1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 70 kg

1997 World Championships
in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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
Main article: 1997 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 70 kg division was staged on 9 December 1997.

Contents

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Zlatan Vanev (BUL) 160.0 kg  Zhan Xugang (CHN) 157.5 kg  Wan Jianhui (CHN) 155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Zlatan Vanev (BUL) 195.0 kg  Zhan Xugang (CHN) 195.0 kg  Kim Hak-Bong (KOR) 185.0 kg
Total  Zlatan Vanev (BUL) 355.0 kg  Zhan Xugang (CHN) 352.5 kg  Wan Jianhui (CHN) 340.0 kg

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record Snatch  Wan Jianhui (CHN) 163.0 kg Yangzhou, China 9 July 1997
Clean & Jerk  Zhan Xugang (CHN) 195.0 kg Atlanta, United States 23 July 1996
Total  Zhan Xugang (CHN) 357.5 kg Atlanta, United States 23 July 1996

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Zlatan Vanev (BUL) 69.70 152.5 157.5 160.0 187.5 192.5 195.0 355.0
 Zhan Xugang (CHN) 69.95 155.0 155.0 157.5 190.0 195.5 197.5 352.5
 Wan Jianhui (CHN) 69.65 152.5 155.0 157.5 185.0 187.5 187.5 4 340.0
4  Ergün Batmaz (TUR) 69.85 150.0 155.0 155.0 4 180.0 187.5 — 6 330.0
5  Kim Hak-Bong (KOR) 69.35 135.0 135.0 140.0 10 180.0 185.0 190.0 320.0
6  Werner Höller (AUT) 68.35 140.0 140.0 145.0 5 165.0 170.0 170.0 11 315.0
7  Yasin Arslan (TUR) 69.10 135.0 140.0 142.5 6 165.0 170.0 172.5 12 312.5
8  Rudolf Lukáč (SVK) 69.50 135.0 140.0 142.5 7 172.5 177.5 177.5 9 312.5
9  Adrián Popa (HUN) 69.75 135.0 140.0 140.0 12 177.5 182.5 182.5 7 312.5
10  François Demeure (BEL) 69.50 137.5 137.5 142.5 8 170.0 172.5 — 10 310.0
11  Ahmed Samir (EGY) 69.45 127.5 132.5 132.5 13 165.0 170.0 175.0 8 302.5
12  Alexander Ignatovski (ISR) 69.55 130.0 135.0 137.5 9 155.0 162.5 165.0 13 300.0
13  Armenak Takhmazian (DEN) 69.50 130.0 135.0 140.0 11 152.5 160.0 160.0 16 287.5
14  Sébastien Groulx (CAN) 67.90 120.0 125.0 125.0 15 155.0 160.0 160.0 14 275.0
15  Duncan Van Rooyen (AUS) 69.20 120.0 125.0 125.0 16 150.0 155.0 155.0 15 275.0
16  Dionisio Rozalina (NED) 69.15 112.5 117.5 122.5 17 145.0 150.0 155.0 17 267.5
17  Redjean Clerc (SUI) 69.95 117.5 122.5 122.5 18 145.0 150.0 152.5 19 267.5
—  Hsu Ying-hsi (TPE) 70.00 115.0 122.5 125.0 14 152.5 152.5 152.5 — —
—  Serghei Cretu (MDA) 69.75 140.0 140.0 140.0 — 170.0 175.0 180.0 5 —
—  Aekarat Sukhumalchan (THA) 69.85 120.0 120.0 120.0 — 150.0 160.0 160.0 18 —
—  Abdelmanaame Yahiaoui (ALG) 68.35 135.0 135.0 135.0 — — — — — —
DQ  Kim Myong-Nam (PRK) 69.70 155.0 157.5 157.5 — 185.0 185.0 — — —

New records

Clean & Jerk 195.5 kg  Zhan Xugang (CHN) WR

References