The following is the final results of the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. Men's competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 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 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| United States | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | India | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| North Korea | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 15 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
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