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 |
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1991 | Sun Caiyan | China | [1] |
1992 | Peng Liping | China | [1] |
1993 | Chen Shu-chih | Chinese Taipei | [1] |
1994 | Guan Hong | China | [1] |
1995 | Chen Shu-chih | Chinese Taipei | [1] |
1996 | Li Hongyun | China | [1] |
1997 | Tang Weifang | China | [1] |
1998 | Tang Weifang | China | [1] |
1999 | Ding Meiyuan | China | [1] |
2000 | Ding Meiyuan | China | [1] |
2001 | Valentina Popova | Russia | [1] |
2002 | Wang Mingjuan | China | [1] |
2003 | Liu Chunhong | China | [1] |
2004 | Liu Chunhong | China | [1] |
2005 | Pawina Thongsuk | Thailand | [1] |
2006 | Chen Yanqing | China | [2] |
2007 | Jang Mi-ran | South Korea | [3] |
2008 | Liu Chunhong | China | [4] |
2009 | Jang Mi-ran | South Korea | [5] |
2010 | Svetlana Podobedova | Kazakhstan | [6] |
2011 | Svetlana Tsarukaeva | Russia | [7] |
2012 | Zulfiya Chinshanlo | Kazakhstan | [8] |
2013 | Tatiana Kashirina | Russia | [9] |
2014 | Tatiana Kashirina | Russia | [10] |
2015 | Hsu Shu-ching | Chinese Taipei | [11] |
2016 | Sopita Tanasan | Thailand | [12] |
2017 | Lydia Valentín | Spain | [13] |
2018 | Lydia Valentín | Spain | [14] |
2019 | Katherine Nye | United States | [15] |