2018 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018.[1] The logo of IWF World Championships 2018 has consisted of abstract illustration of weightlifting athlete designed by Ashgabat based design firm, Belli Creative Studio[2]
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| Host city |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
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| Dates | 1–10 November |
| Main venue | Ashgabat Weightlifting Arena |
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 set, and 41 senior women's world records set.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Turkmenistan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 |  Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  North Korea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkmenistan* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
* Host nation (Turkmenistan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 26 | 22 | 6 | 54 |
| 2 | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Armenia | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Turkmenistan* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Belarus | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Egypt | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 |  Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 26 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 nations) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
Team ranking
Men
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Women
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Participating nations
A total of 582 competitors from 85 nations participated.
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References
- "Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships". barbend.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "«Ashgabat 2018» World championships". belli.studio. Retrieved 2019-08-22.