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The IWF World Weightlifter of the Year award is a prize that can be won by weightlifters participating in events within the sport of weightlifting organised by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).[1]
| Year | Winner | Country | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sun Caiyan | [1] | |
| 1992 | Peng Liping | [1] | |
| 1993 | Chen Shu-chih | [1] | |
| 1994 | Guan Hong | [1] | |
| 1995 | Chen Shu-chih | [1] | |
| 1996 | Li Hongyun | [1] | |
| 1997 | Tang Weifang | [1] | |
| 1998 | Tang Weifang | [1] | |
| 1999 | Ding Meiyuan | [1] | |
| 2000 | Ding Meiyuan | [1] | |
| 2001 | Valentina Popova | [1] | |
| 2002 | Wang Mingjuan | [1] | |
| 2003 | Liu Chunhong | [1] | |
| 2004 | Liu Chunhong | [1] | |
| 2005 | Pawina Thongsuk | [1] | |
| 2006 | Chen Yanqing | [2] | |
| 2007 | Jang Mi-ran | [3] | |
| 2008 | Liu Chunhong | [4] | |
| 2009 | Jang Mi-ran | [5] | |
| 2010 | Svetlana Podobedova | [6] | |
| 2011 | Svetlana Tsarukaeva | [7] | |
| 2012 | Zulfiya Chinshanlo | [8] | |
| 2013 | Tatiana Kashirina | [9] | |
| 2014 | Tatiana Kashirina | [10] | |
| 2015 | Hsu Shu-ching | [11] | |
| 2016 | Sopita Tanasan | [12] | |
| 2017 | Lydia Valentín | [13] | |
| 2018 | Lydia Valentín | [14] | |
| 2019 | Katherine Nye | [15] |