1987 World Weightlifting Championships
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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]
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking 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 | |
| Total | 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 |
| Total | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 | |
