| 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 women's competition in the 83 kg division was staged on 13 December 1997.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Tang Weifang (CHN) |
117.5 kg |  Albina Khomich (RUS) |
107.5 kg |  María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Weifang (CHN) |
142.5 kg | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
130.0 kg |  Aye Mon Khin (MYA) |
127.5 kg |
| Total | Tang Weifang (CHN) |
260.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
235.0 kg | Aye Mon Khin (MYA) |
227.5 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | 115.0 kg | |||
| Clean & Jerk | 142.5 kg | ||||
| Total | 257.5 kg |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Tang Weifang (CHN) |
76.30 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | |
135.0 | 140.0 | 143.0 | |
260.0 |
 |
María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
81.75 | 100.0 | 105.0 |  |
130.0 | |
235.0 | |||
|
Aye Mon Khin (MYA) |
81.25 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | |
227.5 | |
| 4 | Albina Khomich (RUS) |
81.70 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | |
120.0 | 4 | 227.5 | ||
| 5 |  Monique Riesterer (GER) |
81.95 | 90.0 | 7 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 5 | 210.0 | |||
| 6 |  Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) |
82.75 | 95.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 6 | 210.0 | |||
| 7 |  Caroline Pileggi (AUS) |
82.75 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 6 | 107.5 | 8 | 200.0 | |||
| 8 |  Dilek Ünal (TUR) |
78.65 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 9 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 7 | 195.0 | |
| 9 |  Theano Zagkliveri (GRE) |
76.10 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 9 | 190.0 | ||
| 10 |  Zuzana Kováčová (SVK) |
81.40 | 75.0 | 11 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 10 | 180.0 | |||
| 11 |  Rosetta Penani (NRU) |
78.05 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 10 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 11 | 170.0 | |
| DQ | Derya Açikgöz (TUR) |
82.70 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | — | 140.0 | 147.5 | — | — | — |
New records
| Snatch | 117.5 kg | Tang Weifang (CHN)
|
WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 143.0 kg | Tang Weifang (CHN)
|
WR |
| Derya Açikgöz (TUR) |
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| Total | 260.0 kg | Tang Weifang (CHN)
|
WR |
| Derya Açikgöz (TUR) |
References
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 7 Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
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