2015 World Weightlifting Championships

George R. Brown Convention Center

The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships took place from November 20th to 28th in Houston , USA . The venue was the George R. Brown Convention Center . It was the 82nd men's and the 25th women's world championships, in which 609 athletes from 98 countries took part.

Medalist

Men

Class up to 56 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Om Yun-chol	302 kg	Wu Jingbiao	302 kg	Thach Kim Tuấn	287 kg
Tear	Wu Jingbiao	139 kg	Aril Tschontej	132 kg	Om Yun-chol	131 kg
Bump	Om Yun-chol	171 kg	Wu Jingbiao	163 kg	Nestor Colonia	158 kg

Class up to 62 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Chen Lijun	333 kg	Kim Un-guk	328 kg	Valentin Hristov	317 kg
Tear	Kim Un-guk	151 kg	Chen Lijun	150 kg	Valentin Hristov	141 kg
Bump	Chen Lijun	185 kg	Kim Un-guk	177 kg	Valentin Hristov	176 kg

The Turkmen weightlifter Ümürbek Bazarbaýew had tested positive for anabolic steroids in Houston and was banned for four years until December 10, 2019.

Class up to 69 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Shi Zhiyong	348 kg	Oleg Tschen	344 kg	Daniyar Ismayilov	343 kg
Tear	Daniyar Ismayilov	160 kg	Oleg Tschen	160 kg	Shi Zhiyong	158 kg
Bump	Shi Zhiyong	190 kg	Firidun Guliev	188 kg	Kim Myong-Hyok	187 kg

Class up to 77 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Nishat Rakhimov	372 kg	Kim Kwang song	372 kg	Mohamed Ihab	363 kg
Tear	Lu Xiaojun	175 kg	Kim Kwang song	171 kg	Andranik Karapetjan	167 kg
Bump	Nishat Rakhimov	207 kg	Elchan Aligulizada	203 kg	Mohamed Ihab	201 kg

Class up to 85 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Artem Okulov	391 kg	Kianoush Rostami	387 kg	Apti Auchadow	380 kg
Tear	Tian Tao	178 kg	Artem Okulov	176 kg	Kianoush Rostami	173 kg
Bump	Artem Okulov	215 kg	Kianoush Rostami	214 kg	Apti Auchadow	212 kg

Class up to 94 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Wadsim Stralzou	405 kg	Almas Uteschow	402 kg	Zhassulan Kydyrbaev	399 kg
Tear	Alexei Kosov	181 kg	Aurimas Didžbalis	180 kg	Zhassulan Kydyrbaev	178 kg
Bump	Wadsim Stralzou	230 kg	Almas Uteschow	230 kg	Zhassulan Kydyrbaev	221 kg

Class up to 105 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Alexander Saychikov	421 kg	David Bedschanjan	411 kg	Artūrs Plēsnieks	405 kg
Tear	Ivan Yefremov	192 kg	Alexander Saychikov	191 kg	Simon Martirosjan	186 kg
Bump	David Bedschanjan	231 kg	Alexander Saychikov	230 kg	Sardorbek Dusmurotov	228 kg

Class over 105 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Alexei Lovchev	475 kg	Lasha Talachadze	454 kg	Mart Seim	438 kg
Tear	Alexei Lovchev	211 kg	Lasha Talachadze	207 kg	Gor Minasjan	203 kg
Bump	Alexei Lovchev	264 kg	Mart Seim	248 kg	Lasha Talachadze	247 kg

Women

Class up to 48 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Jiang Huihua	198 kg	Vuong Thi Huyen	194 kg	Hiromi Miyake	193 kg
Tear	Jiang Huihua	88 kg	Vuong Thi Huyen	85 kg	Hiromi Miyake	85 kg
Bump	Ri Song-gum	110 kg	Jiang Huihua	110 kg	Vuong Thi Huyen	109 kg

Class up to 53 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Hsu Shu-ching	221 kg	Chen Xiaoting	221 kg	Hidilyn Diaz	213 kg
Tear	Chen Xiaoting	101 kg	Hsu Shu-ching	96 kg	Hidilyn Diaz	96 kg
Bump	Hsu Shu-ching	125 kg	Chen Xiaoting	120 kg	Hidilyn Diaz	117 kg

Class up to 58 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Boyanka Kostova	252 kg	Deng Mengrong	245 kg	Kuo Hsing-chun	237 kg
Tear	Boyanka Kostova	112 kg	Deng Mengrong	108 kg	Sukanya Srisurat	106 kg
Bump	Boyanka Kostova	140 kg	Deng Mengrong	137 kg	Kuo Hsing-chun	133 kg

Class up to 63 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Deng Wei	259 kg	Tima Turiewa	248 kg	Choe Hyo-sim	243 kg
Tear	Deng Wei	113 kg	Tima Turiewa	112 kg	Karina Goricheva	112 kg
Bump	Deng Wei	146 kg	Choe Hyo-sim	139 kg	Tima Turiewa	135 kg

Class up to 69 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Xiang Yanmei	263 kg	Zhazira Zhapparkul	256 kg	Anastasia Romanova	253 kg
Tear	Xiang Yanmei	120 kg	Ryo Un-hui	116 kg	Anastasia Romanova	116 kg
Bump	Xiang Yanmei	143 kg	Zhazira Zhapparkul	140 kg	Anastasia Romanova	137 kg

Class up to 75 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Kang Yue	282 kg	Rim Jong-sim	280 kg	Olga Subova	276 kg
Tear	Kang Yue	127 kg	Rim Jong-sim	125 kg	Svetlana Podobedowa	121 kg
Bump	Olga Subova	156 kg	Rim Jong-sim	155 kg	Kang Yue	155 kg

Class over 75 kg

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Duel	Tatiana Kashirina	333 kg	Meng Suping	325 kg	Kim Kuk-hyang	298 kg
Tear	Tatiana Kashirina	148 kg	Meng Suping	145 kg	Chitchanok pulse abscul	136 kg
Bump	Tatiana Kashirina	185 kg	Meng Suping	180 kg	Kim Kuk-hyang	168 kg

Medal table

One-to-one medals only

rank	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	People's Republic of China	6th	4th	0	10
2	Russia	3	3	3	9
3	Kazakhstan	2	2	1	5
4th	North Korea	1	3	2	6th
5	Azerbaijan	1	0	1	2
	Chinese Taipei	1	0	1	2
7th	Belarus	1	0	0	1
8th	Vietnam	0	1	1	2
9	Iran	0	1	0	1
	Georgia	0	1	0	1
11	Egypt	0	0	1	1
	Estonia	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
Total		15th	15th	15th	45

Total Medals (Tear + Push)

rank	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	People's Republic of China	18th	12	2	32
2	Russia	11	6th	7th	24
3	North Korea	4th	9	5	18th
4th	Kazakhstan	3	7th	5	15th
5	Azerbaijan	3	2	3	8th
6th	Chinese Taipei	2	1	2	5
7th	Belarus	2	0	0	2
8th	Turkey	1	0	1	2
	Uzbekistan	1	0	1	2
10	Vietnam	0	2	2	4th
11	Iran	0	2	1	3
	Georgia	0	2	1	3
13	Estonia	0	1	1	2
14th	Lithuania	0	1	0	1
15th	Philippines	0	0	4th	4th
16	Armenia	0	0	3	3
17th	Egypt	0	0	2	2
	Japan	0	0	2	2
	Thailand	0	0	2	2
20th	Latvia	0	0	1	1
Total		45	45	45	135

doping

At the 2015 World Championships, the responsibility for carrying out doping tests lay with the US anti-doping agency USADA for the first time , instead of with HUNADO as it had been for years. With a total of 24 doping cases, there were more than at any other world championship before.

Web links

• http://www.houstoniwf2015.com/
• Results on iwf.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Türkmen ştangaçysy 'dopingde' aýyplanýar (December 17, 2015; Turkish)
2. ↑ Suspected corruption: Weightlifting President Aján threatens prosecution , on sportschau.de, from January 5, 2020.