1997 World Championships

Host city	Chiang Mai, Thailand
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
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-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 (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		Silver		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
	India	0	1	1	2
	North Korea	0	1	1	2
	South Korea	0	1	1	2
	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
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	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	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)		57	57	57	171