Worlds · September to October 1991
1991 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1991 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Donaueschingen, Germany, from 27 September to 6 October 1991. This page lists the medallists in its 19 classes. Among the men, gold went to Ivan Ivanov (52 kg, 272.5 kg), Chun Byung-kwan (56 kg, 295 kg), Naim Süleymanoğlu (60 kg, 310 kg), Yoto Yotov (67.5 kg, 345 kg), Pablo Lara (75 kg, 355 kg), Ibragim Samadov (82.5 kg, 367.5 kg), Sergey Syrtsov (90 kg, 410 kg), Igor Sadykov (100 kg, 415 kg), Artur Akoyev (110 kg, 427.5 kg) and Aleksandr Kurlovich (+110 kg, 455 kg). Among the women, gold went to Xing Fen (44 kg, 162.5 kg), Izabela Dragneva (48 kg, 170 kg), Peng Liping (52 kg, 187.5 kg), Sun Caiyan (56 kg, 192.5 kg), Han Lixia (60 kg, 197.5 kg), Lei Li (67.5 kg, 210 kg), Zhang Xiaoli (75 kg, 242.5 kg), Li Hongling (82.5 kg, 240 kg) and Li Yajuan (+82.5 kg, 255 kg).
- Medallists
- 57
- Classes
- 19
- Start date
- 27 Sep 1991
The 1991 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 finals: Men's 67.5 kg, Men's 82.5 kg, Women's 48 kg and Women's 82.5 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Men's 100 kg and Men's +110 kg by 30 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
Women's 44 kg
Women's 48 kg
Women's 52 kg
Women's 56 kg
Women's 60 kg
Women's 67.5 kg
Women's 75 kg
Women's 82.5 kg
Women's +82.5 kg
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for, with the total.
Men's 52 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria
|
272.5 |
| 2 |
Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria
|
257.5 |
| 3 |
 Zhang Zairong China
|
255 |
Men's 56 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Chun Byung-kwan South Korea
|
295 |
| 2 |
Liu Shoubin China
|
292.5 |
| 3 |
Luo Jianming China
|
277.5 |
Men's 60 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey
|
310 |
| 2 | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 302.5 |
| 3 |
He Yingqiang China
|
292.5 |
Men's 67.5 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yoto Yotov Bulgaria
|
345 |
| 2 | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 345 |
| 3 |
 Kim Myong-nam North Korea
|
340 |
Men's 75 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Pablo Lara Cuba
|
355 |
| 2 | Roman Sevasteyev Soviet Union | 352.5 |
| 3 | Tudor Casapu Soviet Union | 342.5 |
Men's 82.5 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibragim Samadov Soviet Union | 367.5 |
| 2 | Oleksandr Blyshchyk Soviet Union | 367.5 |
| 3 |
Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria
|
357.5 |
Men's 90 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 410 |
| 2 |
Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria
|
390 |
| 3 |
Kim Byung-chan South Korea
|
387.5 |
Men's 100 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Sadykov Soviet Union | 415 |
| 2 |
Ivalin Raychev Bulgaria
|
385 |
| 3 |
 Francis Tournefier France
|
382.5 |
Men's 110 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 427.5 |
| 2 |
 Ronny Weller Germany
|
420 |
| 3 |
Ernesto Montoya Cuba
|
387.5 |
Men's +110 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 455 |
| 2 |
Manfred Nerlinger Germany
|
425 |
| 3 |
Kim Tae-hyun South Korea
|
400 |
Women's 44 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Xing Fen China
|
162.5 |
| 2 |
 Kunjarani Devi India
|
142.5 |
| 3 |
 Sibby Flowers United States
|
140 |
Women's 48 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria
|
170 |
| 2 |
Liao Shuping China
|
170 |
| 3 |
Donka Mincheva Bulgaria
|
152.5 |
Women's 52 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Peng Liping China
|
187.5 |
| 2 |
Robin Goad United States
|
170 |
| 3 |
 Hiromi Uemura Japan
|
167.5 |
Women's 56 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sun Caiyan China
|
192.5 |
| 2 |
Neli Yankova Bulgaria
|
180 |
| 3 |
 Nancy Niro Canada
|
175 |
Women's 60 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Han Lixia China
|
197.5 |
| 2 |
Won Soon-yi South Korea
|
195 |
| 3 |
Daniela Kerkelova Bulgaria
|
182.5 |
Women's 67.5 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lei Li China
|
210 |
| 2 |
Kumi Haseba Japan
|
197.5 |
| 3 |
Kim Dong-hee South Korea
|
195 |
Women's 75 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zhang Xiaoli China
|
242.5 |
| 2 |
Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria
|
220 |
| 3 |
 Mária Takács Hungary
|
202.5 |
Women's 82.5 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Li Hongling China
|
240 |
| 2 |
 María Isabel Urrutia Colombia
|
240 |
| 3 | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 220 |
Women's +82.5 kg, 1991 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Li Yajuan China
|
255 |
| 2 |
Carla Garrett United States
|
232.5 |
| 3 |
Erika Takács Hungary
|
220 |