Worlds · November 1990
1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
The 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships ran in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 18 November 1990. This page lists the medallists in its ten classes. Gold went to Ivan Ivanov (52 kg, 265 kg), Liu Shoubin (56 kg, 285 kg), Nikolaj Pešalov (60 kg, 297.5 kg), Kim Myong-nam (67.5 kg, 342.5 kg), Tudor Casapu (75 kg, 360 kg), Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew (82.5 kg, 377.5 kg), Anatoly Khrapaty (90 kg, 397.5 kg), Nicu Vlad (100 kg, 412.5 kg), Stefan Botev (110 kg, 440 kg) and Leonid Taranenko (+110 kg, 450 kg).
- Medallists
- 30
- Classes
- 10
- Start date
- 10 Nov 1990
The 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships in numbers
How close each class finished.
Winning margin in each class
The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest final: Men's 56 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Men's +110 kg by 60 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.
Men's 52 kg
Men's 56 kg
Men's 60 kg
Men's 67.5 kg
Men's 75 kg
Men's 82.5 kg
Men's 90 kg
Men's 100 kg
Men's 110 kg
Men's +110 kg
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for, with the total.
Men's 52 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria
|
265 |
| 2 |
 Huang Xiliang China
|
250 |
| 3 |
Zhang Zairong China
|
247.5 |
Men's 56 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liu Shoubin China
|
285 |
| 2 |
He Yingqiang China
|
285 |
| 3 |
 Chun Byung-kwan South Korea
|
277.5 |
Men's 60 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nikolaj Pešalov Bulgaria
|
297.5 |
| 2 |
 Kim Yong-su North Korea
|
295 |
| 3 |
Luo Jianming China
|
287.5 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kim Myong-nam North Korea
|
342.5 |
| 2 |
Yoto Yotov Bulgaria
|
332.5 |
| 3 |
Ri Hi-bong North Korea
|
330 |
Men's 75 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tudor Casapu Soviet Union | 360 |
| 2 |
 Andrei Socaci Romania
|
345 |
| 3 |
Yordan Yordanov Bulgaria
|
342.5 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew Soviet Union | 377.5 |
| 2 | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 375 |
| 3 |
Kiril Kounev Bulgaria
|
360 |
Men's 90 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 397.5 |
| 2 |
Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria
|
392.5 |
| 3 |
Kim Byung-chan South Korea
|
372.5 |
Men's 100 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nicu Vlad Romania
|
412.5 |
| 2 | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 400 |
| 3 | Sergey Kopytov Soviet Union | 400 |
Men's 110 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stefan Botev Bulgaria
|
440 |
| 2 | Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union | 390 |
| 3 |
 Pavlos Saltsidis Greece
|
382.5 |
Men's +110 kg, 1990 Men's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 450 |
| 2 | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 390 |
| 3 | Jiří Zubrický Czechoslovakia | 380 |