1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
| 1998 World Championships in  Lahti, Finland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 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 Cui Wenhua from PR China, 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 | ||||
 | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 177.61 | 190.0 | 197.5 | |  | | 240.0 | — | | 437.5 |
| | Ara Vardanyan (ARM) | 127.55 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 197.5 | | 230.0 | | — |  | 427.5 |
| | Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) | 126.28 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | | 227.5 | | | 4 | 422.5 |
| 4 | Paweł Najdek (POL) | 125.66 | 170.0 | 175.0 | | 7 | 225.0 | | 232.5 | | 407.5 |
| 5 |  Alekos Panatidis (GRE) | 124.95 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 6 | | 225.0 | | 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 | 9 | 210.0 | 215.0 | | 7 | 385.0 |
| 8 | Bruno Soto (ESP) | 147.83 | 160.0 | 165.0 | | 10 | 205.0 | | 212.5 | 8 | 377.5 |
| 9 |  Darren Liddel (NZL) | 137.26 | | 155.0 | | 14 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 207.5 | 9 | 362.5 |
| 10 |  Tadayuki Higuchi (JPN) | 141.42 | 155.0 | 160.0 | | 12 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 202.5 | 10 | 362.5 |
| 11 |  Hany Mahmoud (EGY) | 111.35 | 155.0 | | 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 | 12 | 347.5 |
| 13 |  Georges Wadja (CMR) | 109.09 | | 155.0 | | 13 | 175.0 | 182.5 | | 14 | 337.5 |
| 14 |  Djamel Aggdune (ALG) | 105.47 | 145.0 | 152.5 | | 15 | 170.0 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 13 | 335.0 |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sigitas Sakalauskas (LTU) | 113.40 | 135.0 | | 142.5 | 17 | 180.0 | | | 15 | 322.5 |
| 16 |  Isca Kam (NRU) | 126.07 | 135.0 | | | 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 | | 4 | | | | — | — |
| — |  Ferenc Jakab-Tóth (HUN) | 124.43 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 5 | | | | — | — |
| — |  Anders Bergström (SWE) | 132.40 | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
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