2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
# 2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg

The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the super heavyweight (+105 kg) division was staged on 11 November 2001.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Jaber Saeed Salem (QAT) | 210.0 kg | Roman Meshcheryakov (RUS) | 205.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 200.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jaber Saeed Salem (QAT) | 250.0 kg | Paweł Najdek (POL) | 250.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 242.5 kg |
| Total | Jaber Saeed Salem (QAT) | 460.0 kg | Roman Meshcheryakov (RUS) | 445.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 442.5 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) | 212.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 26 September 2000 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | World Standard | 262.5 kg | — | 1 January 1998 |
| World Record | Total | Hossein Rezazadeh (IRI) | 472.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 26 September 2000 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Jaber Saeed Salem (QAT) | 125.74 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 210.0 | | 245.0 | 250.0 | 263.0 | | 460.0 |
| | Roman Meshcheryakov (RUS) | 152.30 | 192.5 | 200.0 | 205.0 | | 232.5 | 240.0 | 240.0 | 4 | 445.0 |
| | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 176.90 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | | 242.5 | 247.5 | 247.5 | | 442.5 |
| 4 | Paweł Najdek (POL) | 134.48 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 5 | 235.0 | 245.0 | 250.0 | | 435.0 |
| 5 | Tibor Stark (HUN) | 139.42 | 180.0 | 187.5 | 190.0 | 4 | 220.0 | 220.0 | 225.0 | 7 | 415.0 |
| 6 | Aleko Nozadze (GEO) | 116.38 | 180.0 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 7 | 220.0 | 225.0 | 230.0 | 5 | 405.0 |
| 7 | Axel Franz (GER) | 139.36 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 6 | 215.0 | 222.5 | 227.5 | 8 | 405.0 |
| 8 | Giorgi Kobaladze (GEO) | 122.40 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 180.0 | 8 | 225.0 | 225.0 | 232.5 | 6 | 402.5 |
| 9 | Nigel Avery (NZL) | 123.30 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 9 | 205.0 | 210.0 | 217.5 | 10 | 387.5 |
| 10 | Hildegar Morillo (VEN) | 130.42 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 10 | 200.0 | 212.5 | 220.0 | 9 | 385.0 |
| 11 | Petr Sobotka (CZE) | 145.58 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 11 | 190.0 | 202.5 | 202.5 | 12 | 355.0 |
| 12 | Cristián Escalante (CHI) | 117.82 | 152.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 12 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 11 | 352.5 |
