The women's heavyweight competition in powerlifting at the 1997 World Games took place on 8 August 1997 in Lahti, Finland.

Competition format A total of 5 athletes entered the competition. Each athlete had 3 attempts in each of 3 events: squat, bench press and deadlift. Athlete, who came with the biggest score in Wilks points is the winner.

Results RankAthleteNationWeightSquatBenchpressDeadliftTotal weightTotal pointsLisa Sjöstrand Sweden68.3215.0115.0232.5562.5569.30Lee Chia-sui Chinese Taipei 114.6265.0147.5245.0657.5530.23Chao Chen-ye Chinese Taipei 104.7245.0175.0220.0640.0526.284Vali Isakandarova Kazakhstan68.0207.5107.5197.5512.5520.325Anne Sigrid Stiklestad Norway76.8225.0112.5200.0537.5503.58

References

External links Results on IWGA website