# 2017 World Weightlifting Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2017_World_Weightlifting_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2017_World_Weightlifting_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Weightlifting_Championships > Source revision: 1341032121 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) International weightlifting competition 2017 World Weightlifting Championships Host city Anaheim, United States Dates 28 November – 5 December Main venue Anaheim Convention Center ← 2015 2018 → The **2017 World Weightlifting Championships** were held in [Anaheim](/source/Anaheim%2C_California), [California](/source/California%2C_United_States), [United States](/source/United_States) from 28 November to 5 December 2017.[1][2] ## Doping bans Nine countries were banned from competing at the World Championships due to their history of doping at previous [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games), under [International Weightlifting Federation](/source/International_Weightlifting_Federation) rules stating that any country that had three positive tests uncovered by the [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) during re-testing of stored urine samples for banned substances from the [2008](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) and [2012](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) Olympics would be banned. The banned countries were: [Russia](/source/Russia), [China](/source/China), [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan), [Armenia](/source/Armenia), [Turkey](/source/Turkey), [Moldova](/source/Moldova), [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine), [Belarus](/source/Belarus) and [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan).[3] ## Boycott [North Korea](/source/North_Korea) and [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela) boycotted the World Championships due to the crises in relations between the United States and these countries.[4] The World Championships organizing committee had said it did not foresee any visa problems for the North Korean team.[5] ## Medal summary ### Men Event Gold Silver Bronze 56 kg (details) Snatch Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam 126 kg Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam 119 kg Josué Brachi Spain 118 kg Clean & Jerk Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam 153 kg Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam 151 kg Carlos Berna Colombia 149 kg Total Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam 279 kg Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam 270 kg Carlos Berna Colombia 266 kg 62 kg (details) Snatch Trịnh Văn Vinh Vietnam 136 kg Han Myeong-mok South Korea 135 kg Adkhamjon Ergashev Uzbekistan 135 kg Clean & Jerk Francisco Mosquera Colombia 170 kg José Montes Mexico 167 kg Antonio Vázquez Mexico 165 kg Total Francisco Mosquera Colombia 300 kg Yoichi Itokazu Japan 299 kg Shota Mishvelidze Georgia 298 kg 69 kg (details) Snatch Won Jeong-sik South Korea 148 kg Tairat Bunsuk Thailand 147 kg Mirko Zanni Italy 144 kg Clean & Jerk Doston Yokubov Uzbekistan 179 kg Won Jeong-sik South Korea 178 kg Bernardin Matam France 177 kg Total Won Jeong-sik South Korea 326 kg Tairat Bunsuk Thailand 321 kg Bernardin Matam France 318 kg 77 kg (details) Snatch Mohamed Ehab Egypt 165 kg Rejepbaý Rejepow Turkmenistan 158 kg Erkand Qerimaj Albania 155 kg Clean & Jerk Mohamed Ehab Egypt 196 kg Rejepbaý Rejepow Turkmenistan 194 kg Harrison Maurus United States 193 kg Total Mohamed Ehab Egypt 361 kg Rejepbaý Rejepow Turkmenistan 352 kg Harrison Maurus United States 348 kg 85 kg (details) Snatch Arley Méndez Chile 175 kg Kianoush Rostami Iran 174 kg Antonino Pizzolato Italy 162 kg Clean & Jerk Arley Méndez Chile 203 kg Krzysztof Zwarycz Poland 197 kg Romain Imadouchène France 196 kg Total Arley Méndez Chile 378 kg Krzysztof Zwarycz Poland 359 kg Antonino Pizzolato Italy 358 kg 94 kg (details) Snatch Sohrab Moradi Iran 184 kg Farkhodbek Sobirov Uzbekistan 183 kg Ragab Abdelhay Egypt 172 kg Clean & Jerk Sohrab Moradi Iran 233 kg WR Fares El-Bakh Qatar 220 kg Ayoub Mousavi Iran 214 kg Total Sohrab Moradi Iran 417 kg WR Ayoub Mousavi Iran 385 kg Fares El-Bakh Qatar 383 kg 105 kg (details) Snatch Ali Hashemi Iran 183 kg Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan 182 kg Jorge Arroyo Ecuador 181 kg Clean & Jerk Seo Hui-yeop South Korea 222 kg Artūrs Plēsnieks Latvia 222 kg Ali Hashemi Iran 221 kg Total Ali Hashemi Iran 404 kg Artūrs Plēsnieks Latvia 402 kg Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan 399 kg +105 kg (details) Snatch Lasha Talakhadze Georgia 220 kg WR Behdad Salimi Iran 211 kg Saeid Alihosseini Iran 203 kg Clean & Jerk Lasha Talakhadze Georgia 257 kg Mart Seim Estonia 253 kg Saeid Alihosseini Iran 251 kg Total Lasha Talakhadze Georgia 477 kg WR Saeid Alihosseini Iran 454 kg Behdad Salimi Iran 453 kg ### Women Event Gold Silver Bronze 48 kg (details) Snatch Thunya Sukcharoen Thailand 86 kg Mirabai Chanu India 85 kg Ana Segura Colombia 81 kg Clean & Jerk Mirabai Chanu India 109 kg Thunya Sukcharoen Thailand 107 kg Chiraphan Nanthawong Thailand 102 kg Total Mirabai Chanu India 194 kg Thunya Sukcharoen Thailand 193 kg Ana Segura Colombia 182 kg 53 kg (details) Snatch Sopita Tanasan Thailand 96 kg Kristina Şermetowa Turkmenistan 91 kg Joanna Łochowska Poland 87 kg Clean & Jerk Sopita Tanasan Thailand 114 kg Hidilyn Diaz Philippines 113 kg Kristina Şermetowa Turkmenistan 113 kg Total Sopita Tanasan Thailand 210 kg Kristina Şermetowa Turkmenistan 204 kg Hidilyn Diaz Philippines 199 kg 58 kg (details) Snatch Sukanya Srisurat Thailand 105 kg Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei 105 kg Rebeka Koha Latvia 101 kg Clean & Jerk Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei 135 kg Mikiko Ando Japan 126 kg Alexandra Escobar Ecuador 122 kg Total Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese Taipei 240 kg Sukanya Srisurat Thailand 225 kg Rebeka Koha Latvia 222 kg 63 kg (details) Snatch Loredana Toma Romania 109 kg Maude Charron Canada 102 kg Lina Rivas Colombia 101 kg Clean & Jerk Loredana Toma Romania 128 kg Rattanawan Wamalun Thailand 127 kg Lina Rivas Colombia 124 kg Total Loredana Toma Romania 237 kg Lina Rivas Colombia 225 kg Mercedes Pérez Colombia 225 kg 69 kg (details) Snatch Miyareth Mendoza Colombia 106 kg Mattie Rogers United States 104 kg Leydi Solís Colombia 104 kg Clean & Jerk Sara Ahmed Egypt 136 kg Leydi Solís Colombia 135 kg Mattie Rogers United States 131 kg Total Leydi Solís Colombia 239 kg Mattie Rogers United States 235 kg Miyareth Mendoza Colombia 233 kg 75 kg (details) Snatch Lydia Valentín Spain 118 kg Neisi Dájomes Ecuador 108 kg Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg Mongolia 107 kg Clean & Jerk Lydia Valentín Spain 140 kg Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke France 134 kg Neisi Dájomes Ecuador 132 kg Total Lydia Valentín Spain 258 kg Neisi Dájomes Ecuador 240 kg Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke France 237 kg 90 kg (details) Snatch Anastasiia Hotfrid Georgia 120 kg Crismery Santana Dominican Republic 113 kg Oliba Nieve Ecuador 112 kg Clean & Jerk María Fernanda Valdés Chile 146 kg Anastasiia Hotfrid Georgia 145 kg Crismery Santana Dominican Republic 141 kg Total Anastasiia Hotfrid Georgia 265 kg María Fernanda Valdés Chile 255 kg Crismery Santana Dominican Republic 254 kg +90 kg (details) Snatch Sarah Robles United States 126 kg Laurel Hubbard New Zealand 124 kg Tania Mascorro Mexico 119 kg Clean & Jerk Sarah Robles United States 158 kg Shaimaa Khalaf Egypt 153 kg Duangaksorn Chaidee Thailand 152 kg Total Sarah Robles United States 284 kg Laurel Hubbard New Zealand 275 kg Shaimaa Khalaf Egypt 268 kg ## Medal table Ranking by **Big** (Total result) medals Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Iran 2 2 1 5 2 Colombia 2 1 4 7 3 Georgia 2 0 1 3 4 Thailand 1 3 0 4 5 United States 1 1 1 3 6 Chile 1 1 0 2 Vietnam 1 1 0 2 8 Egypt 1 0 1 2 9 Chinese Taipei 1 0 0 1 India 1 0 0 1 Romania 1 0 0 1 South Korea 1 0 0 1 Spain 1 0 0 1 14 Turkmenistan 0 2 0 2 15 Latvia 0 1 1 2 16 Ecuador 0 1 0 1 Japan 0 1 0 1 New Zealand 0 1 0 1 Poland 0 1 0 1 20 France 0 0 2 2 21 Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1 Italy 0 0 1 1 Philippines 0 0 1 1 Qatar 0 0 1 1 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 Totals (25 entries) 16 16 16 48 Ranking by all medals: **Big** (Total result) and **Small** (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Thailand 5 6 2 13 2 Iran 5 4 5 14 3 Georgia 5 1 1 7 4 Vietnam 4 3 0 7 5 Colombia 4 2 9 15 6 Egypt 4 1 2 7 7 Chile 4 1 0 5 8 United States 3 2 3 8 9 South Korea 3 2 0 5 10 Spain 3 0 1 4 11 Romania 3 0 0 3 12 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 3 India 2 1 0 3 14 Uzbekistan 1 2 2 5 15 Turkmenistan 0 5 1 6 16 Ecuador 0 2 4 6 17 Latvia 0 2 2 4 18 Poland 0 2 1 3 19 Japan 0 2 0 2 New Zealand 0 2 0 2 21 France 0 1 4 5 22 Dominican Republic 0 1 2 3 Mexico 0 1 2 3 24 Philippines 0 1 1 2 Qatar 0 1 1 2 26 Canada 0 1 0 1 Estonia 0 1 0 1 28 Italy 0 0 3 3 29 Albania 0 0 1 1 Mongolia 0 0 1 1 Totals (30 entries) 48 48 48 144 ## Team ranking Men Rank Team Points 1 Iran 512 2 South Korea 457 3 Uzbekistan 355 4 Spain 345 5 Colombia 342 6 Japan 320 Women Rank Team Points 1 Thailand 496 2 Colombia 473 3 United States 472 4 Ecuador 442 5 Mexico 405 6 Japan 390 ## Participating nations A total of 315 competitors from 63 nations participated. - [Albania](/source/Albania) (5) - [Algeria](/source/Algeria) (1) - [Austria](/source/Austria) (1) - [Belgium](/source/Belgium) (1) - [Brazil](/source/Brazil) (6) - [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria) (5) - [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon) (4) - [Canada](/source/Canada) (9) - [Chile](/source/Chile) (2) - [Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei) (11) - [Colombia](/source/Colombia) (16) - [Croatia](/source/Croatia) (1) - [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus) (1) - [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic) (4) - [Denmark](/source/Denmark) (3) - [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) (1) - [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador) (11) - [Egypt](/source/Egypt) (5) - [Estonia](/source/Estonia) (2) - [Fiji](/source/Fiji) (2) - [Finland](/source/Finland) (5) - [France](/source/France) (7) - [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)) (4) - [Germany](/source/Germany) (8) - [Ghana](/source/Ghana) (3) - [Great Britain](/source/United_Kingdom) (5) - [Hungary](/source/Hungary) (2) - [Iceland](/source/Iceland) (4) - [India](/source/India) (8) - [Iran](/source/Iran) (8) - [Iraq](/source/Iraq) (1) - [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) (1) - [Israel](/source/Israel) (5) - [Italy](/source/Italy) (8) - [Japan](/source/Japan) (15) - [Latvia](/source/Latvia) (2) - [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon) (1) - [Lithuania](/source/Lithuania) (4) - [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia) (1) - [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius) (1) - [Mexico](/source/Mexico) (11) - [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia) (3) - [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) (2) - [Norway](/source/Norway) (2) - [Peru](/source/Peru) (5) - [Philippines](/source/Philippines) (2) - [Poland](/source/Poland) (5) - [Qatar](/source/Qatar) (1) - [Romania](/source/Romania) (6) - [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia) (6) - [Serbia](/source/Serbia) (1) - [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia) (1) - [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) (1) - [South Korea](/source/South_Korea) (11) - [Spain](/source/Spain) (10) - [Sweden](/source/Sweden) (2) - [Thailand](/source/Thailand) (16) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia) (1) - [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan) (5) - [Uganda](/source/Uganda) (2) - [United States](/source/United_States) (16) - [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) (10) - [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam) (12) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Anaheim, USA to Host 2017 IWF World Championships"](http://www.iwf.net/2016/10/18/anaheim-usa-to-host-2017-iwf-world-championships/). *iwf.net*. 18 October 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Schedule"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171013173133/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlifting/2017-IWF-WWC-Anaheim/Schedule). *teamusa.org*. Archived from [the original](https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlifting/2017-IWF-WWC-Anaheim/Schedule) on October 13, 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Russia, China among 9 top weightlifting countries hit with doping ban"](http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/russia-china-doping-weightlifting-suspensions-1.4315157). September 30, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["North Korea declines to compete in World Weightlifting Championship in US"](https://report.az/en/incident/north-korea-declines-to-compete-in-world-weightlifting-championship-in-us/). *Report News Agency*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Oliver, Brian (November 8, 2017). ["Weightlifting: North Korea not among entrants for world champs in U.S."](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-weightlifting-northkorea-idUSKBN1D802L) *Reuters* – via www.reuters.com. ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20161212082245/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlifting/2017-IWF-WWC-Anaheim) - [Results](https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/results-by-events-old-bw/?event_id=405) - [Results Book](https://lsaf.lt/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ResultsBook_Anaheim.pdf) v t e World Weightlifting Championships 1891 1898 1899 1903 1904 1905 (I) 1905 (II) 1905 (III) 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 (I) 1910 (II) 1911 (I) 1911 (II) 1911 (III) 1911 (IV) 1913 1920 1922 1923 1937 1938 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 List of medalists men women v t e World championships in 2017 Summer sports & indoor sports American football (women) Archery Aquatics diving high diving open water swimming swimming synchronized swimming water polo Athletics cross country Badminton Baseball (men) Basketball (3x3) Beach soccer Beach volleyball Bowling (9-pin) Bowls Boxing (men) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cricket (women) Cycling road track mountain bike cyclo-cross BMX Urban Fencing Floorball (women) Futsal (AMF women) Gymnastics artistic rhythmic trampoline Handball men women Inline hockey Judo open Minifootball Modern pentathlon Orienteering trail Rowing Rugby league men women Rugby union (women) Shotgun shooting Softball (men) Squash men women Table tennis Taekwondo Weightlifting Windsurfing Vovinam Wrestling Wushu Winter sports Alpine skiing Bandy (men) Biathlon Bobsleigh / skeleton Curling men women mixed mixed doubles Figure skating Freestyle skiing / snowboarding Ice hockey men women Luge Nordic skiing Speed skating allround sprint single distances short track Cue & mind sports Chess women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men women Russian version Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red Motor sports Air race Endurance racing F1 Powerboat Formula One Motocross men women team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Radio-controlled 1:10 off-road Rally Rallycross Speedway individual team Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Touring car --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2017 World Weightlifting Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Weightlifting_Championships) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_World_Weightlifting_Championships?action=history)). 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