1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +108 kg

Main article: 1997 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the +108 kg division was staged on 14 December 1997.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Ronny Weller (GER)	200.0 kg	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	200.0 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)	187.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	262.5 kg	Ronny Weller (GER)	250.0 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)	225.0 kg
Total	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	462.5 kg	Ronny Weller (GER)	450.0 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)	412.5 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Aleksandr Kurlovich (BLR)	205.0 kg	Istanbul, Turkey	27 November 1994
	Clean & Jerk	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	260.0 kg	Atlanta, United States	30 July 1996
	Total	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	457.5 kg	Atlanta, United States	30 July 1996

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	170.30	185.0	195.0	200.0		240.0	250.0	262.5		462.5
	Ronny Weller (GER)	138.40	195.0	200.0	205.5		242.5	250.0	262.5		450.0
	Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)	118.45	182.5	187.5	190.0		220.0	225.0	240.0		412.5
4	Tibor Stark (HUN)	134.65	180.0	185.0	190.0	4	215.0	220.0	225.0	6	405.0
5	Anders Bergström (SWE)	130.20	175.0	175.0	180.0	6	220.0	225.0	232.5	4	400.0
6	Raimonds Bergmanis (LAT)	134.35	170.0	175.0	180.0	7	220.0	225.0	230.0	5	400.0
7	Stian Grimseth (NOR)	141.90	177.5	182.5	185.0	5	215.0	220.0	—	8	392.5
8	Sos Khachatryan (ARM)	141.55	170.0	175.0	177.5	8	205.0	215.0	215.0	7	390.0
9	Erdinç Arslan (TUR)	137.25	160.0	165.0	170.0	10	210.0	—	—	11	375.0
10	Bruno Soto (ESP)	140.00	162.5	167.5	167.5	12	205.0	212.5	212.5	9	375.0
11	Taher Mohammed (IRQ)	121.00	160.0	165.0	165.0	9	195.0	195.0	200.0	12	360.0
12	Petr Sobotka (CZE)	141.60	165.0	170.0	170.0	11	192.5	192.5	195.0	14	360.0
13	Ma Chan-hung (TPE)	133.25	140.0	147.5	147.5	14	190.0	195.0	200.0	13	335.0
14	Nopadol Wanwang (THA)	113.50	135.0	135.0	140.0	15	175.0	180.0	192.5	15	327.5
15	Isca Kam (NRU)	126.75	130.0	140.0	145.0	13	170.0	180.0	190.0	16	320.0
—	Sergey Siziev (RUS)	108.55	170.0	170.0	170.0	—	205.0	210.0	215.0	10	—
—	Friedrich Konrad (AUT)	109.55	160.0	160.0	160.0	—	195.0	195.0	195.0	—	—

New records

Clean & Jerk	262.5 kg	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	WR
Total	462.5 kg	Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)	WR

References

• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 11 Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine