1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 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 108 kg division was staged on 14 December 1997.

1997 World Weightlifting
Championships
MenWomen
54 kg46 kg
59 kg50 kg
64 kg54 kg
70 kg59 kg
76 kg64 kg
83 kg70 kg
91 kg76 kg
99 kg83 kg
108 kg+83 kg
+108 kg
Main article: 1997 World Weightlifting Championships

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Cui Wenhua (CHN)195.0 kg  Evgeny Shishlyannikov (RUS)190.0 kg  Sergey Syrtsov (RUS)185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Cui Wenhua (CHN)220.0 kg  Wes Barnett (USA)220.0 kg  Mariusz Jędra (POL)217.5 kg
Total  Cui Wenhua (CHN)415.0 kg  Mariusz Jędra (POL)392.5 kg  Wes Barnett (USA)390.0 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World RecordSnatch Timur Taymazov (UKR)200.0 kgIstanbul, Turkey26 November 1994
Clean & Jerk Timur Taymazov (UKR)236.0 kgAtlanta, United States29 July 1996
Total Timur Taymazov (UKR)435.0 kgIstanbul, Turkey26 November 1994

Results
Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Cui Wenhua (CHN)105.70190.0195.0202.5 210.0217.5220.0415.0
 Mariusz Jędra (POL)107.10170.0175.0 175.04210.0215.0217.5392.5
 Wes Barnett (USA)107.75165.0170.0 170.09212.5217.5 220.0390.0
4 Dimitri Prochorow (GER)106.95170.0177.5 177.5 8207.5215.0220.0 5385.0
5 Hisaya Yoshimoto (JPN)106.25165.0170.0172.55205.0210.0217.5 6382.5
6 Moreno Boer (ITA)108.00165.0170.0172.57200.0205.0207.5 7377.5
7 Chung Dae-jin (KOR)106.55160.0170.0 —10215.0 215.0220.0 4375.0
8 Oļegs Jegorovs (LAT)107.25167.5172.5175.0 6192.5200.0 200.08372.5
— Evgeny Shishlyannikov (RUS)106.35185.0190.0195.0 —————
— Sergey Syrtsov (RUS)105.00185.0190.0 190.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 ——
— Delroy McQueen (GBR)106.05147.5 147.5 147.5 —190.0 ————

References
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