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 entries)		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 entries)		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