The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.
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| Host city |  Lahti, Finland |
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| Dates | 10–15 November |
Medal summary
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Medal table
editRanking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Team ranking
editParticipating nations
edit332 competitors from 55 nations competed.
Algeria (3)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (5)
Australia (8)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (6)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (2)
Bulgaria (12)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (15)
China (15)
Chinese Taipei (11)
Colombia (8)
Croatia (6)
Cuba (2)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (4)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (12)
Finland (15)
France (12)
Georgia (2)
Germany (11)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (13)
Hungary (15)
Ireland (2)
Israel (5)
Italy (10)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (2)
Latvia (6)
Lithuania (1)
Mexico (1)
Moldova (2)
Nauru (10)
Netherlands (4)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (3)
Panama (1)
Poland (12)
Portugal (1)
Romania (6)
Russia (10)
Slovakia (5)
South Korea (2)
Spain (9)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (9)
Uganda (3)
Ukraine (6)
United States (7)
Venezuela (5)
References
edit- Results (Sport 123)
- IWF Archive
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine