{{short description|International weightlifting competition}} {{Infobox games | name = 2018 World Championships | logo = 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.png | size = 150 | host_city = {{flagicon|TKM}} Ashgabat | dates = 1–10 November | stadium = Ashgabat Weightlifting Arena | previous = 2017 | next = 2019 }} The '''2018 World Weightlifting Championships''' were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barbend.com/2018-iwf-world-championships-turkmenistan/|title=Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships|website=barbend.com|date=27 November 2017 |access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://belli.studio/work/ashgabat-2018|title=«Ashgabat 2018» World championships|website=belli.studio|access-date=2019-08-22|archive-date=2019-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822065019/https://belli.studio/work/ashgabat-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was the first World Championship after the IWF changed their weight classes and nullified all world records. As a result, this World Championship saw a total of 31 senior men's world records and 41 senior women's world records set.
To celebrate the event, then-President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow lifted a golden weight bar, albeit without any actual weights, during a cabinet meeting while his subordinates applauded him. The bizarre scene, broadcast on state media, was met with ridicule by worldwide press.
==Medal summary== ===Men=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} |- !colspan=7|55 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 55 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Om Yun-chol|PRK}} || 120 kg | {{flagmedalist|Arli Chontey|KAZ}} || 120 kg | {{flagmedalist|Josué Brachi|ESP}} || 115 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Om Yun-chol|PRK}} || 162 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Lại Gia Thành|VIE}} || 142 kg | {{flagmedalist|Angel Rusev|BUL}} || 140 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Om Yun-chol|PRK}} || 282 kg | {{flagmedalist|Arli Chontey|KAZ}} || 258 kg | {{flagmedalist|Mirco Scarantino|ITA}} || 252 kg |- !colspan=7|61 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 61 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Eko Yuli Irawan|INA}} || 143 kg | {{flagmedalist|Li Fabin|CHN}} || 142 kg | {{flagmedalist|Qin Fulin|CHN}} || 139 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Eko Yuli Irawan|INA}} || 174 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Qin Fulin|CHN}} || 169 kg | {{flagmedalist|Francisco Mosquera|COL}} || 169 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Eko Yuli Irawan|INA}} || 317 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Li Fabin|CHN}} || 310 kg | {{flagmedalist|Qin Fulin|CHN}} || 308 kg |- !colspan=7|67 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 67 kg}}) |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Huang Minhao|CHN}} || 152 kg |{{flagmedalist|Chen Lijun|CHN}} || 150 kg |{{flagmedalist|Julio Mayora|VEN}} || 147 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Chen Lijun|CHN}} || 182 kg |{{flagmedalist|Doston Yokubov|UZB}} || 180 kg |{{flagmedalist|Óscar Figueroa|COL}} || 178 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Chen Lijun|CHN}} || 332 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} |{{flagmedalist|Huang Minhao|CHN}} || 323 kg |{{flagmedalist|Julio Mayora|VEN}} || 322 kg |- !colspan=7|73 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 73 kg}}) |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Shi Zhiyong|CHN}} || 164 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} |{{flagmedalist|Vadzim Likharad|BLR}} || 156 kg |{{flagmedalist|Feng Lüdong|CHN}} || 155 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Shi Zhiyong|CHN}} || 196 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} |{{flagmedalist|Won Jeong-sik|KOR}} || 195 kg |{{flagmedalist|Ri Chong-song|PRK}} || 187 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Shi Zhiyong|CHN}} || 360 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} |{{flagmedalist|Won Jeong-sik|KOR}} || 348 kg |{{flagmedalist|Vadzim Likharad|BLR}} || 343 kg |- !colspan=7|81 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 81 kg}}) |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Mohamed Ehab|EGY}} || 173 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} |{{flagmedalist|Lü Xiaojun|CHN}} || 172 kg |{{flagmedalist|Li Dayin|CHN}} || 168 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Li Dayin|CHN}} || 204 kg |{{flagmedalist|Lü Xiaojun|CHN}} || 202 kg |{{flagmedalist|Mohamed Ehab|EGY}} || 200 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Lü Xiaojun|CHN}} || 374 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} |{{flagmedalist|Mohamed Ehab|EGY}} || 373 kg |{{flagmedalist|Li Dayin|CHN}} || 372 kg |- !colspan=7|89 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 89 kg}}) |- |Snatch |{{flagmedalist|Arley Méndez|CHI}} || 169 kg |{{flagmedalist|Pavel Khadasevich|BLR}} || 169 kg |{{flagmedalist|Jhor Moreno|COL}} || 168 kg |- |Clean & Jerk |{{flagmedalist|Artem Okulov|RUS}} || 206 kg |{{flagmedalist|Hakob Mkrtchyan|ARM}} || 205 kg |{{flagmedalist|Keydomar Vallenilla|VEN}} || 204 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total |{{flagmedalist|Artem Okulov|RUS}} || 372 kg |{{flagmedalist|Pavel Khadasevich|BLR}} || 371 kg |{{flagmedalist|Revaz Davitadze|GEO}} || 371 kg |- !colspan=7|96 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 96 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Sohrab Moradi|IRI}} || 186 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Tian Tao|CHN}} || 181 kg | {{flagmedalist|Yauheni Tsikhantsou|BLR}} || 180 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Sohrab Moradi|IRI}} || 230 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Tian Tao|CHN}} || 226 kg | {{flagmedalist|Fares El-Bakh|QAT}} || 217 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Sohrab Moradi|IRI}} || 416 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Tian Tao|CHN}} || 407 kg | {{flagmedalist|Nicolae Onică|ROU}} || 391 kg |- !colspan=7|102 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 102 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Akbar Djuraev|UZB}} || 180 kg | {{flagmedalist|Ali Hashemi|IRI}} || 179 kg | {{flagmedalist|Dmytro Chumak|UKR}} || 176 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Reza Beiranvand|IRI}} || 218 kg | {{flagmedalist|Dmytro Chumak|UKR}} || 217 kg | {{flagmedalist|Ali Hashemi|IRI}} || 217 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Ali Hashemi|IRI}} || 396 kg | {{flagmedalist|Dmytro Chumak|UKR}} || 393 kg | {{flagmedalist|Reza Beiranvand|IRI}} || 393 kg |- !colspan=7|109 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Yang Zhe|CHN}} || 196 kg | {{flagmedalist|Simon Martirosyan|ARM}} || 195 kg | {{flagmedalist|Rodion Bochkov|RUS}} || 190 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Simon Martirosyan|ARM}} || 240 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Arkadiusz Michalski|POL}} || 228 kg | {{flagmedalist|Ruslan Nurudinov|UZB}} || 227 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Simon Martirosyan|ARM}} || 435 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Yang Zhe|CHN}} || 419 kg | {{flagmedalist|Arkadiusz Michalski|POL}} || 403 kg |- !colspan=7|+109 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +109 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Lasha Talakhadze|GEO}} || 217 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Gor Minasyan|ARM}} || 205 kg | {{flagmedalist|Irakli Turmanidze|GEO}} || 203 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Lasha Talakhadze|GEO}} || 257 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Gor Minasyan|ARM}} || 245 kg | {{flagmedalist|Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew|TKM}} || 240 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Lasha Talakhadze|GEO}} || 474 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Gor Minasyan|ARM}} || 450 kg | {{flagmedalist|Fernando Reis| BRA}} || 436 kg |}
===Women=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250}} |- !colspan=7|45 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 45 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Chiraphan Nanthawong|THA}} || 76 kg | {{flagmedalist|Ýulduz Jumabaýewa|TKM}} || 75 kg | {{flagmedalist|Alessandra Pagliaro|ITA}} || 70 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Ýulduz Jumabaýewa|TKM}} || 104 kg | {{flagmedalist|Chiraphan Nanthawong|THA}} || 95 kg | {{flagmedalist|Katherin Echandía|VEN}} || 90 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Ýulduz Jumabaýewa|TKM}} || 179 kg | {{flagmedalist|Chiraphan Nanthawong|THA}} || 171 kg | {{flagmedalist|Katherin Echandía|VEN}} || 157 kg |- !colspan=7|49 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 49 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Hou Zhihui|CHN}} || 93 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Jiang Huihua|CHN}} || 92 kg | {{flagmedalist|Beatriz Pirón|DOM}} || 84 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Hou Zhihui|CHN}} || 115 kg | {{flagmedalist|Jiang Huihua|CHN}} || 114 kg | {{flagmedalist|Elena Andrieș|ROU}} || 105 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Hou Zhihui|CHN}} || 208 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Jiang Huihua|CHN}} || 206 kg | {{flagmedalist|Elena Andrieș|ROU}} || 188 kg |- !colspan=7|55 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 55 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Li Yajun|CHN}} || 102 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Zhang Wanqiong|CHN}} || 101 kg | {{flagmedalist|Muattar Nabieva|UZB}} || 98 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Zhang Wanqiong|CHN}} || 124 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Li Yajun|CHN}} || 123 kg | {{flagmedalist|Zulfiya Chinshanlo|KAZ}} || 120 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Li Yajun|CHN}} || 225 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Zhang Wanqiong|CHN}} || 225 kg | {{flagmedalist|Zulfiya Chinshanlo|KAZ}} || 213 kg |- !colspan=7|59 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 59 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Kuo Hsing-chun|TPE}} || 105 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Hoàng Thị Duyên|VIE}} || 103 kg | {{flagmedalist|Rebeka Koha|LAT}} || 103 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Chen Guiming|CHN}} || 133 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Kuo Hsing-chun|TPE}} || 132 kg | {{flagmedalist|Mikiko Ando|JPN}} || 131 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Kuo Hsing-chun|TPE}} || 237 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Chen Guiming|CHN}} || 231 kg | {{flagmedalist|Rebeka Koha|LAT}} || 227 kg |- !colspan=7|64 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 64 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Deng Wei|CHN}} || 112 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Loredana Toma|ROU}} || 110 kg | {{flagmedalist|Karina Goricheva|KAZ}} || 107 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Deng Wei|CHN}} || 140 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Rim Un-sim|PRK}} || 134 kg | {{flagmedalist|Mercedes Pérez|COL}} || 127 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Deng Wei|CHN}} || 252 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Rim Un-sim|PRK}} || 239 kg | {{flagmedalist|Loredana Toma|ROU}} || 234 kg |- !colspan=7|71 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 71 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Zhang Wangli|CHN}} || 115 kg | {{flagmedalist|Nadezda Likhacheva|KAZ}} || 112 kg | {{flagmedalist|Sara Ahmed|EGY}} || 111 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Zhang Wangli|CHN}} || 152 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Sara Ahmed|EGY}} || 141 kg | {{flagmedalist|Mattie Rogers|USA}} || 133 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Zhang Wangli|CHN}} || 267 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Sara Ahmed|EGY}} || 252 kg | {{flagmedalist|Nadezda Likhacheva|KAZ}} || 242 kg |- !colspan=7|76 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 76 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Rim Jong-sim|PRK}} || 119 kg | {{flagmedalist|Wang Zhouyu|CHN}} || 118 kg | {{flagmedalist|Neisi Dájomes|ECU}} || 117 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Wang Zhouyu|CHN}} || 152 kg | {{flagmedalist|Rim Jong-sim|PRK}} || 150 kg | {{flagmedalist|Leydi Solís|COL}} || 146 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Wang Zhouyu|CHN}} || 270 kg | {{flagmedalist|Rim Jong-sim|PRK}} || 269 kg | {{flagmedalist|Neisi Dájomes|ECU}} || 259 kg |- !colspan=7|81 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 81 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Lydia Valentín|ESP}} || 113 kg | {{flagmedalist|Raushan Meshitkhanova|KAZ}} || 108 kg | {{flagmedalist|Darya Naumava|BLR}} || 108 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Darya Naumava|BLR}} || 137 kg | {{flagmedalist|Tamara Salazar|ECU}} || 137 kg | {{flagmedalist|Lydia Valentín|ESP}} || 136 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Lydia Valentín|ESP}} || 249 kg | {{flagmedalist|Darya Naumava|BLR}} || 245 kg | {{flagmedalist|Tamara Salazar|ECU}} || 242 kg |- !colspan=7|87 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 87 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Ao Hui|CHN}} || 117 kg | {{flagmedalist|Crismery Santana|DOM}} || 116 kg | {{flagmedalist|Kim Un-ju|PRK}} || 111 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Kim Un-ju|PRK}} || 152 kg | {{flagmedalist|Ao Hui|CHN}} || 151 kg | {{flagmedalist|María Fernanda Valdés|CHI}} || 140 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Ao Hui|CHN}} || 268 kg | {{flagmedalist|Kim Un-ju|PRK}} || 263 kg | {{flagmedalist|Crismery Santana|DOM}} || 254 kg |- !colspan=7|+87 kg ({{DetailsLink|2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +87 kg}}) |- |Snatch | {{flagmedalist|Tatiana Kashirina|RUS}} || 145 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Meng Suping|CHN}} || 143 kg | {{flagmedalist|Kim Kuk-hyang|PRK}} || 130 kg |- |Clean & Jerk | {{flagmedalist|Tatiana Kashirina|RUS}} || 185 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Meng Suping|CHN}} || 184 kg | {{flagmedalist|Kim Kuk-hyang|PRK}} || 165 kg |-bgcolor=ffffcc |Total | {{flagmedalist|Tatiana Kashirina|RUS}} || 330 kg<br />{{WR|Olympic weightlifting}} | {{flagmedalist|Meng Suping|CHN}} || 327 kg | {{flagmedalist|Kim Kuk-hyang|PRK}} || 295 kg |}
==Medal table== Ranking by '''Big''' (Total result) medals {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_CHN = 9 | silver_CHN = 8 | bronze_CHN = 2 | gold_IRI = 2 | silver_IRI = 0 | bronze_IRI = 1 | gold_PRK = 1 | silver_PRK = 3 | bronze_PRK = 1 | gold_ARM = 1 | silver_ARM = 1 | bronze_ARM = 0 | gold_GEO = 1 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 1 | gold_TPE = 1 | silver_TPE = 0 | bronze_TPE = 0 | gold_INA = 1 | silver_INA = 0 | bronze_INA = 0 | gold_RUS = 2 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 0 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0 | gold_TKM = 1 | silver_TKM = 0 | bronze_TKM = 0 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 2 | bronze_BLR = 1 | gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 2 | bronze_EGY = 0 | gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 2 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0 | gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 1 | bronze_THA = 0 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0 | gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 3 | gold_ECU = 0 | silver_ECU = 0 | bronze_ECU = 2 | gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 0 | bronze_VEN = 2 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1 | gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 0 | bronze_DOM = 1 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1 | gold_LAT = 0 | silver_LAT = 0 | bronze_LAT = 1 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1 }}
Ranking by all medals: '''Big''' (Total result) and '''Small''' (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
{{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_CHN = 26| silver_CHN = 23| bronze_CHN = 5 | gold_PRK = 5 | silver_PRK = 5 | bronze_PRK = 5 | gold_IRI = 5 | silver_IRI = 1 | bronze_IRI = 2 | gold_RUS = 5 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1 | gold_GEO = 3 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 2 | gold_INA = 3 | silver_INA = 0 | bronze_INA = 0 | gold_ARM = 2 | silver_ARM = 5 | bronze_ARM = 0 | gold_TPE = 2 | silver_TPE = 1 | bronze_TPE = 0 | gold_TKM = 2 | silver_TKM = 1 | bronze_TKM = 1 | gold_ESP = 2 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 2 | gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 4 | bronze_BLR = 3 | gold_EGY = 1 | silver_EGY = 3 | bronze_EGY = 2 | gold_THA = 1 | silver_THA = 2 | bronze_THA = 0 | gold_UZB = 1 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 2 | gold_CHI = 1 | silver_CHI = 0 | bronze_CHI = 1 | gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 4 | bronze_KAZ = 4 | gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 1 | bronze_ROU = 4 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 2 | bronze_UKR = 1 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 2 | bronze_KOR = 0 | gold_VIE = 0 | silver_VIE = 2 | bronze_VIE = 0 | gold_ECU = 0 | silver_ECU = 1 | bronze_ECU = 3 | gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 1 | bronze_DOM = 2 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 1 | gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 5 | gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 0 | bronze_VEN = 5 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2 | gold_LAT = 0 | silver_LAT = 0 | bronze_LAT = 2 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 1 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 1 | gold_QAT = 0 | silver_QAT = 0 | bronze_QAT = 1 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1 }}
==Team ranking== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} ===Men=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width=40 |Rank ! width=180 |Team ! width=60 |Points |- | 1 || align=left|{{CHN}} || 724 |- | 2 || align=left|{{BLR}} || 468 |- | 3 || align=left|{{IRI}} || 452 |- | 4 || align=left|{{RUS}} || 434 |- | 5 || align=left|{{GEO}} || 395 |- | 6 || align=left|{{KOR}} || 391 |} {{col-break}}
===Women=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width=40 |Rank ! width=180 |Team ! width=60 |Points |- | 1 || align=left|{{CHN}} || 797 |- | 2 || align=left|{{KAZ}} || 488 |- | 3 || align=left|{{RUS}} || 483 |- | 4 || align=left|{{USA}} || 462 |- | 5 || align=left|{{MEX}} || 421 |- | 6 || align=left|{{PRK}} || 368 |} {{col-end}}
==Participating nations== A total of 582 competitors from 85 nations participated.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{ALB}} (5) *{{ALG}} (2) *{{ARM}} (8) *{{AUS}} (5) *{{AUT}} (1) *{{AZE}} (7) *{{BAN}} (1) *{{BLR}} (16) *{{BEL}} (2) *{{BRA}} (4) *{{BUL}} (8) *{{CAN}} (13) *{{CHI}} (4) *{{CHN}} (20) *{{TPE}} (12) *{{COL}} (13) *{{CRO}} (1) *{{CUB}} (3) *{{CZE}} (8) *{{DEN}} (9) *{{DOM}} (7) *{{ECU}} (10) *{{EGY}} (5) *{{EST}} (1) *{{FIN}} (9) *{{FRA}} (5) *{{GEO}} (7) *{{GER}} (11) *{{GHA}} (2) *{{GBR2}} (8) *{{GRE}} (3) *{{HUN}} (3) *{{ISL}} (3) *{{IND}} (5) *{{INA}} (10) *{{IRI}} (8) *{{IRQ}} (5) *{{IRL}} (1) *{{ISR}} (6) *{{ITA}} (10) *{{JPN}} (20) *{{KAZ}} (20) *{{KOS}} (2) *{{LAT}} (4) *{{LBN}} (1) *{{LTU}} (6) *{{MLT}} (1) *{{MRI}} (1) *{{MEX}} (19) *{{MDA}} (4) *{{MGL}} (4) *{{NZL}} (2) *{{NGR}} (5) *{{PRK}} (12) *{{NOR}} (3) *{{PER}} (2) *{{PHI}} (5) *{{POL}} (9) *{{PUR}} (8) *{{QAT}} (1) *{{ROU}} (4) *{{RUS}} (20) *{{VIN}} (1) *{{SAM}} (5) *{{KSA}} (2) *{{SRB}} (2) *{{SVK}} (8) *{{SLO}} (1) *{{RSA}} (6) *{{KOR}} (19) *{{ESP}} (12) *{{SWE}} (3) *{{SUI}} (2) *{{THA}} (19) *{{TGA}} (2) *{{TUN}} (2) *{{TUR}} (17) *{{TKM}} (8) *{{UKR}} (10) *{{UAE}} (1) *{{USA}} (20) *{{URU}} (1) *{{UZB}} (12) *{{VEN}} (10) *{{VIE}} (5) {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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