On October 4, the third day of competition at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships concluded at the “Fordehuset” arena in Førde, Norway.
Today, the men in the 65 kg category and the women in the 58 kg category competed for top honors.
Competition schedule | Medal standings
In a surprise result, Turkish weightlifter Muhammed Ozbek became the men’s world champion in the 65 kg division. Muhammed won gold with a total of 324 kg. Before today’s triumph, his best result was bronze at the 2023 World Championships.
Silver went to last year’s world champion in the 61 kg category, North Korean weightlifter Pak Myong-jin, with 315 kg. Bronze went to 21-year-old American Hampton Morris, with 311 kg.
North Korean weightlifter Kim Il-gyong defended her title as the strongest among the women. Last year, Kim set a world record (249 kg). This year, 236 kg was enough for her to win.
Ukraine’s Olha Ivzhenko finished in 8th place. Olha lifted a total of 209 kg (93 kg in the snatch and 116 kg in the clean and jerk).
Below are the results from today’s competition at the 2025 World Championships in Førde:
Men:
65 kg
- Muhammed Ozbek (Turkey) — 324 kg
Snatch: 145 kg
Clean and jerk: 179 kg - Pak Myong-jin (North Korea) — 315 kg
Snatch: 135 kg
Clean and jerk: 180 kg - Hampton Morris (USA) — 311 kg
Snatch: 133 kg
Clean and jerk: 178 kg
Women:
58 kg
- Kim Il-gyong (North Korea) — 236 kg
Snatch: 104 kg
Clean and jerk: 132 kg - Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (Nigeria) — 229 kg
Snatch: 101 kg
Clean and jerk: 128 kg - Kuo Hsing-chun (Taiwan – Chinese Taipei) — 224 kg
Snatch: 96 kg
Clean and jerk: 128 kg
