The 2001 World Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey on 4–11 November. Armenia entered six lifters but did not medal. Rudik Petrosyan finished 9th in the men's 69 kg class and Varazdat Vasilyan 10th in the same class. Arsen Melikyan (77 kg), Gagik Khachatryan (85 kg), Hakob Pilosyan (94 kg) and Rafik Chakhoyan (105 kg) did not finish.