# 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.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 |
| 9 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 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 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | India | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | North Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |

## 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)