The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from November 18 to November 26, 2002.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  North Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tunisia | 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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Russia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Thailand | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Greece | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Turkey | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Albania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 19 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
Team ranking
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Women
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Participating nations
285 competitors from 54 nations competed.
- Albania (2)
Algeria (2)
Argentina (1)
Armenia (4)
Australia (4)
Austria (2)- Azerbaijan (6)
- Belarus (7)
- Bulgaria (13)
Cameroon (1)- Canada (7)
Chile (1)- China (15)
- Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (5)
Croatia (2)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (3)
Denmark (1)
Ecuador (4)- Egypt (6)
Finland (4)
France (7)- Georgia (4)
- Germany (5)
Great Britain (3)- Greece (11)
Hong Kong (1)- Hungary (9)
Iceland (1)- Iran (8)
Iraq (2)
Ireland (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (8)
Japan (12)
Kazakhstan (7)
Latvia (5)
Mexico (1)
Netherlands (1)- North Korea (2)
Norway (1)- Poland (14)
- Romania (5)
- Russia (14)
Slovakia (5)
Spain (15)
Sweden (2)- Thailand (3)
- Tunisia (1)
- Turkey (12)
Turkmenistan (3)- Ukraine (13)
- United States (9)
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- IWF Archive