The following is the final results of the 1987

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. The men's competition was held in

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and the women's competition was held in

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. The women's competition was the first women’s world championship in weightlifting.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

References

Results
(Sport 123)
Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics

External links

Database
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