1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
Introduction


The **[1998 World Weightlifting Championships](/wiki/World_Weightlifting_Championships "World Weightlifting Championships")** were held in [Lahti](/wiki/Lahti "Lahti"), [Finland](/wiki/Finland "Finland") from November 7 to November 15\. The men's competition in the super heavyweight division (\+105 kg) was staged on 15 November 1998\. The defending champion was [Andrey Chemerkin](/wiki/Andrey_Chemerkin "Andrey Chemerkin") from [Russia](/wiki/Russia "Russia"), who won the title in the men's \+108 kg division a year earlier at the [1997 World Championships](/wiki/1997_World_Weightlifting_Championships "1997 World Weightlifting Championships") in [Chiang Mai](/wiki/Chiang_Mai "Chiang Mai"), [Thailand](/wiki/Thailand "Thailand").


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