Okey dokey boy and girls. The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships have concluded and here is the summary:
Of the 20 total classed, 14 are Olympic classes which are the most heavily-contested. The non-Olympic classes China ignored because of athlete quota. Of these 14 classes, each class is divided into the snatch, clean and jerk, and total, meaning 2 small medals (snatch and clean and jerk) and 1 large medal (total) in each event.
China contested 13 classes and won large (total score) medals in all 13. 10 were gold; 2 were silver, and 1 was bronze. No other country won more than 1. This does not count duplicates in the same category where China won gold and silver or gold and bronze. If there is a duplicate (which there were in 6 of the 13 categories where both Chinese athletes made it to the podium) only the best medal is presented. So 10 out of 14 large for the People's Republic of China.
When it comes to all medals, there are 14 classes, 3 per class for a total of 42.
China won 29 of the 42 gold medals and the runner ups are Georgia, Armenia, and North Korea with 3 each.
China sent a full roster of 20 athletes, 19 of whom earned at least one medal and 14 earned at least one gold medal. 1 person did not due to injury.
When it comes to world records,
China created 13 standing world records, which does not count ones that were created, then beaten by another world record at the same competition.
The runner ups are North Korea and Georgia with 3 each.
There are a total of 39 standing world records; there could/should be 42 because 14 classes with 3 each is 42 but 3 of them are world standards which have not been achieved by anyone.
Of the 39 world records in existance, China currently owns 23 (three of which are awaiting final disqualification of the Thai athletes who tested positive last year so they are to be stripped and given to China. This can be a long legal process but never fails once the A sample is positive).
The runner ups are Armenia, Georgia, and North Korea, each with 3 standing world records.
