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 54 kg ()Snatch 127.5 kg 127.5 kg 115.0 kgClean & Jerk 160.5 kg 147.5 kg 147.5 kgTotal 287.5 kg 272.5 kg 262.5 kg59 kg ()Snatch 132.5 kg 130.0 kg 130.0 kgClean & Jerk 165.0 kg 165.0 kg 162.5 kgTotal 295.0 kg 295.0 kg 290.0 kg64 kg ()Snatch 147.5 kg 145.0 kg 142.5 kgClean & Jerk 175.0 kg 172.5 kg 170.0 kgTotal 317.5 kg 315.0 kg 305.0 kg70 kg ()Snatch 160.0 kg 157.5 kg 155.0 kgClean & Jerk 195.0 kg 195.5 kg 185.0 kgTotal 355.0 kg 352.5 kg 340.0 kg76 kg ()Snatch 167.5 kg 165.0 kg 165.0 kgClean & Jerk 202.5 kg 200.0 kg 197.5 kgTotal 367.5 kg 365.0 kg 362.5 kg83 kg ()Snatch 172.5 kg 172.5 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 207.5 kg 207.5 kg 207.5 kgTotal 380.0 kg 375.0 kg 372.5 kg91 kg ()Snatch 177.5 kg 175.0 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 212.5 kg 205.0 kg 200.0 kgTotal 380.0 kg 377.5 kg 377.5 kg99 kg ()Snatch 180.0 kg 177.5 kg 172.5 kgClean & Jerk 220.0 kg 215.0 kg 212.5 kgTotal 400.0 kg 387.5 kg 385.0 kg108 kg ()Snatch 195.0 kg 190.0 kg 185.0 kgClean & Jerk 220.0 kg 220.0 kg 217.5 kgTotal 415.0 kg 392.5 kg 390.0 kg+108 kg ()Snatch 200.0 kg 200.0 kg 187.5 kgClean & Jerk 262.5 kg 250.0 kg 225.0 kgTotal 462.5 kg 450.0 kg 412.5 kg
Women 46 kg ()Snatch 77.5 kg 75.0 kg 75.0 kgClean & Jerk 100.0 kg 97.5 kg 95.0 kgTotal 175.0 kg 170.0 kg 170.0 kg50 kg ()Snatch 85.0 kg 82.5 kg 80.0 kgClean & Jerk 105.0 kg 102.5 kg 100.0 kgTotal 185.0 kg 185.0 kg 180.0 kg54 kg ()Snatch 87.5 kg 85.0 kg 85.0 kgClean & Jerk 117.5 kg 110.0 kg 110.0 kgTotal 205.0 kg 195.0 kg 195.0 kg59 kg ()Snatch 97.5 kg 92.5 kg 92.5 kgClean & Jerk 117.5 kg 117.5 kg 115.0 kgTotal 212.5 kg 210.0 kg 207.5 kg64 kg ()Snatch 102.5 kg 100.0 kg 100.0 kgClean & Jerk 131.0 kg 122.5 kg 122.5 kgTotal 230.0 kg 225.0 kg 217.5 kg70 kg ()Snatch 105.5 kg 100.0 kg 97.5 kgClean & Jerk 130.5 kg 122.5 kg 120.0 kgTotal 235.0 kg 217.5 kg 215.0 kg76 kg ()Snatch 107.5 kg 100.0 kg 97.5 kgClean & Jerk 140.5 kg 125.0 kg 125.0 kgTotal 247.5 kg 225.0 kg 220.0 kg83 kg ()Snatch 117.5 kg 107.5 kg 105.0 kgClean & Jerk 143.0 kg 130.0 kg 127.5 kgTotal 260.0 kg 235.0 kg 227.5 kg+83 kg ()Snatch 110.0 kg 107.5 kg 107.5 kgClean & Jerk 145.0 kg 137.5 kg 135.0 kgTotal 252.5 kg 240.0 kg 240.0 kg
Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Team ranking
Men
RankTeamPoints 1 643 2 521 3 507 4 458 5 433 6 343
Women RankTeamPoints 1 666 2 510 3 508 4 499 5 480 6 366
Participating nations 332 competitors from 58 nations competed.
(1) (2) (4) (11) (3) (3) (2) (9) (7) (1) (19) (19) (1) (4) (4) (1) (11) (4) (4) (6) (5) (6) (6) (9) (3) (2) (1) (9) (11) (7) (1) (5) (1) (2) (1) (3) (9) (5) (3) (2) (2) (5) (2) (8) (6) (16) (6) (8) (8) (2) (1) (19) (17) (7) (8) (1) (4) (5)
References Results (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics