2017 World Weightlifting Championships
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| Dates | November 28 – December 5 |
| Main venue | Anaheim Convention Center |
The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017.[1][2]
Doping bans
Nine countries were banned from competing at the World Championships due to their history of doping at previous Olympic Games. International Weightlifting Federation rules state that any country that had three positive tests uncovered by the International Olympic Committee during re-testing of stored urine samples for banned substances from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics would be banned.
The banned countries were: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan.[3]
North Korea and Venezuela didn't attend the World Championships as these countries are normally refused Visas for entry into the United States, or United States with North Korea, Venezuela relation crisis.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (31 nations) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 | |
Team ranking
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Women
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Participating nations
A total of 315 competitors from 63 nations participated.
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References
- ↑ "Anaheim, USA to Host 2017 IWF World Championships". iwf.net. 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Schedule". teamusa.org. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/russia-china-doping-weightlifting-suspensions-1.4315157