The World Weightlifting Championships is an international weightlifting competition, currently held annually (except for years of the Summer Olympic Games ) by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The predecessor organization of the IWF was founded in 1905, but World Championship events began before its foundation. The first recognized World Championship event was held in 1891, and was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.
2-667: Athletes today compete in a total of 20 weight categories (10 for men and 10 for women): All-time big (total) medal count below updated after the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships . All-time big (total) and small (snatch, clean & jerk, and press) medal count below updated after the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships . The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals in total result. Boldface denotes active weightlifters and highest medal count among all weightlifters (including these who not included in these tables) per type. 2023 World Weightlifting Championships The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
4-607: Was a weightlifting competition held in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia from 4 to 17 September 2023. The event served as a mandatory event to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The competition was previously expected to be held using two platforms instead of one. Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) A total of 719 competitors from 117 nations participated. North Korea entered
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