1997 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14, 1997. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 189 athletes (51 nations) competing, while there were 143 women in action from 29 nations.

1997 World Championships

Host city	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Dates	6–14 December
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Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
54 kg (details)
Snatch	Yang Bin  China	127.5 kg	Lan Shizhang  China	127.5 kg	Wang Shin-yuan  Chinese Taipei	115.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Lan Shizhang  China	160.5 kg WR	Wang Shin-yuan  Chinese Taipei	147.5 kg	Nayden Rusev  Bulgaria	147.5 kg
Total	Lan Shizhang  China	287.5 kg	Yang Bin  China	272.5 kg	Wang Shin-yuan  Chinese Taipei	262.5 kg
59 kg (details)
Snatch	William Vargas  Cuba	132.5 kg	Stefan Georgiev  Bulgaria	130.0 kg	Le Maosheng  China	130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stefan Georgiev  Bulgaria	165.0 kg	Le Maosheng  China	165.0 kg	Sevdalin Minchev  Bulgaria	162.5 kg
Total	Stefan Georgiev  Bulgaria	295.0 kg	Le Maosheng  China	295.0 kg	Sevdalin Minchev  Bulgaria	290.0 kg
64 kg (details)
Snatch	Wang Guohua  China	147.5 kg	Hafız Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	145.0 kg	Xiao Jiangang  China	142.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Xiao Jiangang  China	175.0 kg	Asif Malikov  Azerbaijan	172.5 kg	Valentin Sarov  Bulgaria	170.0 kg
Total	Xiao Jiangang  China	317.5 kg	Hafız Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	315.0 kg	Asif Malikov  Azerbaijan	305.0 kg
70 kg (details)
Snatch	Zlatan Vanev  Bulgaria	160.0 kg	Zhan Xugang  China	157.5 kg	Wan Jianhui  China	155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zlatan Vanev  Bulgaria	195.0 kg	Zhan Xugang  China	195.5 kg WR	Kim Hak-bong  South Korea	185.0 kg
Total	Zlatan Vanev  Bulgaria	355.0 kg	Zhan Xugang  China	352.5 kg	Wan Jianhui  China	340.0 kg
76 kg (details)
Snatch	Georgi Gardev  Bulgaria	167.5 kg	Waldemar Kosiński  Poland	165.0 kg	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	202.5 kg	Andrzej Kozłowski  Poland	200.0 kg	Waldemar Kosiński  Poland	197.5 kg
Total	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	367.5 kg	Georgi Gardev  Bulgaria	365.0 kg	Waldemar Kosiński  Poland	362.5 kg
83 kg (details)
Snatch	Andrzej Cofalik  Poland	172.5 kg	Yury Myshkovets  Russia	172.5 kg	Dursun Sevinç  Turkey	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Yong  China	207.5 kg	Krzysztof Siemion  Poland	207.5 kg	Andrzej Cofalik  Poland	207.5 kg
Total	Andrzej Cofalik  Poland	380.0 kg	Dursun Sevinç  Turkey	375.0 kg	Krzysztof Siemion  Poland	372.5 kg
91 kg (details)
Snatch	Tadeusz Drzazga  Poland	177.5 kg	Maksim Agapitov  Russia	175.0 kg	Andrey Makarov  Kazakhstan	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Julio Luna  Venezuela	212.5 kg	Maksim Agapitov  Russia	205.0 kg	Oleh Chumak  Ukraine	200.0 kg
Total	Maksim Agapitov  Russia	380.0 kg	Tadeusz Drzazga  Poland	377.5 kg	Julio Luna  Venezuela	377.5 kg
99 kg (details)
Snatch	Martin Tešovič  Slovakia	180.0 kg	Choi Jong-kun  South Korea	177.5 kg	Lorenzo Carrió  Spain	172.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Martin Tešovič  Slovakia	220.0 kg	Ernesto Montoya  Cuba	215.0 kg	Oleksiy Obukhov  Ukraine	212.5 kg
Total	Martin Tešovič  Slovakia	400.0 kg	Choi Jong-kun  South Korea	387.5 kg	Oleksiy Obukhov  Ukraine	385.0 kg
108 kg (details)
Snatch	Cui Wenhua  China	195.0 kg	Evgeny Shishlyannikov  Russia	190.0 kg	Sergey Syrtsov  Russia	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Cui Wenhua  China	220.0 kg	Wes Barnett  United States	220.0 kg	Mariusz Jędra  Poland	217.5 kg
Total	Cui Wenhua  China	415.0 kg	Mariusz Jędra  Poland	392.5 kg	Wes Barnett  United States	390.0 kg
+108 kg (details)
Snatch	Ronny Weller  Germany	200.0 kg	Andrey Chemerkin  Russia	200.0 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs  Latvia	187.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Andrey Chemerkin  Russia	262.5 kg WR	Ronny Weller  Germany	250.0 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs  Latvia	225.0 kg
Total	Andrey Chemerkin  Russia	462.5 kg WR	Ronny Weller  Germany	450.0 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs  Latvia	412.5 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
46 kg (details)
Snatch	Kyi Kyi Than  Myanmar	77.5 kg	Liu Ling  China	75.0 kg	Sri Indriyani  Indonesia	75.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Liu Ling  China	100.0 kg	Kunjarani Devi  India	97.5 kg	Sri Indriyani  Indonesia	95.0 kg
Total	Liu Ling  China	175.0 kg	Kunjarani Devi  India	170.0 kg	Sri Indriyani  Indonesia	170.0 kg
50 kg (details)
Snatch	Zhong Yan  China	85.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva  Bulgaria	82.5 kg	Winarni Binti Slamet  Indonesia	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Winarni Binti Slamet  Indonesia	105.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva  Bulgaria	102.5 kg	Swe Swe Win  Myanmar	100.0 kg
Total	Winarni Binti Slamet  Indonesia	185.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva  Bulgaria	185.0 kg	Ri Yong-hwa  North Korea	180.0 kg
54 kg (details)
Snatch	Meng Xianjuan  China	87.5 kg	Khin Moe Nwe  Myanmar	85.0 kg	Kuo Ping-chun  Chinese Taipei	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Meng Xianjuan  China	117.5 kg WR	Ri Song-hui  North Korea	110.0 kg	Saipin Detsaeng  Thailand	110.0 kg
Total	Meng Xianjuan  China	205.0 kg	Ri Song-hui  North Korea	195.0 kg	Saipin Detsaeng  Thailand	195.0 kg
59 kg (details)
Snatch	Patmawati Abdul Hamid  Indonesia	97.5 kg	Khassaraporn Suta  Thailand	92.5 kg	Wu Mei-yi  Chinese Taipei	92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Khassaraporn Suta  Thailand	117.5 kg	Naw Ju Ni  Myanmar	117.5 kg	Patmawati Abdul Hamid  Indonesia	115.0 kg
Total	Patmawati Abdul Hamid  Indonesia	212.5 kg	Khassaraporn Suta  Thailand	210.0 kg	Naw Ju Ni  Myanmar	207.5 kg
64 kg (details)
Snatch	Chen Jui-lien  Chinese Taipei	102.5 kg	Chen Yanqing  China	100.0 kg	Neelam Setti Laxmi  India	100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Chen Yanqing  China	131.0 kg WR	Chen Jui-lien  Chinese Taipei	122.5 kg	Lu Yun  China	122.5 kg
Total	Chen Yanqing  China	230.0 kg	Chen Jui-lien  Chinese Taipei	225.0 kg	Neelam Setti Laxmi  India	217.5 kg
70 kg (details)
Snatch	Xiang Fenglan  China	105.5 kg WR	Ilona Dankó  Hungary	100.0 kg	Huang Hsi-li  Chinese Taipei	97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Xiang Fenglan  China	130.5 kg WR	Irina Kasimova  Russia	122.5 kg	Huang Hsi-li  Chinese Taipei	120.0 kg
Total	Xiang Fenglan  China	235.0 kg WR	Huang Hsi-li  Chinese Taipei	217.5 kg	Ilona Dankó  Hungary	215.0 kg
76 kg (details)
Snatch	Hua Ju  China	107.5 kg WR	Mária Takács  Hungary	100.0 kg	Mónica Carrió  Spain	97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Hua Ju  China	140.5 kg WR	Kim Soon-hee  South Korea	125.0 kg	Mária Takács  Hungary	125.0 kg
Total	Hua Ju  China	247.5 kg WR	Mária Takács  Hungary	225.0 kg	Kim Soon-hee  South Korea	220.0 kg
83 kg (details)
Snatch	Tang Weifang  China	117.5 kg WR	Albina Khomich  Russia	107.5 kg	María Isabel Urrutia  Colombia	105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tang Weifang  China	143.0 kg WR	María Isabel Urrutia  Colombia	130.0 kg	Aye Mon Khin  Myanmar	127.5 kg
Total	Tang Weifang  China	260.0 kg WR	María Isabel Urrutia  Colombia	235.0 kg	Aye Mon Khin  Myanmar	227.5 kg
+83 kg (details)
Snatch	Aye Aye Aung  Myanmar	110.0 kg	Balkisu Musa  Nigeria	107.5 kg	Ma Runmei  China	107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ma Runmei  China	145.0 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien  Chinese Taipei	137.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih  Chinese Taipei	135.0 kg
Total	Ma Runmei  China	252.5 kg	Chen Shu-chih  Chinese Taipei	240.0 kg	Aye Aye Aung  Myanmar	240.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	10	3	1	14
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	6
3	Indonesia	2	0	1	3
4	Russia	2	0	0	2
5	Poland	1	2	2	5
6	Slovakia	1	0	0	1
7	Chinese Taipei	0	3	1	4
8	Turkey	0	2	0	2
9	Hungary	0	1	1	2
	India	0	1	1	2
	North Korea	0	1	1	2
	South Korea	0	1	1	2
	Thailand	0	1	1	2
14	Colombia	0	1	0	1
	Germany	0	1	0	1
16	Myanmar	0	0	3	3
17	Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		19	19	19	57

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	29	9	6	44
2	Bulgaria	8	5	5	18
3	Indonesia	4	0	5	9
4	Russia	3	7	1	11
5	Poland	3	5	5	13
6	Slovakia	3	0	0	3
7	Myanmar	2	2	5	9
8	Chinese Taipei	1	6	7	14
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	0	3	2	5
15	Turkey	0	3	1	4
16	India	0	2	2	4
17	Colombia	0	2	1	3
	North Korea	0	2	1	3
19	Azerbaijan	0	1	1	2
	United States	0	1	1	2
21	Nigeria	0	1	0	1
22	Latvia	0	0	3	3
	Ukraine	0	0	3	3
24	Spain	0	0	2	2
25	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
Totals (25 entries)		57	57	57	171

Team ranking

Men Rank Team Points 1  China 643 2  Bulgaria 521 3  Turkey 507 4  Russia 458 5  Poland 433 6  Egypt 343

Women Rank Team Points 1  China 666 2  Myanmar 510 3  India 508 4  Thailand 499 5  Chinese Taipei 480 6  Russia 366

Participating nations

332 competitors from 58 nations competed.

•  Algeria (1)
•  Argentina (2)
•  Armenia (4)
•  Australia (11)
•  Austria (3)
•  Azerbaijan (3)
•  Belgium (2)
•  Bulgaria (9)
•  Canada (7)
•  Chile (1)
•  China (19)
•  Chinese Taipei (19)
•  Colombia (1)
•  Cuba (4)
•  Czech Republic (4)
•  Denmark (1)
•  Egypt (11)
•  Finland (4)
•  France (4)
•  Germany (6)
•  Great Britain (5)
•  Greece (6)
•  Hungary (6)
•  India (9)
•  Indonesia (3)
•  Iraq (2)
•  Israel (1)
•  Italy (9)
•  Japan (11)
•  Kazakhstan (7)
•  Kyrgyzstan (1)
•  Latvia (5)
•  Lithuania (1)
•  Malaysia (2)
•  Mexico (1)
•  Moldova (3)
•  Myanmar (9)
•  Nauru (5)
•  Netherlands (3)
•  New Zealand (2)
•  Nigeria (2)
•  North Korea (5)
•  Norway (2)
•  Poland (8)
•  Romania (6)
•  Russia (16)
•  Slovakia (6)
•  South Korea (8)
•  Spain (8)
•  Sweden (2)
•  Switzerland (1)
•  Thailand (19)
•  Turkey (17)
•  Ukraine (7)
•  United States (8)
•  Uruguay (1)
•  Uzbekistan (4)
•  Venezuela (5)

References

• Results (Sport 123)
• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine