The

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categori ...

2009 was held in

Goyang Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a populatio ...

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. The event took place from November 20 to November 29, 2009.

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)

Team ranking

Men

Women

Participating nations

329 competitors from 65 nations competed.

References

IWF Annual Book 2009

External links

Official websiteResults
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World Weightlifting Championships W Sport in Goyang November 2009 sports events in South Korea