The best countries of the world 2002

(results only in competitions from IWF-Calendar!!)

Men (eight the best results by Sinclair points)

     

Points

2002/2001

     

Points

2002/2001

1.

CHN

China

3638

117

26.

KSA

Saudi Arabia

3083

-14

2.

BUL

Bulgaria

3629

120

27.

ECU

Ecuador

3080

-10

3.

RUS

Russia

3520

-45

28.

ESP

Spain

3075

35

4.

TUR

Turkey

3498

-22

29.

ALB

Albania

3031,6

-27

5.

IRI

Iran

3471

337

30.

SVK

Slovakia

3031,0

52

6.

POL

Poland

3470

-5

31.

LIT

Lithuania

3026

80

7.

UKR

Ukraine

3431

92

32.

CZE

Czech republic

3025

-45

8.

BLS

Belorussia

3401

8

33.

TPE

Taipei

2999

-3

9.

KAZ

Kazakhstan

3359

645

34.

IRQ

Iraq

2951

-7

10.

GRE

Greece

3358

-20

35.

DOM

Dominic. rep.

2916

55

11.

KOR

Korea

3351

-70

36.

GUA

Guatemala

2888

38

12.

HUN

Hungary

3344

-15

37.

CAN

Canada

2868

-55

13.

CUB

Cuba

3329

-19

38.

ESA

El Salvador

2860

152

14.

GER

Germany

3269

56

39.

NRU

Nauru

2834

50

15.

EGY

Egypt

3266

42

40.

AUT

Austria

2812

278

16.

COL

Colombia

3242

46

41.

SWE

Sweden

2736

797

17.

VEN

Venezuela

3225

113

42.

THA

Thailand

2732

-281

18.

ROM

Romania

3204

-104

43.

NOR

Norge

2720

112

19.

UZB

Uzbekistan

3166

61

44.

NZL

New Zeeland

2711

80

20.

USA

USA

3159

96

45.

MEX

Mexico

2709

41

21.

JPN

Japan

3148

-36

46.

FIN

Finland

2703

-136

22.

ITA

Italy

3142

209

47.

CHI

Chile

2653

148

23.

GBR

Great Britain

3111

118

48.

DEN

Denmark

2610

11

24.

AUS

Australia

3100

16

49.

PUR

Puerto Rico

2608

-136

25.

FRA

France

3094

62

50.

SYR

Syria /7

2578

-367

Women (seven the best results by Sinclair points)

      Points 2002/2001       Points 2002/2001

1.

CHN

China

2022

133

21.

KAZ

Kazakhstan

1549

277

2.

RUS

Russia

1879

67

22.

GER

Germany

1546

105

3.

TUR

Turkey

1838

74

23.

ECU

Ecuador

1518

87

4.

HUN

Hungary

1806

19

24.

PUR

Puerto Rico

1516

78

5.

UKR

Ukraine

1771

86

25.

AUS

Australia

1510

39

6.

GRE

Greece

1769

38

26.

CAN

Kanada

1495

8

7.

THA

Thailand

1766

63

27.

ESA

El Salvador

1490

68

8.

KOR

Korea

1758

0

28.

FRA

France

1460

-76

9.

BUL

Bulgaria

1746

140

29.

INA

Indonesia / 6

1455

201

10.

TPE

Taipei

1741

-58

30.

GBR

Great Britain

1422

85

11.

COL

Colombia

1704

64

31.

FIN

Finland

1381

-17

12.

EGY

Egypt

1679

783

32.

ITA

Italy

1363

-44

13.

IND

India

1663

492

33.

MYA

Myanmaar /5

1326

20

14.

USA

USA

1662

35

34.

ROM

Romania

1271

-112

15.

POL

Poland

1642

-67

35.

CZE

Czech republic

1242

-103

16.

VEN

Venezuela

1635

29

36.

SVK

Slovakia

1237

-120

17.

MEX

Mexico

1615

101

37.

GUA

Guatemala

1218

24

18.

DOM

Dominic. rep.

1562

90

38.

NRU

Nauru /6

1216

-154

19.

JPN

Japan

1560

-17

39.

BRA

Brasilia

1140

356

20.

ESP

Spain

1556

-16

40.

BLS

Belorussia /5

1083

 

From available results compiled Dr. Rudolf Drmola, in special software Weightlifter by Dr. Bohumil Stepar (CZE)

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Many cordial thanks for very valuable help for creation of these rankings: Anikó Németh Móra, ředitelka IWF (HUN) Michael Noonan (AUS) Hilmar Buerger (GER) Natascha Terdina (AUT) Magnus Kjellberg (SWE) Marek Drzewowski (POL) Andrey Moiseenko; Yuri Ustinov (RUS) Karel Prohl; Zdeněk Eret; Jana Křepínská; Ing. J. Vítek, CSc., member of IWF-executive (all CZE)