# 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 70 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 70 kg division was staged on 9 December 1997.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Zlatan Vanev (BUL) | 160.0 kg | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 157.5 kg | Wan Jianhui (CHN) | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zlatan Vanev (BUL) | 195.0 kg | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 195.0 kg | Kim Hak-bong (KOR) | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Zlatan Vanev (BUL) | 355.0 kg | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 352.5 kg | Wan Jianhui (CHN) | 340.0 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Wan Jianhui (CHN) | 163.0 kg | Yangzhou, China | 9 July 1997 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 195.0 kg | Atlanta, United States | 23 July 1996 |
| World Record | Total | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 357.5 kg | Atlanta, United States | 23 July 1996 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Zlatan Vanev (BUL) | 69.70 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 160.0 | | 187.5 | 192.5 | 195.0 | | 355.0 |
| | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | 69.95 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 157.5 | | 190.0 | 195.5 | 197.5 | | 352.5 |
| | Wan Jianhui (CHN) | 69.65 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 157.5 | | 185.0 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 4 | 340.0 |
| 4 | Ergün Batmaz (TUR) | 69.85 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 4 | 180.0 | 187.5 | — | 6 | 330.0 |
| 5 | Kim Hak-bong (KOR) | 69.35 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 10 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | | 320.0 |
| 6 | Werner Höller (AUT) | 68.35 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 5 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 11 | 315.0 |
| 7 | Yasin Arslan (TUR) | 69.10 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 6 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.5 | 12 | 312.5 |
| 8 | Rudolf Lukáč (SVK) | 69.50 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 7 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 9 | 312.5 |
| 9 | Adrián Popa (HUN) | 69.75 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 12 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 7 | 312.5 |
| 10 | François Demeure (BEL) | 69.50 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 8 | 170.0 | 172.5 | — | 10 | 310.0 |
| 11 | Ahmed Samir (EGY) | 69.45 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 13 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 8 | 302.5 |
| 12 | Alexander Ignatovski (ISR) | 69.55 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | 9 | 155.0 | 162.5 | 165.0 | 13 | 300.0 |
| 13 | Armenak Takhmazian (DEN) | 69.50 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 11 | 152.5 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 16 | 287.5 |
| 14 | Sébastien Groulx (CAN) | 67.90 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 15 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 14 | 275.0 |
| 15 | Duncan Van Rooyen (AUS) | 69.20 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 16 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 15 | 275.0 |
| 16 | Dionisio Rozalina (NED) | 69.15 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 17 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 17 | 267.5 |
| 17 | Redjean Clerc (SUI) | 69.95 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 18 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 19 | 267.5 |
| — | Hsu Ying-hsi (TPE) | 70.00 | 115.0 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 14 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | — | — |
| — | Serghei Cretu (MDA) | 69.75 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | — | 170.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 5 | — |
| — | Aekarat Sukhumalchan (THA) | 69.85 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | — | 150.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 18 | — |
| — | Abdelmanaane Yahiaoui (ALG) | 68.35 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ | Kim Myong-nam (PRK) | 69.70 | 155.0 | 157.5 | 157.5 | — | 185.0 | 185.0 | — | — | — |

## New records

| Clean & Jerk | 195.5 kg | Zhan Xugang (CHN) | WR |