1997 World Weightlifting Championships

The 11th Women's Weightlifting World Championships and the 68th Men's Weightlifting World Championships were held from December 6-14, 1997 in the Thai city ​​of Chiang Mai . 143 weightlifters from 29 nations and 189 weightlifters from 51 nations took part in the competitions held by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in one-on-one (snatch and push) .

Medalist

Men

Class up to 54 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Yang Bin	127.5 kg	Lan Shizhang	127.5 kg	Wang Shin-yuan	115.0 kg
Bump	Lan Shizhang	160.5 kg	Wang Shin-yuan	147.5 kg	Nayden Rusev	147.5 kg
Duel	Lan Shizhang	287.5 kg	Yang Bin	272.5 kg	Wang Shin-yuan	262.5 kg

Class up to 59 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	William Vargas	132.5 kg	Stefan Georgiev	130.0 kg	Le Maosheng	130.0 kg
Bump	Stefan Georgiev	165.0 kg	Le Maosheng	165.0 kg	Sewdalin Minchev	162.5 kg
Duel	Stefan Georgiev	295.0 kg	Le Maosheng	295.0 kg	Sewdalin Minchev	290.0 kg

Class up to 64 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Wang Guohua	147.5 kg	Hafız Süleymanoğlu	145.0 kg	Xiao Jiangang	142.5 kg
Bump	Xiao Jiangang	175.0 kg	Assif Melikhov	172.5 kg	Valentin Sarov	170.0 kg
Duel	Xiao Jiangang	317.5 kg	Hafız Süleymanoğlu	315.0 kg	Assif Melikhov	305.0 kg

Class up to 70 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Zlatan Vanev	160.0 kg	Zhan Xugang	157.5 kg	Wan Jianhui	155.0 kg
Bump	Zlatan Vanev	195.0 kg	Zhan Xugang	195.5 kg	Kim Hak-bong	185.0 kg
Duel	Zlatan Vanev	355.0 kg	Zhan Xugang	352.5 kg	Wan Jianhui	340.0 kg

Class up to 76 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Georgi Gardew	167.5 kg	Waldemar Kosiński	165.0 kg	Joto Jotow	165.0 kg
Bump	Joto Jotow	202.5 kg	Andrzej Kozłowski	200.0 kg	Waldemar Kosiński	197.5 kg
Duel	Joto Jotow	367.5 kg	Georgi Gardew	365.0 kg	Waldemar Kosiński	362.5 kg

Class up to 83 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Andrzej Cofalik	172.5 kg	Yuri Mishkovets	172.5 kg	Dursun Sevinç	170.0 kg
Bump	Zhang Yong	207.5 kg	Krzysztof Siemion	207.5 kg	Andrzej Cofalik	207.5 kg
Duel	Andrzej Cofalik	380.0 kg	Dursun Sevinç	375.0 kg	Krzysztof Siemion	372.5 kg

Class up to 91 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Tadeusz Drzazga	177.5 kg	Maksim Agapitov	175.0 kg	Andrey Makarov	170.0 kg
Bump	Julio Luna	212.5 kg	Maksim Agapitov	205.0 kg	Oleg Chumak	200.0 kg
Duel	Maksim Agapitov	380.0 kg	Tadeusz Drzazga	377.5 kg	Julio Luna	377.5 kg

Class up to 99 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Martin Tešovič	180.0 kg	Choi Jong-keun	177.5 kg	Lorenzo Carrió	172.5 kg
Bump	Martin Tešovič	220.0 kg	Ernesto Montoya	215.0 kg	Oleksiy Obukhov	212.5 kg
Duel	Martin Tešovič	400.0 kg	Choi Jong-keun	387.5 kg	Oleksiy Obukhov	385.0 kg

Class up to 108 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Cui Wenhua	195.0 kg	Evgeny Shishliannikov	190.0 kg	Sergei Syrtsov	185.0 kg
Bump	Cui Wenhua	220.0 kg	Wes Barnett	220.0 kg	Mariusz Jędra	217.5 kg
Duel	Cui Wenhua	415.0 kg	Mariusz Jędra	392.5 kg	Wes Barnett	390.0 kg

Class over 108 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Ronny Weller	200.0 kg	Andrei Tschemerkin	200.0 kg	Viktor Ščerbatihs	187.5 kg
Bump	Andrei Tschemerkin	262.5 kg	Ronny Weller	250.0 kg	Viktor Ščerbatihs	225.0 kg
Duel	Andrei Tschemerkin	462.5 kg	Ronny Weller	450.0 kg	Viktor Ščerbatihs	412.5 kg

Women

Class up to 48 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Kyi Kyi Than	77.5 kg	Liu Ling	75.0 kg	Sri Indriyani	75.0 kg
Bump	Liu Ling	100.0 kg	N. Kunjarani Devi	97.5 kg	Sri Indriyani	95.0 kg
Duel	Liu Ling	175.0 kg	N. Kunjarani Devi	170.0 kg	Sri Indriyani	170.0 kg

Class up to 50 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Zhong Yan	85.0 kg	Isabela Dragnewa	82.5 kg	Winarni Binti Slamet	80.0 kg
Bump	Winarni Binti Slamet	105.0 kg	Isabela Dragnewa	102.5 kg	Swe Swe Win	100.0 kg
Duel	Winarni Binti Slamet	185.0 kg	Isabela Dragnewa	185.0 kg	Ri Yong-Hwa	180.0 kg

Class up to 54 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Meng Xianjuan	87.5 kg	Khin Moe Nwe	85.0 kg	Kuo Ping-chun	85.0 kg
Bump	Meng Xianjuan	117.5 kg	Ri Song-hui	110.0 kg	Saipin Detsaeng	110.0 kg
Duel	Meng Xianjuan	205.0 kg	Ri Song-hui	195.0 kg	Saipin Detsaeng	195.0 kg

Class up to 59 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Patmawati Abdul Hamid	97.5 kg	Khassaraporn Suta	92.5 kg	Wu Mei-yi	92.5 kg
Bump	Khassaraporn Suta	117.5 kg	Naw Ju Ni	117.5 kg	Patmawati Abdul Hamid	115.0 kg
Duel	Patmawati Abdul Hamid	212.5 kg	Khassaraporn Suta	210.0 kg	Naw Ju Ni	207.5 kg

Class up to 64 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Chen Jui-lien	102.5 kg	Chen Yanqing	100.0 kg	Neelam Laxmi	100.0 kg
Bump	Chen Yanqing	131.0 kg	Chen Jui-lien	122.5 kg	Lu Yun	122.5 kg
Duel	Chen Yanqing	230.0 kg	Chen Jui-lien	225.0 kg	Neelam Laxmi	217.5 kg

Class up to 70 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Xiang Fenglan	105.5 kg	Ilona Danko	100.0 kg	Huang Hsi-li	97.5 kg
Bump	Xiang Fenglan	130.5 kg	Irina Kasimova	122.5 kg	Huang Hsi-li	120.0 kg
Duel	Xiang Fenglan	235.0 kg	Huang Hsi-li	217.5 kg	Ilona Danko	215.0 kg

Class up to 76 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Hua Ju	107.5 kg	Mária Takács	100.0 kg	Mónica Carrio	97.5 kg
Bump	Hua Ju	40.5 kg	Kim Soon-hee	125.0 kg	Mária Takács	125.0 kg
Duel	Hua Ju	247.5 kg	Mária Takács	225.0 kg	Kim Soon-hee	220.0 kg

Class up to 83 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Tang Weifang	117.5 kg	Albina Khomich	107.5 kg	María Urrutia	105.0 kg
Bump	Tang Weifang	143.0 kg	María Urrutia	130.0 kg	Aye Mon Khin	127.5 kg
Duel	Tang Weifang	260.0 kg	María Urrutia	235.0 kg	Aye Mon Khin	227.5 kg

Class over 83 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Aye aye aung	110.0 kg	Bilkisu Musa	107.5 kg	Ma Runmei	107.5 kg
Bump	Ma Runmei	145.0 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien	137.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih	135.0 kg
Duel	Ma Runmei	252.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih	240.0 kg	Aye aye aung	240.0 kg

Medal table

The placements in the medal table are sorted according to the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals ( lexicographical order ). If two or more nations have an identical medal balance, they are listed alphabetically on the same rank.

rank	nation	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	People's Republic of China	29	9	6th	44
2.	Bulgaria	8th	5	5	18th
3.	Indonesia	4th	0	5	9
4th	Russia	3	7th	1	11
5.	Poland	3	5	5	13
6th	Slovakia	3	0	0	3
7th	Myanmar	2	2	5	9
8th.	Chinese Taipei	1	6th	7th	14th
9.	Thailand	1	2	2	5
10.	Germany	1	2	0	3
11.	Cuba	1	1	0	2
12.	Venezuela	1	0	1	2
13.	Hungary	0	3	2	5
	South Korea
15th	Turkey	0	3	1	4th
16.	India	0	2	2	4th
17th	Colombia	0	2	1	3
	North Korea
19th	Azerbaijan	0	1	1	2
	United States
21st	Nigeria	0	1	0	1
22nd	Latvia	0	0	3	3
	Ukraine
24.	Spain	0	0	2	2
25th	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1

Web links

• WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS CHIANGMAI, THAILAND 6-14 December 1997. ( English ) In: iwf.net . Archived from the original on October 25, 2004. Retrieved June 1, 2013.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Championships Seniors 1997 - 2007 and Statistics ( English , PDF; 31.8 MB) In: iwf.net . Retrieved June 1, 2013.