Fourth day of the 2025 Weightlifting World Championships: 6 world records and Armenia’s first medal

On October 5, in the Norwegian city of Førde, the fourth competition day of the 2025 Weightlifting World Championships took place. Medals were contested in two weight categories — 71 kg for men and 63 kg for women.

Among women, North Korea once again claimed victory. The DPRK now has 4 gold medals and 6 new world records at the 2025 World Championships. North Korean lifters have won all of the first four women’s weight categories. Today, Ri Suk (63 kg) took the gold, setting three world records — in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total — with 253 kg (111 + 142). Among men, a North Korean athlete also competed but finished without a medal.

In the men’s 71 kg category, three world records were set. The winner was Olympic silver medalist from Paris, Weeraphon Wichuma (Thailand), who set world records in the clean & jerk and total. The battle for medals was incredibly tight — the top three lifters were separated by just one kilogram, while the fourth and fifth places were also close to the podium.

Armenian weightlifter Gor Sahakyan (71 kg) failed to register a result in the clean & jerk, missing all three attempts at 182 kg. As a result, he finished without a total but won a small silver medal in the snatch — the first medal for Armenia at the 2025 World Championships, albeit a minor one.

Results of the fourth day (October 5)

Men’s 71 kg

Total (Top 10):

1. Weeraphon Wichuma (Thailand) — 346 kg (152 + 194) — World record

2. Masanori Miyamoto (Japan) — 345 kg (152 + 193)

3. He Yueji (China) — 344 kg (160 + 184)

4. Yusuf Fehmi Genç (Turkey) — 343 kg (151 + 192)

5. Ri Won-ju (DPRK) — 342 kg (151 + 192)

6. Isa Rustamov (Azerbaijan) — 328 kg (148 + 180)

7. Kaan Kahriman (Turkey) — 328 kg (148 + 180)

8. Albert Delos Santos (Philippines) — 322 kg (137 + 185)

9. Ajith Narayana (India) — 320 kg (145 + 175)

10. Kotaro Sato (Japan) — 312 kg (136 + 176)
    Gor Sahakyan (Armenia) — 0 kg (154 + 0)

Clean & Jerk:

1. Weeraphon Wichuma (Thailand) — 194 kg — World record

2. Masanori Miyamoto (Japan) — 193 kg

3. Yusuf Fehmi Genç (Turkey) — 192 kg

Snatch:

1. He Yueji (China) — 160 kg — World record

2. Gor Sahakyan (Armenia) — 154 kg

3. Masanori Miyamoto (Japan) — 152 kg

Women’s 63 kg

Total (Top 10):

1. Ri Suk (DPRK) — 111 + 142 = 253 kg — World record

2. Maude G. Charron (Canada) — 108 + 133 = 241 kg

3. Yenny Sinisterra Torres (Colombia) — 106 + 132 = 238 kg

4. Elreen Ann Ando (Philippines) — 101 + 133 = 234 kg

5. Sophia Plum Shaft (USA) — 104 + 129 = 233 kg

6. Katharine Emily Estep (USA) — 101 + 125 = 226 kg

7. Janeth Gomez Valdivia (Mexico) — 98 + 125 = 223 kg

8. Aysel Ozkan (Turkey) — 102 + 124 = 226 kg

9. Nirupama Devi Seram (India) — 95 + 123 = 218 kg

10. Martina Chiacchio (Italy) — 100 + 121 = 221 kg

Clean & Jerk:

1. Ri Suk (DPRK) — 142 kg — World record

2. Maude G. Charron (Canada) — 133 kg

3. Elreen Ann Ando (Philippines) — 131 kg

Snatch:

1. Ri Suk (DPRK) — 111 kg — World record

2. Maude G. Charron (Canada) — 108 kg

3. Yenny Sinisterra Torres (Colombia) — 106 kg

On October 6, medals will be contested only in the men’s 79 kg category.

Results from the previous day (October 4).