1984 World Weightlifting Championships
| Host city | Los Angeles, United States |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July–August-8 August 1984 |
← 1983 1985 → | |
The 1984 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Los Angeles, United States from July 29 to August 8, 1984. There were 187 men in action from 48 nations.
This tournament was a part of 1984 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships. The Soviet-led boycott meant that the most dominant forces in weightlifting at the time, the USSR, Bulgaria and East Germany did not take part.
Medal summary
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Romania | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Romania | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
See also
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
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