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.
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 this competition, the existing world 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 | | | 157.5 | | 190.0 | 195.5 | | | 352.5 |
 | Wan Jianhui (CHN) | 69.65 | 152.5 | 155.0 | | | 185.0 | | | 4 | 340.0 |
| 4 |  Ergün Batmaz (TUR) | 69.85 | 150.0 | | | 4 | 180.0 | | — | 6 | 330.0 |
| 5 | Kim Hak-bong (KOR) | 69.35 | | 135.0 | | 10 | 180.0 | 185.0 | | | 320.0 |
| 6 |  Werner Höller (AUT) | 68.35 | | 140.0 | 145.0 | 5 | 165.0 | | 170.0 | 11 | 315.0 |
| 7 | Yasin Arslan (TUR) | 69.10 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 6 | 165.0 | 170.0 | | 12 | 312.5 |
| 8 |  Rudolf Lukáč (SVK) | 69.50 | 135.0 | 140.0 | | 7 | 172.5 | | | 9 | 312.5 |
| 9 |  Adrián Popa (HUN) | 69.75 | 135.0 | | | 12 | 177.5 | | | 7 | 312.5 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} François Demeure (BEL) | 69.50 | | 137.5 | | 8 | 170.0 | 172.5 | — | 10 | 310.0 |
| 11 |  Ahmed Samir (EGY) | 69.45 | 127.5 | | | 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 | | 13 | 300.0 |
| 13 |  Armenak Takhmazian (DEN) | 69.50 | 130.0 | 135.0 | | 11 | 152.5 | | | 16 | 287.5 |
| 14 |  Sébastien Groulx (CAN) | 67.90 | 120.0 | | | 15 | 155.0 | | | 14 | 275.0 |
| 15 |  Duncan Van Rooyen (AUS) | 69.20 | 120.0 | | | 16 | 150.0 | | 155.0 | 15 | 275.0 |
| 16 |  Dionisio Rozalina (NED) | 69.15 | 112.5 | 117.5 | | 17 | 145.0 | 150.0 | | 17 | 267.5 |
| 17 |  Redjean Clerc (SUI) | 69.95 | 117.5 | | | 18 | 145.0 | 150.0 | | 19 | 267.5 |
| — |  Hsu Ying-hsi (TPE) | 70.00 | 115.0 | 122.5 | | 14 | | | | — | — |
| — |  Serghei Cretu (MDA) | 69.75 | | | | — | 170.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 5 | — |
| — | Aekarat Sukhumalchan (THA) | 69.85 | | | | — | 150.0 | | | 18 | — |
| — |  Abdelmanaame Yahiaoui (ALG) | 68.35 | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ |  Kim Myong-nam (PRK) | 69.70 | 155.0 | | | — | | | — | — | — |
New records
| Clean & Jerk | 195.5 kg | Zhan Xugang (CHN) |
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