1994 World Weightlifting Championships
The 8th World Weightlifting Championships of women and 66 World Championships in the Men's Weightlifting found from 17 to 27 November 1994 in Turkish city Istanbul. At the first time jointly by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF ) in a duel ( tearing and piercing ) discharged competitions took 105 weightlifters from 30 nations and 242 weightlifters from 52 nations participate.