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
Dates6–14 December

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
54 kg ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
Snatch Martin Tešovič
 Slovakia
180.0 kg Choi Jong-keun
 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-keun
 South Korea
387.5 kg Oleksiy Obukhov
 Ukraine
385.0 kg
108 kg ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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 ()
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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China103114
2 Bulgaria3216
3 Indonesia2013
4 Russia2002
5 Poland1225
6 Slovakia1001
7 Chinese Taipei0314
8 Turkey0202
9 Hungary0112
 India0112
 North Korea0112
 South Korea0112
 Thailand0112
14 Colombia0101
 Germany0101
16 Myanmar0033
17 Azerbaijan0011
 Latvia0011
 Ukraine0011
 United States0011
 Venezuela0011
Totals (21 nations)19191957

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China299644
2 Bulgaria85518
3 Indonesia4059
4 Russia37111
5 Poland35513
6 Slovakia3003
7 Myanmar2259
8 Chinese Taipei16714
9 Thailand1225
10 Germany1203
11 Cuba1102
12 Venezuela1012
13 Hungary0325
 South Korea0325
15 Turkey0314
16 India0224
17 Colombia0213
 North Korea0213
19 Azerbaijan0112
 United States0112
21 Nigeria0101
22 Latvia0033
 Ukraine0033
24 Spain0022
25 Kazakhstan0011
Totals (25 nations)575757171

Team ranking

Participating nations

332 competitors from 58 nations competed.

References

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