The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the middle-heavyweight (94 kg) division was staged on 14 November 1998.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Oliver Caruso (GER)182.5 kg  Tadeusz Drzazga (POL)180.0 kg  Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)220.0 kg  Leonidas Kokas (GRE)217.5 kg  Szymon Kołecki (POL)217.5 kg
Total  Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)400.0 kg  Oliver Caruso (GER)395.0 kg  Leonidas Kokas (GRE)392.5 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World RecordSnatchWorld Standard187.5 kg1 January 1998
Clean & JerkWorld Standard230.0 kg1 January 1998
TotalWorld Standard417.5 kg1 January 1998

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
1st place, gold medalist(s) Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)93.62175.0180.0182.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)215.0220.01st place, gold medalist(s)400.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oliver Caruso (GER)93.63175.0182.5 182.51st place, gold medalist(s)205.0212.55395.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leonidas Kokas (GRE)92.38170.0175.0 175.04210.0215.0217.52nd place, silver medalist(s)392.5
4 Tadeusz Drzazga (POL)93.06175.0180.0 180.02nd place, silver medalist(s)210.0215.0 215.0 7390.0
5 Szymon Kołecki (POL)93.95160.0165.0167.512205.0212.5218.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)385.0
6 Bünyamin Sudaş (TUR)92.95165.0170.0175.0 9200.0207.5210.06380.0
7 Julio Luna (VEN)92.78160.0165.0 165.0 15202.0215.0 215.04375.0
8 Hakob Pilosyan (ARM)93.37170.0175.0180.0 5200.0210.0 212.5 11375.0
9 Mikhail Khomiakov (RUS)93.50167.5172.5 172.5 11200.0205.0210.0 8372.5
10 Stanislav Rybalchenko (UKR)93.83172.5177.5 177.5 8200.0 200.0210.0 12372.5
11 Pavel Bazuk (BLR)90.55160.0165.0170.0 13197.5202.5 202.59367.5
12 Lars Betker (GER)92.98155.0160.0162.514190.0195.0200.010362.5
13 Sergejs Lazovskis (LAT)93.61150.0155.0 155.016192.5 192.5202.5 13347.5
14 Rafig Aliyev (KAZ)91.78145.0152.5157.5 17180.0190.0195.0 15342.5
15 Jakob Asp (DEN)93.70142.5147.5150.020185.0192.5 192.514342.5
16 Markku Nykänen (FIN)93.90147.5150.0152.518182.5187.5 187.5 19335.0
17 Sami Järvinen (FIN)93.67142.5 142.5147.521177.5182.5 182.518330.0
18 Chiu Yen-chun (TPE)88.54135.0142.5145.022175.0182.5187.5 16327.5
19 Simon Heffernan (AUS)91.57130.0 130.0137.526170.0177.5182.517320.0
20 Andrew Callard (GBR)93.49140.0145.0 145.0 25175.0180.021320.0
21 Phillip Christou (AUS)89.33135.0140.0 140.024170.0175.0 175.022315.0
22 Rodin Thoma (NRU)93.14130.0135.0140.0 29170.0180.0 180.020315.0
23 Sacha Amédé (CAN)93.02142.5150.0 152.5 23165.0170.0 175.0 24307.5
24 Gaston Fodouor (CMR)92.58130.0 130.0 135.027160.0170.0 25295.0
25 Božo Krišto (CRO)92.67130.0 130.0137.5 30165.0 165.0172.5 23295.0
26 Norvell Busby (NED)85.82115.0120.0125.0 31142.5147.5150.026270.0
27 David Daly (IRL)93.23110.0117.5120.0 32140.0150.0155.0 27267.5
 Adrian Mateaș (ROM)93.53175.0180.0 182.5 6205.0 205.0 205.0
 Oleksiy Sukhov (UKR)93.76162.5167.5172.57195.0 195.0 195.0
 Zoltán Kovács (HUN)92.96165.0170.0172.5 10210.0 210.0 210.0
 Peter May (GBR)92.91150.0 150.0 150.019185.0 185.0 187.5
 Odd Gunnar Røyseth (NOR)93.01135.0 135.0140.0 28175.0 175.0 175.0
 Sergio Britva (ISR)92.27132.5 132.5 132.5 160.0 160.0
 Boris Burov (ECU)93.99165.0 165.0 165.0

References

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