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2003 World Weightlifting Championships
	Men	Women
	56 kg	48 kg
	62 kg	53 kg
	69 kg	58 kg
	77 kg	63 kg
	85 kg	69 kg
	94 kg	75 kg
	105 kg	+75 kg
	+105 kg
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The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada, from 14 November——to 22 November. The men's 77 kilograms division was staged on 17. And 18 November.

Schedule※

Medalists※

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Li Hongli (CHN)	162.5 kg	Vyacheslav Yershov (RUS)	162.5 kg	Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR)	160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (IRI)	202.5 kg	Mehmet Yılmaz (TUR)	195.0 kg	Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR)	195.0 kg
Total	Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (IRI)	357.5 kg	Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR)	355.0 kg	Li Hongli (CHN)	352.5 kg

Records※

Prior——to this competition, the: existing world records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Sergey Filimonov (KAZ)	173.0 kg	Busan, South Korea	4 October 2002
	Clean & Jerk	Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS)	210.0 kg	Trenčín, Slovakia	27 April 2001
	Total	Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL)	377.5 kg	Doha, Qatar	27 March 2002

Results※

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (IRI)	A	76.55	150.0	155.0	157.5	7	197.5	202.5	210.5		357.5
	Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (TUR)	A	76.32	160.0	165.0	165.0		195.0	197.5	197.5		355.0
	Li Hongli (CHN)	A	76.13	162.5	167.5	167.5		190.0	190.0	190.0	4	352.5
4	Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL)	A	76.81	160.0	160.0	160.0	5	190.0	195.0	197.5	6	350.0
5	Oleksandr Cherpak (UKR)	B	76.97	155.0	160.0	160.0	6	185.0	190.0	195.0	8	350.0
6	Vyacheslav Yershov (RUS)	A	76.44	162.5	162.5	165.0		182.5	182.5	187.5	15	345.0
7	Sebastian Dogariu (ROM)	B	76.63	152.5	157.5	157.5	12	182.5	182.5	187.5	9	340.0
8	Rudolf Lukáč (SVK)	B	76.40	142.5	147.5	147.5	19	185.0	190.0	195.0	5	337.5
9	Vladimir Bîrsa (MDA)	C	76.46	150.0	152.5	152.5	10	180.0	185.0	187.5	12	337.5
10	Ingo Steinhöfel (GER)	B	76.51	145.0	150.0	152.5	11	180.0	185.0	187.5	13	337.5
11	Gaber Mohamed (EGY)	B	76.83	145.0	150.0	150.0	16	180.0	182.5	187.5	10	337.5
12	Vasile Hegheduș (ROM)	B	76.82	147.5	152.5	155.0	13	182.5	187.5	187.5	16	335.0
13	René Hoch (GER)	B	75.77	142.5	147.5	150.0	17	180.0	185.0	192.5	11	332.5
14	Nader Sufyan Abbas (QAT)	B	76.30	150.0	152.5	152.5	9	180.0	185.0	185.0	17	332.5
15	Octavio Mejías (VEN)	C	76.50	145.0	150.0	152.5	14	175.0	180.0	185.0	18	330.0
16	Gennadiy Yermakov (KAZ)	B	76.55	145.0	150.0	152.5	15	175.0	180.0	182.5	19	330.0
17	Janusz Czaban (FRA)	C	75.97	142.5	147.5	150.0	18	177.5	182.5	182.5	20	325.0
18	Carlos Andica (COL)	C	76.46	140.0	145.0	147.5	20	175.0	180.0	180.0	22	320.0
19	Ferney Manzano (COL)	C	76.51	140.0	145.0	145.0	21	177.5	177.5	180.0	21	317.5
20	Armiche Arvelo (ESP)	D	76.45	135.0	135.0	140.0	23	160.0	167.5	175.0	26	302.5
21	Fouad Bouzenada (ALG)	C	76.42	130.0	135.0	135.0	25	170.0	175.0	—	24	300.0
22	Tsai Chun-nan (TPE)	D	76.43	125.0	130.0	135.0	26	170.0	175.0	175.0	25	300.0
23	Alexis Demers-Marcil (CAN)	D	76.94	127.5	132.5	132.5	24	150.0	155.0	160.0	27	292.5
24	Claude Caouette (CAN)	D	76.80	120.0	125.0	125.0	27	140.0	140.0	145.0	28	265.0
25	Nurgeldi Gorganow (TKM)	D	76.86	120.0	125.0	125.0	28	140.0	145.0	—	29	260.0
—	Kim Kwang-hoon (KOR)	A	74.31	150.0	150.0	150.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Makhmudjon Togoev (UZB)	C	75.69	140.0	140.0	140.0	—	170.0	175.0	180.0	23	—
—	Mehmet Yılmaz (TUR)	A	76.13	160.0	160.0	160.0	—	190.0	195.0	197.5		—
—	Greg Schouten (USA)	D	76.43	135.0	140.0	140.0	22	160.0	160.0	160.0	—	—
—	Mohammad Hossein Barkhah (IRI)	A	76.69	160.0	165.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
—	János Baranyai (HUN)	C	76.72	142.5	142.5	142.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Sergey Filimonov (KAZ)	A	76.72	162.5	162.5	162.5	—	190.0	190.0	190.0	—	—
—	Sergio Mannironi (ITA)	C	76.79	142.5	142.5	142.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Chad Vaughn (USA)	B	76.81	142.5	142.5	142.5	—	180.0	185.0	185.0	14	—
—	Zhan Xugang (CHN)	A	76.84	155.0	155.0	160.0	8	195.0	195.0	195.0	—	——
—	Arsen Melikyan (ARM)	A	76.65	162.5	162.5	162.5	—	190.0	197.5	—	7	—
—	Artan Suli (ALB)	C	76.96	140.0	140.0	140.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
DQ	Gevorg Davtyan (ARM)	A	76.09	160.0	165.0	165.0	—	190.5	195.0	197.5	—	—

References※

• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 49 Archived 2011-05-27 at the——Wayback Machine
• Results Archived 2018-10-02 at the Wayback Machine