IWF World Weightlifter of the Year

The IWF World Weightlifter of the Year award is a prize that can be won by weightlifters participating in events within the sport of weightlifting organised by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).[1]

Men

Year Winner Country Ref
1982Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria[1]
1983Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria[1]
1984Naim Suleymanov Bulgaria[1]
1985Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria[1]
1986Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria[1]
1987Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria[1]
1988Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey[1]
1989Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria[1]
1990Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria[1]
1991Chun Byung-kwan South Korea[1]
1992Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey[1]
1993Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria[1]
1994Aleksey Petrov Russia[1]
1995Pyrros Dimas Greece[1]
1996Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey[1]
1997Andrey Chemerkin Russia[1]
1998Plamen Zhelyazkov Bulgaria[1]
1999Halil Mutlu Turkey[1]
2000Hossein Rezazadeh Iran[1]
2001Halil Mutlu Turkey[1]
2002Hossein Rezazadeh Iran[1]
2003Hossein Rezazadeh Iran[1]
2004Hossein Rezazadeh Iran[1]
2005Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan[1]
2006Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan[2]
2007Andrei Rybakou Belarus[3]
2008Matthias Steiner Germany[4]
2009Lü Xiaojun China[5]
2010Behdad Salimi Iran[6]
2011Khadzhimurat Akkayev Russia[7]
2012Behdad Salimi Iran[8]
2013Ruslan Albegov Russia[9]
2014Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan[10]
2015Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan[11]
2016Kianoush Rostami Iran[12]
2017Lasha Talakhadze Georgia[13]

Women

Year Winner Country Ref
1991Sun Caiyan China[1]
1992Peng Liping China[1]
1993Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei[1]
1994Guan Hong China[1]
1995Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei[1]
1996Li Hongyun China[1]
1997Tang Weifang China[1]
1998Tang Weifang China[1]
1999Ding Meiyuan China[1]
2000Ding Meiyuan China[1]
2001Valentina Popova Russia[1]
2002Wang Mingjuan China[1]
2003Liu Chunhong China[1]
2004Liu Chunhong China[1]
2005Pawina Thongsuk Thailand[1]
2006Chen Yanqing China[2]
2007Jang Mi-ran South Korea[3]
2008Liu Chunhong China[4]
2009Jang Mi-ran South Korea[5]
2010Svetlana Podobedova Kazakhstan[6]
2011Svetlana Tsarukayeva Russia[7]
2012Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan[8]
2013Tatiana Kashirina Russia[9]
2014Tatiana Kashirina Russia[10]
2015Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei[11]
2016Sopita Tanasan Thailand[12]
2017Lidia Valentín Spain[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 "Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year" (PDF). IWF. p. 8. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Best Lifters of 2007" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Lifters of the Year 2008" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Lu Xiaoyun (CHN) and Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) voted as Lifters of the Year". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. 1 2 "World Weightlifting's Best Lifters of 2010". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  7. 1 2 "World Weightlifting's 2011 Best Lifters received Trophies in Moscow ceremony". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Salimikordasiabi and Chinshanlo are the Best of 2012". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Best Lifters 2013". IWF. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Ilyin and Kashirina are Best Lifters of 2014". IWF. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Best of 2015: HSU SHU-CHING and ILYA ILYIN". IWF. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  12. 1 2 "2016 Jenő Boskovics Award winners for Lifter of the Year revealed". IWF. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  13. 1 2 "2017 Lifter of the Year Lasha Talakhadze". IWF. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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