2018 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018. The logo of IWF World Championships 2018 has consisted of abstract illustration of weightlifting athlete designed by Ashgabat based design firm, Belli Creative Studio This was the first World Championship after the IWF changed their weight classes and nullified all world records. As a result this World Championship saw a total of 31 senior men's world records set, and 41 senior women's world records set. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) Team ranking Men Women Participating nations A total of 582 competitors from 85 nations participated. (5) (2) (8) (5) (1) (7) (1) (16) (2) (4) (8) (13) (4) (20) (12) (13) (1) (3) (8) (9) (7) (10) (5) (1) (9) (5) (7) (11) (2) (8) (3) (3) (3) (5) (10) (8) (5) (1) (6) (10) (20) (20) (2) (4) (1) (6) (1) (1) (19) (4) (4) (2) (5) (12) (3) (2) (5) (9) (8) (1) (4) (20) (1) (5) (2) (2) (8) (1) (6) (19) (12) (3) (2) (19) (2) (2) (17) (8)