The following is the final results of the 1987 World Weightlifting Championships. The men's competition was held in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia and the women's competition was held in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. The women's competition was the first women's world championship in weightlifting.[1][2]
| Host city | Various cities across countries |
|---|---|
| Dates | Unknown |
Medal summary
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Medal table
editRanking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 24 | 9 | 2 | 35 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 16 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Hungary | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | East Germany | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 | |
References
edit- ^ "Women In Weight Sports, Part 2: Olympic Lifting in Modern Ages". Breaking Muscle. 28 November 2012.
- ^ Sports: The Complete Visual Reference. Québec Amerique. 2005. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-2-7644-0897-1.
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine