1998 World Weightlifting Championships
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| Host city |  Lahti, Finland |
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| Dates | 10–15 November |
The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.
Medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
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Medal table
[edit]Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 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 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Team ranking
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Men[edit]
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Women[edit]
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Participating nations
[edit]332 competitors from 55 nations competed.
Algeria (3)
Argentina (2)- Armenia (5)
Australia (8)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (6)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (2)- Bulgaria (12)
Cameroon (2)- Canada (15)
- China (15)
- Chinese Taipei (11)
- Colombia (8)
- Croatia (6)
- Cuba (2)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (4)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (12)- Finland (15)
France (12)- Georgia (2)
- Germany (11)
Great Britain (7)- Greece (13)
- Hungary (15)
Ireland (2)
Israel (5)
Italy (10)- Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (2)- Latvia (6)
Lithuania (1)
Mexico (1)
Moldova (2)
Nauru (10)
Netherlands (4)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (3)
Panama (1)- Poland (12)
Portugal (1)
Romania (6)- Russia (10)
- Slovakia (5)
South Korea (2)- Spain (9)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)- Turkey (9)
Uganda (3)- Ukraine (6)
- United States (7)
Venezuela (5)
References
[edit]- Results (Sport 123)
- IWF Archive
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine