# 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 83 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 83 kg division was staged on 11 December 1997.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Andrzej Cofalik (POL) | 172.5 kg | Yury Myshkovets (RUS) | 172.5 kg | Dursun Sevinç (TUR) | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 207.5 kg | Krzysztof Siemion (POL) | 207.5 kg | Andrzej Cofalik (POL) | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Andrzej Cofalik (POL) | 380.0 kg | Dursun Sevinç (TUR) | 375.0 kg | Krzysztof Siemion (POL) | 372.5 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Pyrros Dimas (GRE) | 180.0 kg | Atlanta, United States | 26 July 1996 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 214.0 kg | Yangzhou, China | 12 July 1997 |
| World Record | Total | Pyrros Dimas (GRE) | 392.5 kg | Atlanta, United States | 26 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 |
| | Andrzej Cofalik (POL) | 82.55 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.5 | | 200.0 | 205.0 | 207.5 | | 380.0 |
| | Dursun Sevinç (TUR) | 82.75 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | | 200.0 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 4 | 375.0 |
| | Krzysztof Siemion (POL) | 82.40 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 5 | 197.5 | 207.5 | 210.0 | | 372.5 |
| 4 | Yury Myshkovets (RUS) | 82.65 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 177.5 | | 195.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 5 | 372.5 |
| 5 | Valeri Pokryvchak (UKR) | 82.80 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 10 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 6 | 337.5 |
| 6 | Diego Facca (ITA) | 82.95 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 8 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 7 | 335.0 |
| 7 | Sergio Mannironi (ITA) | 80.55 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 7 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 190.0 | 8 | 332.5 |
| 8 | Aleksandrs Žerebkovs (LAT) | 78.95 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 6 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 10 | 330.0 |
| 9 | Mohamed Mousa (EGY) | 82.15 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 9 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 9 | 327.5 |
| 10 | James Swann (NZL) | 83.00 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 11 | 165.0 | 172.5 | 180.0 | 12 | 310.0 |
| 11 | Daniel Bango (CZE) | 82.85 | 130.0 | 135.0 | — | 13 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 11 | 305.0 |
| 12 | Chiu Yen-chun (TPE) | 82.85 | 130.0 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 14 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 15 | 300.0 |
| 13 | Anuchit Saengsiriat (THA) | 81.95 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 16 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 14 | 295.0 |
| 14 | Jason MacLean (CAN) | 82.20 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 12 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 17 | 290.0 |
| 15 | Stephen Haldun (AUS) | 82.75 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 15 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 16 | 290.0 |
| 16 | Norvell Busby (NED) | 79.30 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 17 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 18 | 267.5 |
| — | Mital Sharipov (KGZ) | 81.95 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Zhang Yong (CHN) | 81.85 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | — | 200.0 | 205.0 | 207.5 | | — |
| — | Bakhtiyor Nurullaev (UZB) | 80.70 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | — | 170.0 | 175.0 | — | 13 | — |
| — | Vyacheslav Nyu (KAZ) | 82.10 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Ibragim Samadov (KAZ) | 82.45 | 155.0 | 155.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |