The weightlifting tournaments held during Summer Olympics in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 are counted as World Weightlifting Championships of the corresponding year.
Year
Edition
Venue
Events
Men
Women
M
W
Athletes
Countries
Athletes
Countries
1891
1
-
London , United Kingdom
7
6
-
-
1898
2
-
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
11
3
-
-
1899
3
-
Milan , Italy
5
3
-
-
1903
4
-
Paris , France
18
5
-
-
1904
5
-
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
13
4
-
-
1905
6
-
Berlin , Germany
3
41
4
-
-
1905
7
-
Duisburg , Germany
1
7
2
-
-
1905
8
-
Paris , France
3
16
1
-
-
1906
9
-
Lille , France
4
33
4
-
-
1907
10
-
Frankfurt , Germany
3
23
3
-
-
1908
11
-
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
2
23
2
-
-
1909
12
-
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
2
23
3
-
-
1910
13
-
Düsseldorf , Germany
4
57
5
-
-
1910
14
-
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
2
15
2
-
-
1911
15
-
Stuttgart , Germany
4
36
3
-
-
1911
16
-
Berlin , Germany
4
27
2
-
-
1911
17
-
Dresden , Germany
4
21
3
-
-
1911
18
-
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
4
32
3
-
-
1913
19
-
Breslau , Germany
4
40
4
-
-
1920
20
-
Vienna , Austria
5
74
4
-
-
1922
21
-
Tallinn , Estonia
5
33
4
-
-
1923
22
-
Vienna , Austria
5
76
7
-
-
1937
23
-
Paris , France
5
50
10
-
-
1938
24
-
Vienna , Germany
5
38
11
-
-
1946
25
-
Paris , France
5
79
13
-
-
1947
26
-
Philadelphia , United States
6
39
12
-
-
1949
27
-
Scheveningen , Netherlands
6
38
13
-
-
1950
28
-
Paris , France
6
56
17
-
-
1951
29
-
Milan , Italy
7
62
14
-
-
1953
30
-
Stockholm , Sweden
7
70
19
-
-
1954
31
-
Vienna , Austria
7
100
23
-
-
1955
32
-
Munich , West Germany
7
108
25
-
-
1957
33
-
Tehran , Iran
7
76
21
-
-
1958
34
-
Stockholm , Sweden
7
96
27
-
-
1959
35
-
Warsaw , Poland
7
85
19
-
-
1961
36
-
Vienna , Austria
7 (28)
120
33
-
-
1962
37
-
Budapest , Hungary
7 (28)
113
27
-
-
1963
38
-
Stockholm , Sweden
7 (28)
134
32
-
-
1964
39
-
Tokyo , Japan
7 (28)
149
42
-
-
1965
40
-
Tehran , Iran
7 (28)
85
24
-
-
1966
41
-
East Berlin , East Germany
7 (28)
117
28
-
-
1968
42
-
Mexico City , Mexico
7 (28)
160
55
-
-
1969
43
-
Warsaw , Poland
36
166
37
-
-
1970
44
-
Columbus , United States
36
129
28
-
-
1971
45
-
Lima , Peru
36
144
30
-
-
1972
46
-
Munich , West Germany
36
188
54
-
-
1973
47
-
Havana , Cuba
27
189
39
-
-
1974
48
-
Manila , Philippines
27
143
32
-
-
1975
49
-
Moscow , Soviet Union
27
169
33
-
-
1976
50
-
Montreal , Canada
27
173
46
-
-
1977
51
-
Stuttgart , West Germany
30
186
44
-
-
1978
52
-
Gettysburg , United States
30
185
35
-
-
1979
53
-
Thessaloniki , Greece
30
189
39
-
-
1980
54
-
Moscow , Soviet Union
30
173
40
-
-
1981
55
-
Lille , France
30
194
35
-
-
1982
56
-
Ljubljana , Yugoslavia
30
205
38
-
-
1983
57
-
Moscow , Soviet Union
30
187
32
-
-
1984
58
-
Los Angeles , United States
30
187
48
-
-
1985
59
-
Södertälje , Sweden
30
195
38
-
-
1986
60
-
Sofia , Bulgaria
30
193
41
-
-
1987
61
-
Ostrava , Czechoslovakia
30
168
29
-
-
1987
-
1
Daytona Beach , United States
27
-
-
100
22
1988
-
2
Jakarta , Indonesia
27
-
-
103
23
1989
62
-
Athens , Greece
30
220
37
-
-
1989
-
3
Manchester , United Kingdom
27
-
-
133
25
1990
63
-
Budapest , Hungary
30
182
38
-
-
1990
-
4
Sarajevo , Yugoslavia
27
-
-
109
25
1991
64
5
Donaueschingen , Germany
57
200
40
108
24
1992
-
6
Varna , Bulgaria
27
-
-
110
25
1993
65
7
Melbourne , Australia
57
195
57
94
25
1994
66
8
Istanbul , Turkey
57
242
52
105
30
1995
67
9
Guangzhou , China
57
345
63
93
26
1996
-
10
Warsaw , Poland
27
-
-
102
24
1997
68
11
Chiang Mai , Thailand
57
189
51
143
39
1998
69
12
Lahti , Finland
45
210
53
122
35
1999
70
13
Piraeus , Greece
45
395
79
231
51
2001
71
14
Antalya , Turkey
45
153
47
114
34
2002
72
15
Warsaw , Poland
45
170
47
115
37
2003
73
16
Vancouver , Canada
45
297
59
208
47
2005
74
17
Doha , Qatar
45
169
58
112
42
2006
75
18
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
45
298
58
186
39
2007
76
19
Chiang Mai , Thailand
45
355
70
225
53
2009
77
20
Goyang , South Korea
45
196
57
133
38
2010
78
21
Antalya , Turkey
45
312
63
203
50
2011
79
22
Paris , France
45
307
75
212
61
2013
80
23
Wrocław , Poland
45
168
49
124
37
2014
81
24
Almaty , Kazakhstan
45
307
62
219
51
2015
82
25
Houston , United States
45
324
76
261
72
2017
83
26
Anaheim , United States
48
176
54
139
44
http://www.iwf.net/weightlifting_/history/ - Team ranking system (History)
Team ranking was started from 1949
1- 7th August 1948 FIH Congress, London : For the team classification 5-3-1 points are distributed for the 1st to the 3rd place.
2- 7th November 1957 FIHC Congress, Teheran : For the team classification, there are distributed 10-6-4-3-2-1 points for the first to the sixth place.
3- 24th May 1958 Tokyo : For the team classification 7-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to the 6th place.
4- 1973 : For the team classification 12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 10th place (only for the total).
5- 1977 : For the team classification 12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 10th place for the individual lifts and the total.
6- 12th–14th January 1984 IWF Executive Board Meeting, Herzogenaurach. 27th July, IWF Congress, Los Angeles: For the team classification 16-14-13-12-11-10-9- 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 15th place.
7- 1st May 1996 IWF Executive Board Meeting, Warsaw : For the team classification 28-25-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 25th place.
10th and 11th December 1996, IWF Congress, Athens: Two-Year-Suspension for a first doping offence.
Year
Host
Men
Women
1
2
3
1
2
3
1997
Chiang Mai , Thailand
643
521
507
666
510
508
1998
Lahti , Finland
566
566
428
508
453
328
1999
Athens , Greece
581
465
437
530
392
374
2001
Antalya , Turkey
523
476
462
455
426
423
2002
Warsaw , Poland
484
482
410
494
414
322
2003
Vancouver , Canada
541
509
395
474
425
418
2005
Doha , Qatar
595
545
314
555
505
447
2006
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
510
457
440
520
514
437
2007
Chiang Mai , Thailand
523
520
501
565
450
390
2009
Goyang , South Korea
623
506
395
514
429
408
2010
Antalya , Turkey
520
453
429
522
413
398
2011
Paris , France
568
542
495
510
509
443
2013
Wrocław , Poland
586
510
449
505
441
377
2014
Almaty , Kazakhstan
556
456
440
527
481
454
2015 *
Houston , United States
555
418
406
556
448
423
2017
Anaheim , United States
509
454
354
495
467
466
2015 Ranking before positive doping tests and will be changed.
All-time Big (total) medal count below is until the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships .
All-time Big (total) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk and Press) medal count below is until the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships .