1997 World Weightlifting Championships
International weightlifting competition
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Dates | 6–14 December |
← 1996 1998 → |
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.
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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54 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Yang Bin![]() | 127.5 kg | Lan Shizhang![]() | 127.5 kg | Wang Shin-yuan![]() | 115.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Lan Shizhang![]() | 160.5 kg WR | Wang Shin-yuan![]() | 147.5 kg | Nayden Rusev![]() | 147.5 kg |
Total | Lan Shizhang![]() | 287.5 kg | Yang Bin![]() | 272.5 kg | Wang Shin-yuan![]() | 262.5 kg |
59 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | William Vargas![]() | 132.5 kg | Stefan Georgiev![]() | 130.0 kg | Le Maosheng![]() | 130.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Stefan Georgiev![]() | 165.0 kg | Le Maosheng![]() | 165.0 kg | Sevdalin Minchev![]() | 162.5 kg |
Total | Stefan Georgiev![]() | 295.0 kg | Le Maosheng![]() | 295.0 kg | Sevdalin Minchev![]() | 290.0 kg |
64 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Wang Guohua![]() | 147.5 kg | Hafız Süleymanoğlu![]() | 145.0 kg | Xiao Jiangang![]() | 142.5 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Xiao Jiangang![]() | 175.0 kg | Asif Malikov![]() | 172.5 kg | Valentin Sarov![]() | 170.0 kg |
Total | Xiao Jiangang![]() | 317.5 kg | Hafız Süleymanoğlu![]() | 315.0 kg | Asif Malikov![]() | 305.0 kg |
70 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Zlatan Vanev![]() | 160.0 kg | Zhan Xugang![]() | 157.5 kg | Wan Jianhui![]() | 155.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Zlatan Vanev![]() | 195.0 kg | Zhan Xugang![]() | 195.5 kg WR | Kim Hak-bong![]() | 185.0 kg |
Total | Zlatan Vanev![]() | 355.0 kg | Zhan Xugang![]() | 352.5 kg | Wan Jianhui![]() | 340.0 kg |
76 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Georgi Gardev![]() | 167.5 kg | Waldemar Kosiński![]() | 165.0 kg | Yoto Yotov![]() | 165.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Yoto Yotov![]() | 202.5 kg | Andrzej Kozłowski![]() | 200.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński![]() | 197.5 kg |
Total | Yoto Yotov![]() | 367.5 kg | Georgi Gardev![]() | 365.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński![]() | 362.5 kg |
83 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Andrzej Cofalik![]() | 172.5 kg | Yury Myshkovets![]() | 172.5 kg | Dursun Sevinç![]() | 170.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Zhang Yong![]() | 207.5 kg | Krzysztof Siemion![]() | 207.5 kg | Andrzej Cofalik![]() | 207.5 kg |
Total | Andrzej Cofalik![]() | 380.0 kg | Dursun Sevinç![]() | 375.0 kg | Krzysztof Siemion![]() | 372.5 kg |
91 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Tadeusz Drzazga![]() | 177.5 kg | Maksim Agapitov![]() | 175.0 kg | Andrey Makarov![]() | 170.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Julio Luna![]() | 212.5 kg | Maksim Agapitov![]() | 205.0 kg | Oleh Chumak![]() | 200.0 kg |
Total | Maksim Agapitov![]() | 380.0 kg | Tadeusz Drzazga![]() | 377.5 kg | Julio Luna![]() | 377.5 kg |
99 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Martin Tešovič![]() | 180.0 kg | Choi Jong-keun![]() | 177.5 kg | Lorenzo Carrió![]() | 172.5 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Martin Tešovič![]() | 220.0 kg | Ernesto Montoya![]() | 215.0 kg | Oleksiy Obukhov![]() | 212.5 kg |
Total | Martin Tešovič![]() | 400.0 kg | Choi Jong-keun![]() | 387.5 kg | Oleksiy Obukhov![]() | 385.0 kg |
108 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Cui Wenhua![]() | 195.0 kg | Evgeny Shishlyannikov![]() | 190.0 kg | Sergey Syrtsov![]() | 185.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Cui Wenhua![]() | 220.0 kg | Wes Barnett![]() | 220.0 kg | Mariusz Jędra![]() | 217.5 kg |
Total | Cui Wenhua![]() | 415.0 kg | Mariusz Jędra![]() | 392.5 kg | Wes Barnett![]() | 390.0 kg |
+108 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Ronny Weller![]() | 200.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin![]() | 200.0 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs![]() | 187.5 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Andrey Chemerkin![]() | 262.5 kg WR | Ronny Weller![]() | 250.0 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs![]() | 225.0 kg |
Total | Andrey Chemerkin![]() | 462.5 kg WR | Ronny Weller![]() | 450.0 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs![]() | 412.5 kg |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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46 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Kyi Kyi Than![]() | 77.5 kg | Liu Ling![]() | 75.0 kg | Sri Indriyani![]() | 75.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Liu Ling![]() | 100.0 kg | Kunjarani Devi![]() | 97.5 kg | Sri Indriyani![]() | 95.0 kg |
Total | Liu Ling![]() | 175.0 kg | Kunjarani Devi![]() | 170.0 kg | Sri Indriyani![]() | 170.0 kg |
50 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Zhong Yan![]() | 85.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva![]() | 82.5 kg | Winarni Binti Slamet![]() | 80.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Winarni Binti Slamet![]() | 105.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva![]() | 102.5 kg | Swe Swe Win![]() | 100.0 kg |
Total | Winarni Binti Slamet![]() | 185.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva![]() | 185.0 kg | Ri Yong-hwa![]() | 180.0 kg |
54 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Meng Xianjuan![]() | 87.5 kg | Khin Moe Nwe![]() | 85.0 kg | Kuo Ping-chun![]() | 85.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Meng Xianjuan![]() | 117.5 kg WR | Ri Song-hui![]() | 110.0 kg | Saipin Detsaeng![]() | 110.0 kg |
Total | Meng Xianjuan![]() | 205.0 kg | Ri Song-hui![]() | 195.0 kg | Saipin Detsaeng![]() | 195.0 kg |
59 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Patmawati Abdul Hamid![]() | 97.5 kg | Khassaraporn Suta![]() | 92.5 kg | Wu Mei-yi![]() | 92.5 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Khassaraporn Suta![]() | 117.5 kg | Naw Ju Ni![]() | 117.5 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid![]() | 115.0 kg |
Total | Patmawati Abdul Hamid![]() | 212.5 kg | Khassaraporn Suta![]() | 210.0 kg | Naw Ju Ni![]() | 207.5 kg |
64 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Chen Jui-lien![]() | 102.5 kg | Chen Yanqing![]() | 100.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi![]() | 100.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Chen Yanqing![]() | 131.0 kg WR | Chen Jui-lien![]() | 122.5 kg | Lu Yun![]() | 122.5 kg |
Total | Chen Yanqing![]() | 230.0 kg | Chen Jui-lien![]() | 225.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi![]() | 217.5 kg |
70 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Xiang Fenglan![]() | 105.5 kg WR | Ilona Dankó![]() | 100.0 kg | Huang Hsi-li![]() | 97.5 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Xiang Fenglan![]() | 130.5 kg WR | Irina Kasimova![]() | 122.5 kg | Huang Hsi-li![]() | 120.0 kg |
Total | Xiang Fenglan![]() | 235.0 kg WR | Huang Hsi-li![]() | 217.5 kg | Ilona Dankó![]() | 215.0 kg |
76 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Hua Ju![]() | 107.5 kg WR | Mária Takács![]() | 100.0 kg | Mónica Carrió![]() | 97.5 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Hua Ju![]() | 140.5 kg WR | Kim Soon-hee![]() | 125.0 kg | Mária Takács![]() | 125.0 kg |
Total | Hua Ju![]() | 247.5 kg WR | Mária Takács![]() | 225.0 kg | Kim Soon-hee![]() | 220.0 kg |
83 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Tang Weifang![]() | 117.5 kg WR | Albina Khomich![]() | 107.5 kg | María Isabel Urrutia![]() | 105.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Tang Weifang![]() | 143.0 kg WR | María Isabel Urrutia![]() | 130.0 kg | Aye Mon Khin![]() | 127.5 kg |
Total | Tang Weifang![]() | 260.0 kg WR | María Isabel Urrutia![]() | 235.0 kg | Aye Mon Khin![]() | 227.5 kg |
+83 kg (details) | ||||||
Snatch | Aye Aye Aung![]() | 110.0 kg | Balkisu Musa![]() | 107.5 kg | Ma Runmei![]() | 107.5 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Ma Runmei![]() | 145.0 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien![]() | 137.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih![]() | 135.0 kg |
Total | Ma Runmei![]() | 252.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih![]() | 240.0 kg | Aye Aye Aung![]() | 240.0 kg |
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 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 | ![]() | 29 | 9 | 6 | 44 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (25 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |
Team ranking
Men
| Women
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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)
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