WThe weightlifting competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. It also counted as 1964 World Weightlifting Championships.
WThe 1966 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in East Berlin, East Germany from October 15 to October 21, 1966. There were 117 men in action from 28 nations.
WThe 1982 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from September 18 to September 26, 1982. There were 205 men in action from 38 nations. These world championships were combined with European championships.
WThe 1991 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Donaueschingen, Germany from September 27 to October 6, 1991.
WThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.
WThe 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999.
WThe 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey.
WThe 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from November 18 to November 26, 2002.
WThe 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event took place from September 30 to October 7, 2006.
WThe Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.
WThe 2010 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Antalya Expo Center in Antalya, Turkey. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2010.
WThe 2013 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Wrocław, Poland. The event took place from October 20 to 27, 2013.
WThe 2014 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event took place from November 8 to 16, 2014.
WThe 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Process for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
WThe 2017 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017.
WThe 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018. The logo of IWF World Championships 2018 has consisted of abstract illustration of weightlifting athlete designed by Ashgabat based design firm, Belli Creative Studio
WThe 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was held in Pattaya, Thailand from 18 to 27 September 2019.