| 1997 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 54 kg | 46 kg | |
| 59 kg | 50 kg | |
| 64 kg | 54 kg | |
| 70 kg | 59 kg | |
| 76 kg | 64 kg | |
| 83 kg | 70 kg | |
| 91 kg | 76 kg | |
| 99 kg | 83 kg | |
| 108 kg | +83 kg | |
| +108 kg | ||
The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 76 kg division was staged on 10 December 1997.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Georgi Gardev (BUL) | 167.5 kg |  Waldemar Kosiński (POL) | 165.0 kg | Yoto Yotov (BUL) | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yoto Yotov (BUL) | 202.5 kg | Andrzej Kozłowski (POL) | 200.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński (POL) | 197.5 kg |
| Total | Yoto Yotov (BUL) | 367.5 kg | Georgi Gardev (BUL) | 365.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński (POL) | 362.5 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Ruslan Savchenko (UKR) | 170.0 kg | Melbourne, Australia | 16 November 1993 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Pablo Lara (CUB) | 208.0 kg | Szekszárd, Hungary | 20 April 1996 | |
| Total | Pablo Lara (CUB) | 372.5 kg | Szekszárd, Hungary | 20 April 1996 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Yoto Yotov (BUL) | 75.86 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165.0 |  | 195.0 | 202.5 | — | | 367.5 |
 | Georgi Gardev (BUL) | 75.60 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | | 190.0 | 195.0 | 197.5 | 4 | 365.0 |
| Waldemar Kosiński (POL) | 75.25 | 160.0 | 165.0 | | 192.5 | 197.5 | | 362.5 | ||
| 4 | Andrzej Kozłowski (POL) | 75.25 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | 4 | 195.0 | 200.0 | | 362.5 | |
| 5 | Ruslan Savchenko (UKR) | 75.80 | 160.0 | 5 | 185.0 | — | — | 12 | 345.0 | ||
| 6 |  Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 75.25 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 7 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 6 | 342.5 |
| 7 |  Andrey Poitschke (GER) | 75.55 | 155.0 | 9 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 7 | 342.5 | ||
| 8 |  Hovhannes Barseghyan (ARM) | 75.60 | 155.0 | 10 | 185.0 | 9 | 340.0 | ||||
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lee Kang-suk (KOR) | 75.60 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 11 | 185.0 | 8 | 337.5 | |||
| 10 | Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan (ARM) | 75.50 | 155.0 | 8 | 180.0 | 14 | 335.0 | ||||
| 11 | Vladimir Krasnyi (RUS) | 75.75 | 150.0 | 13 | 185.0 | 10 | 335.0 | ||||
| 12 |  Rafat Galal (EGY) | 75.75 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 12 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 15 | 332.5 | |
| 13 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Damian Brown (AUS) | 75.75 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 15 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 11 | 330.0 | ||
| 14 |  Tim McRae (USA) | 75.95 | 147.5 | 14 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 13 | 330.0 | |||
| 15 |  Gabriel Lemme (ARG) | 75.95 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 16 | 170.0 | 177.5 | 16 | 322.5 | ||
| 16 |  Gennadiy Yermakov (KAZ) | 75.55 | 142.5 | 18 | 175.0 | 17 | 317.5 | ||||
| 17 |  André Aldenhov (SWE) | 75.00 | 140.0 | 19 | 172.5 | 18 | 312.5 | ||||
| 18 |  Viktor Gumán (SVK) | 74.75 | 142.5 | 17 | 165.0 | 20 | 307.5 | ||||
| 19 | Gatrat Usmanov (KAZ) | 75.65 | 135.0 | 20 | 165.0 | 21 | 300.0 | ||||
| 20 | Craig Blythman (AUS) | 75.70 | 130.0 | 22 | 150.0 | 165.0 | 22 | 295.0 | |||
| 21 |  Tsai Hung-chang (TPE) | 75.50 | 130.0 | 21 | 160.0 | 23 | 290.0 | ||||
| 22 |  Chalermphol Moonmongkol (THA) | 75.75 | 120.0 | — | 24 | 160.0 | 170.0 | 19 | 290.0 | ||
| 23 | Rakkaew Damrong (THA) | 73.75 | 115.0 | 125.0 | 23 | 140.0 | 150.0 | 24 | 275.0 | ||
| 24 |  Edward Silva (URU) | 74.25 | 115.0 | 25 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 25 | 257.5 | |||
| — | Pablo Lara (CUB) | 75.90 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 6 | — | — | ||||
| — |  Mehmet Yılmaz (TUR) | 75.40 | — | 190.0 | 5 | — | |||||
References
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