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1998 World Weightlifting
Championships
MenWomen
56 kg48 kg
62 kg53 kg
69 kg58 kg
77 kg63 kg
85 kg69 kg
94 kg75 kg
105 kg+75 kg
+105 kg
Main article: 1998 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the super heavyweight division (+105 kg) was staged on 15 November 1998. The defending champion was Andrey Chemerkin from Russia, who won the title in the men's +108 kg division a year earlier at the 1997 World Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Ara Vardanyan (ARM) 197.5 kg  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 197.5 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) 195.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 240.0 kg  Paweł Najdek (POL) 232.5 kg  Ara Vardanyan (ARM) 230.0 kg
Total  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 437.5 kg  Ara Vardanyan (ARM) 427.5 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) 422.5 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record Snatch  Ronny Weller (GER) 205.5 kg Riesa, Germany 3 May 1998
Clean & Jerk World Standard 262.5 kg — 1 January 1998
Total  Ronny Weller (GER) 465.0 kg Riesa, Germany 3 May 1998

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 177.61 190.0 197.5 206.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240.0 240.0 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 437.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ara Vardanyan (ARM) 127.55 190.0 195.0 197.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 230.0 237.5 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 427.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) 126.28 185.0 190.0 195.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 227.5 235.0 235.0 4 422.5
4  Paweł Najdek (POL) 125.66 170.0 175.0 180.0 7 225.0 232.5 232.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 407.5
5  Alekos Panatidis (GRE) 124.95 170.0 175.0 180.0 6 225.0 225.0 232.5 5 405.0
6  Andre Rohde (GER) 105.27 165.0 170.0 172.5 8 205.0 210.0 215.0 6 387.5
7  Jon Tecedor (ESP) 130.11 165.0 170.0 170.0 9 210.0 215.0 220.0 7 385.0
8  Bruno Soto (ESP) 147.83 160.0 165.0 170.0 10 205.0 212.5 212.5 8 377.5
9  Darren Liddel (NZL) 137.26 155.0 155.0 160.0 14 190.0 200.0 207.5 9 362.5
10  Tadayuki Higuchi (JPN) 141.42 155.0 160.0 165.0 12 190.0 200.0 202.5 10 362.5
11  Hany Mahmoud (EGY) 111.35 155.0 160.0 160.0 11 190.0 195.0 200.0 11 360.0
12  Ma Chang-hung (TPE) 131.02 145.0 150.0 152.5 16 190.0 195.0 195.0 12 347.5
13  Georges Wadja (CMR) 109.09 155.0 155.0 162.5 13 175.0 182.5 187.5 14 337.5
14  Djamel Aggdune (ALG) 105.47 145.0 152.5 155.0 15 170.0 177.5 182.5 13 335.0
15  Sigitas Sakalauskas (LTU) 113.40 135.0 142.5 142.5 17 180.0 190.0 190.0 15 322.5
16  Isca Kam (NRU) 126.07 135.0 142.5 142.5 18 172.5 — — 16 307.5
17  Sharlon Hellement (NED) 111.35 115.0 120.0 125.0 19 155.0 162.5 167.5 17 292.5
—  Ashot Danielyan (ARM) 159.30 190.0 195.0 197.5 4 232.5 232.5 235.0 — —
—  Ferenc Jakab-Tóth (HUN) 124.43 175.0 180.0 185.0 5 210.0 210.0 210.0 — —
—  Anders Bergström (SWE) 132.40 172.5 172.5 172.5 — — — — — —

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