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]
2018Lasha Talakhadze Georgia[14]
2019Lasha Talakhadze Georgia[15]

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]
2018Lidia Valentín Spain[14]
2019Katherine Nye United States[15]

See also

References
  1. "Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year" (PDF). IWF. p. 8. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. "Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. "Best Lifters of 2007" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. "Lifters of the Year 2008" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. "Lu Xiaoyun (CHN) and Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) voted as Lifters of the Year". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. "World Weightlifting's Best Lifters of 2010". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  7. "World Weightlifting's 2011 Best Lifters received Trophies in Moscow ceremony". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  8. "Salimikordasiabi and Chinshanlo are the Best of 2012". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  9. "Best Lifters 2013". IWF. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  10. "Ilyin and Kashirina are Best Lifters of 2014". IWF. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  11. "Best of 2015: HSU SHU-CHING and ILYA ILYIN". IWF. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  12. "2016 Jenő Boskovics Award winners for Lifter of the Year revealed". IWF. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  13. "2017 Lifter of the Year Lasha Talakhadze". IWF. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  14. "Talakhadze and Valentin are Best for 2018 again". IWF. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  15. "IWF 2019 Lifter of the Year – American and Georgian Winners". IWF. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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