Worlds · December 1997
1997 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships ran in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 6 to 14 December 1997. This page lists the medallists in its 19 classes. Among the men, gold went to Lan Shizhang (54 kg, 287.5 kg), Stefan Georgiev (59 kg, 295 kg), Xiao Jiangang (64 kg, 317.5 kg), Zlatan Vanev (70 kg, 355 kg), Yoto Yotov (76 kg, 367.5 kg), Andrzej Cofalik (83 kg, 380 kg), Maksim Agapitov (91 kg, 380 kg), Martin Tešovič (99 kg, 400 kg), Cui Wenhua (108 kg, 415 kg) and Andrei Chemerkin (+108 kg, 462.5 kg). Among the women, gold went to Liu Ling (46 kg, 175 kg), Winarni Binti Slamet (50 kg, 185 kg), Meng Xianjuan (54 kg, 205 kg), Patmawati (59 kg, 212.5 kg), Chen Yanqing (64 kg, 230 kg), Xiang Fenglan (70 kg, 235 kg), Hua Ju (76 kg, 247.5 kg), Tang Weifang (83 kg, 260 kg) and Ma Runmei (+83 kg, 252.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 57
- Classes
- 19
- Start date
- 6 Dec 1997
The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships in numbers
How close each class finished.
Winning margin in each class
The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest finals: Men's 59 kg and Women's 50 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by bodyweight, the lighter lifter ahead. The widest: Women's 83 kg by 25 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.
Men's 54 kg
Men's 59 kg
Men's 64 kg
Men's 70 kg
Men's 76 kg
Men's 83 kg
Men's 91 kg
Men's 99 kg
Men's 108 kg
Men's +108 kg
Women's 46 kg
Women's 50 kg
Women's 54 kg
Women's 59 kg
Women's 64 kg
Women's 70 kg
Women's 76 kg
Women's 83 kg
Women's +83 kg
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for, with the total.
Men's 54 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Lan Shizhang China
|
287.5 |
| 2 |
Yang Bin China
|
272.5 |
| 3 | Wang Shin-yuan Chinese Taipei | 262.5 |
Men's 59 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Stefan Georgiev Bulgaria
|
295 |
| 2 |
Le Maosheng China
|
295 |
| 3 |
Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria
|
290 |
Men's 64 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Xiao Jiangang China
|
317.5 |
| 2 |
 Hafız Süleymanoğlu Turkey
|
315 |
| 3 |
 Asif Malikov Azerbaijan
|
305 |
Men's 70 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zlatan Vanev Bulgaria
|
355 |
| 2 |
Zhan Xugang China
|
352.5 |
| 3 |
Wan Jianhui China
|
340 |
Men's 76 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yoto Yotov Bulgaria
|
367.5 |
| 2 |
Georgi Gardev Bulgaria
|
365 |
| 3 |
 Waldemar Kosiński Poland
|
362.5 |
Men's 83 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andrzej Cofalik Poland
|
380 |
| 2 |
Dursun Sevinç Turkey
|
375 |
| 3 |
Krzysztof Siemion Poland
|
372.5 |
Men's 91 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Maksim Agapitov Russia
|
380 |
| 2 |
Tadeusz Drzazga Poland
|
377.5 |
| 3 |
 Julio Luna Venezuela
|
377.5 |
Men's 99 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Martin Tešovič Slovakia
|
400 |
| 2 |
 Choi Jong-keun South Korea
|
387.5 |
| 3 |
 Oleksiy Obukhov Ukraine
|
385 |
Men's 108 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cui Wenhua China
|
415 |
| 2 |
Mariusz Jędra Poland
|
392.5 |
| 3 |
 Wes Barnett United States
|
390 |
Men's +108 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andrei Chemerkin Russia
|
462.5 |
| 2 |
 Ronny Weller Germany
|
450 |
| 3 |
 Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia
|
412.5 |
Women's 46 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liu Ling China
|
175 |
| 2 |
 Kunjarani Devi India
|
170 |
| 3 |
 Sri Indriyani Indonesia
|
170 |
Women's 50 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Winarni Binti Slamet Indonesia
|
185 |
| 2 |
Izabela Dragneva Bulgaria
|
185 |
| 3 |
 Ri Yong-hwa North Korea
|
180 |
Women's 54 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meng Xianjuan China
|
205 |
| 2 |
Ri Song-hui North Korea
|
195 |
| 3 |
 Saipin Detsaeng Thailand
|
195 |
Women's 59 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patmawati Indonesia
|
212.5 |
| 2 |
Khassaraporn Suta Thailand
|
210 |
| 3 |
 Naw Ju Ni Myanmar
|
207.5 |
Women's 64 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chen Yanqing China
|
230 |
| 2 | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 225 |
| 3 |
Neelam Setti Laxmi India
|
217.5 |
Women's 70 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Xiang Fenglan China
|
235 |
| 2 | Huang Hsi-li Chinese Taipei | 217.5 |
| 3 |
 Ilona Dankó Hungary
|
215 |
Women's 76 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hua Ju China
|
247.5 |
| 2 |
Mária Takács Hungary
|
225 |
| 3 |
Kim Soon-hee South Korea
|
220 |
Women's 83 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tang Weifang China
|
260 |
| 2 |
 María Isabel Urrutia Colombia
|
235 |
| 3 |
Aye Mon Khin Myanmar
|
227.5 |
Women's +83 kg, 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ma Runmei China
|
252.5 |
| 2 | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 240 |
| 3 |
Aye Aye Aung Myanmar
|
240 |