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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	115.0 kg	He Zhuoqiang  China	112.5 kg	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	112.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	He Zhuoqiang  China	147.5 kg	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	147.5 kg	Chun Byung-kwan  South Korea	135.0 kg
Total	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	262.5 kg	He Zhuoqiang  China	260.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	247.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Liu Shoubin  China	130.0 kg	Neno Terziyski  Bulgaria	125.0 kg	Ri Jae-son  North Korea	120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Neno Terziyski  Bulgaria	162.5 kg	He Yingqiang  China	160.0 kg	Liu Shoubin  China	145.0 kg
Total	Neno Terziyski  Bulgaria	287.5 kg	Liu Shoubin  China	275.0 kg	Ri Jae-son  North Korea	265.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	140.0 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	137.5 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	135.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	175.0 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	170.0 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	170.0 kg
Total	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	315.0 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	307.5 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	305.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Mikhail Petrov  Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	150.0 kg	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mikhail Petrov  Bulgaria	195.0 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	190.0 kg	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	185.0 kg
Total	Mikhail Petrov  Bulgaria	350.0 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	340.0 kg	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	335.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Borislav Gidikov  Bulgaria	167.5 kg	Cai Yanshu  China	162.5 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Borislav Gidikov  Bulgaria	207.5 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	205.0 kg	Andrei Socaci  Romania	200.0 kg
Total	Borislav Gidikov  Bulgaria	375.0 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	365.0 kg	Ingo Steinhöfel  East Germany	345.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	László Barsi  Hungary	180.0 kg	Sergey Li  Soviet Union	172.5 kg	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sergey Li  Soviet Union	210.0 kg	László Barsi  Hungary	210.0 kg	Constantin Urdaș  Romania	205.0 kg
Total	László Barsi  Hungary	390.0 kg	Sergey Li  Soviet Union	382.5 kg	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	375.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	187.5 kg	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Sławomir Zawada  Poland	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	232.5 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	225.0 kg	Sergey Chernenko  Soviet Union	220.0 kg
Total	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	417.5 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	412.5 kg	Sławomir Zawada  Poland	395.0 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Nicu Vlad  Romania	192.5 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	192.5 kg	Andor Szanyi  Hungary	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	230.0 kg	Nicu Vlad  Romania	227.5 kg	Ronny Weller  East Germany	225.0 kg
Total	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	422.5 kg	Nicu Vlad  Romania	420.0 kg	Andor Szanyi  Hungary	407.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	203.0 kg WR	József Jacsó  Hungary	190.0 kg	Anton Baraniak  Czechoslovakia	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	242.5 kg	Detelin Petrov  Bulgaria	230.0 kg	Anton Baraniak  Czechoslovakia	230.0 kg
Total	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	445.0 kg	József Jacsó  Hungary	415.0 kg	Anton Baraniak  Czechoslovakia	415.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	216.0 kg WR	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	212.5 kg	Leonid Taranenko  Soviet Union	202.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Leonid Taranenko  Soviet Union	265.5 kg WR	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	260.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger  West Germany	255.0 kg
Total	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	472.5 kg WR	Leonid Taranenko  Soviet Union	467.5 kg	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	460.0 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
44 kg
Snatch	Cai Jun  China	70.0 kg	Chen Aizhen  China	62.5 kg	Sibby Harris  United States	50.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chen Aizhen  China	75.0 kg	Cai Jun  China	75.0 kg	Sibby Harris  United States	65.0 kg
Total	Cai Jun  China	145.0 kg	Chen Aizhen  China	137.5 kg	Sibby Harris  United States	115.0 kg
48 kg
Snatch	Huang Xiaoyu  China	75.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	62.5 kg	Sandra Gómez  Spain	52.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Huang Xiaoyu  China	95.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	75.0 kg	Sandra Gómez  Spain	70.0 kg
Total	Huang Xiaoyu  China	170.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	137.5 kg	Sandra Gómez  Spain	122.5 kg
52 kg
Snatch	Yan Zhangqun  China	67.5 kg	Margarita Babadzanova  Bulgaria	65.0 kg	Rachel Silverman  United States	55.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yan Zhangqun  China	90.0 kg	Margarita Babadzanova  Bulgaria	82.5 kg	Rachel Silverman  United States	77.5 kg
Total	Yan Zhangqun  China	157.5 kg	Margarita Babadzanova  Bulgaria	147.5 kg	Rachel Silverman  United States	132.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Cui Aihong  China	75.0 kg	Won Soon-yi  South Korea	65.0 kg	Stéphanie Genna  France	62.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Cui Aihong  China	85.0 kg	Marie Forteath  Great Britain	80.0 kg	Stéphanie Genna  France	80.0 kg
Total	Cui Aihong  China	160.0 kg	Won Soon-yi  South Korea	145.0 kg	Stéphanie Genna  France	142.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Zeng Xinling  China	75.0 kg	Gabriela Dimitrova  Bulgaria	75.0 kg	Ibolya Torma  Hungary	72.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zeng Xinling  China	105.0 kg	Ibolya Torma  Hungary	100.0 kg	Gabriela Dimitrova  Bulgaria	92.5 kg
Total	Zeng Xinling  China	180.0 kg	Ibolya Torma  Hungary	172.5 kg	Gabriela Dimitrova  Bulgaria	167.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Arlys Kovach  United States	80.0 kg	Senka Asenova  Bulgaria	80.0 kg	Gao Lijuan  China	77.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Gao Lijuan  China	102.5 kg	Jeanette Rose  Great Britain	100.0 kg	Arlys Kovach  United States	100.0 kg
Total	Gao Lijuan  China	180.0 kg	Arlys Kovach  United States	180.0 kg	Senka Asenova  Bulgaria	180.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Tanya Dimitrova  Bulgaria	92.5 kg	Li Hongling  China	90.0 kg	Mária Takács  Hungary	87.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Li Hongling  China	120.0 kg	Mária Takács  Hungary	117.5 kg	Tanya Dimitrova  Bulgaria	102.5 kg
Total	Li Hongling  China	210.0 kg	Mária Takács  Hungary	205.0 kg	Tanya Dimitrova  Bulgaria	195.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Karyn Marshall  United States	95.0 kg	Erika Takács  Hungary	90.0 kg	Milena Mileskova  Bulgaria	90.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Karyn Marshall  United States	125.0 kg	Erika Takács  Hungary	117.5 kg	Judy Oakes  Great Britain	112.5 kg
Total	Karyn Marshall  United States	220.0 kg	Erika Takács  Hungary	207.5 kg	Milena Mileskova  Bulgaria	202.5 kg
+82.5 kg
Snatch	Han Changmei  China	90.0 kg	Becky Levi  United States	87.5 kg	Snejana Vasileva  Bulgaria	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Han Changmei  China	120.0 kg	Becky Levi  United States	110.0 kg	Snejana Vasileva  Bulgaria	100.0 kg
Total	Han Changmei  China	210.0 kg	Becky Levi  United States	197.5 kg	Snejana Vasileva  Bulgaria	185.0 kg

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
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