title: 2002 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg
text: # 2002 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg
  
  The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 19 November to 26 November. The men's 69 kilograms division was staged on 21 November 2002.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | 21 November 2002 | 10:00 | Group C |
  | 21 November 2002 | 14:00 | Group B |
  | 21 November 2002 | 17:00 | Group A |
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Snatch | Chen Chufu (CHN) | 157.5 kg | Zhang Guozheng (CHN) | 155.0 kg | Youssef Sbai (TUN) | 152.5 kg |
  | Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guozheng (CHN) | 192.5 kg | Chen Chufu (CHN) | 187.5 kg | Mohamed El-Tantawy (EGY) | 187.5 kg |
  | Total | Zhang Guozheng (CHN) | 347.5 kg | Chen Chufu (CHN) | 345.0 kg | Youssef Sbai (TUN) | 335.0 kg |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Snatch | Georgi Markov (BUL) | 165.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Record | Clean & Jerk | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 196.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 |
  | World Record | Total | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 357.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 24 November 1999 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Group | 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 | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
  | | Zhang Guozheng (CHN) | A | 68.80 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 157.5 | | 185.0 | 192.5 | 192.5 | | 347.5 |
  | | Chen Chufu (CHN) | A | 68.05 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 157.5 | | 177.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | | 345.0 |
  | | Youssef Sbai (TUN) | A | 68.40 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | | 180.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 5 | 335.0 |
  | 4 | Ekrem Celil (TUR) | A | 68.45 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 7 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 4 | 332.5 |
  | 5 | Mohamed El-Tantawy (EGY) | B | 68.80 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 8 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | | 332.5 |
  | 6 | Turan Mirzayev (AZE) | A | 68.90 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 4 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 9 | 332.5 |
  | 7 | Ferit Şen (TUR) | A | 68.95 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 5 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 10 | 330.0 |
  | 8 | Andrey Matveyev (RUS) | A | 68.90 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 9 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 8 | 325.0 |
  | 9 | Vencelas Dabaya (CMR) | B | 67.60 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 10 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 11 | 317.5 |
  | 10 | Georgios Tzelilis (GRE) | A | 68.75 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 11 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 12 | 317.5 |
  | 11 | Giuseppe Ficco (ITA) | B | 68.80 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 16 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 7 | 315.0 |
  | 12 | Lucian Maxinianu (ROM) | B | 68.05 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 13 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 16 | 307.5 |
  | 13 | Romuald Ernault (FRA) | B | 68.90 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 14 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165.0 | 17 | 302.5 |
  | 14 | Yoshito Shintani (JPN) | B | 68.15 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 132.5 | 18 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 13 | 300.0 |
  | 15 | Afgan Bayramov (AZE) | B | 68.45 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 19 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 170.0 | 14 | 300.0 |
  | 16 | Maurizio Bombaci (ITA) | B | 68.65 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 23 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 15 | 295.0 |
  | 17 | Julio Idrovo (ECU) | C | 68.20 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 15 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 160.0 | 20 | 292.5 |
  | 18 | Samuel Suywens (FRA) | C | 68.30 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 135.0 | 17 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 23 | 285.0 |
  | 19 | Kuo Cheng-wei (TPE) | C | 68.10 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 21 | 150.0 | 157.5 | 157.5 | 19 | 282.5 |
  | 20 | Ümürbek Bazarbaýew (TKM) | C | 66.50 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 20 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 21 | 280.0 |
  | 21 | Manuel Martín (ESP) | C | 68.30 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 24 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 18 | 280.0 |
  | 22 | Ben Turner (AUS) | C | 68.75 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 25 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 22 | 270.0 |
  | 23 | Wayne Healy (IRL) | C | 68.20 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 26 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 24 | 235.0 |
  | — | Dmitrijs Artamonovs (LAT) | C | 68.10 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 22 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | — | — |
  | — | Mehdi Panzvan (IRI) | A | 68.40 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | — | 175.0 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 6 | — |
  | — | Hassan Amin Sobhi (EGY) | B | 68.80 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 12 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 180.0 | — | — |
  | — | Javad Khoshdel (IRI) | A | 68.90 | 147.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | — | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | A | 68.95 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 6 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 187.5 | — | — |
  