riyadh2024 Manama2025 Førde
Medal table
Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.
See also List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Notes
References Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics IWF Results
External links Database IWRP