The 2011
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 categorie ...
were held at
Disneyland Paris
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in
Paris
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France
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. The event took place from November 5 to 13, 2011.
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
519 competitors from 87 nations participated. Due to not submitting their whereabouts information according to the IWF Anti-Doping Policy
Bulgaria
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Cyprus
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Saudi Arabia
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Oman
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Qatar
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Sierra Leone
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and
Sri Lanka were not allowed to participate in this year's edition.
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Aftermath
Ukrainian
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female weightlifter
Olha Korobka failed a drugs test after the tournament and was disqualified from the bronze-medal position in the over 75 kg category.
[Ukraine's Korobka gets four-year doping ban]
Kyiv Post
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(18 February 2012)
References
;General
2011 IWF World Championships Results Book
;Specific
External links
Official website
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2011 in weightlifting
2011 in French sport
2011
International weightlifting competitions hosted by France
2011 in Paris
Disneyland Paris
November 2011 sports events in France