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| Host city |  Piraeus, Greece |
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| Dates | 21–28 November |
| Main venue | Peace and Friendship Stadium |
The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999.
It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 12 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Greece | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | South Korea | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | North Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Armenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nauru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
626 competitors from 87 nations competed.
Albania (7)
Algeria (6)
Argentina (2) Armenia (8)
Australia (12)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (10)
Belarus (7)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (1) Bulgaria (15)
Cameroon (5)
Canada (15)
Chile (1) China (15) Chinese Taipei (14)
Colombia (14)
Croatia (2) Cuba (7)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (15)
Dominican Republic (7)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (8)
El Salvador (3)
Micronesia (1)
Fiji (1)
Finland (14)
France (15) Georgia (6) Germany (11)
Great Britain (10) Greece (15)
Guatemala (5) Hungary (15) India (8) Indonesia (5) Iran (8)
Iraq (3)
Ireland (5)
Israel (11)
Italy (15) Japan (15)
Kazakhstan (15)
Kyrgyzstan (5) Latvia (8)
Lebanon (2)
Libya (1)
Lithuania (7)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (7)
Moldova (6)
Mongolia (1) Myanmar (5) Nauru (7)
Netherlands (12)
New Zealand (3) Nigeria (10) North Korea (2)
Norway (4)
Panama (1) Poland (15)
Portugal (7)
Puerto Rico (3) Qatar (8) Romania (8) Russia (14)
Samoa (2)
San Marino (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Slovakia (13)
South Africa (2) South Korea (13)
Spain (14)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (5)
Syria (4)
Thailand (7)
Tunisia (4) Turkey (8)
Turkmenistan (3) Ukraine (15) United States (15)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (4)
Venezuela (6)