1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +108 kg

1997 World Championships
in Thailand 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

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.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Ronny Weller (GER) 200.0 kg  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 200.0 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) 187.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 262.5 kg  Ronny Weller (GER) 250.0 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) 225.0 kg
Total  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 462.5 kg  Ronny Weller (GER) 450.0 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) 412.5 kg

Records

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

World Record Snatch  Aleksandr Kurlovich (BLR) 205.0 kg Istanbul, Turkey 27 November 1994
Clean & Jerk  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 260.0 kg Atlanta, United States 30 July 1996
Total  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 457.5 kg Atlanta, United States 30 July 1996

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
1st  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) 170.30 185.0 195.0 200.0 2nd 240.0 250.0 262.5 1st 462.5
2nd  Ronny Weller (GER) 138.40 195.0 200.0 205.5 1st 242.5 250.0 262.5 2nd 450.0
3rd  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) 118.45 182.5 187.5 190.0 3rd 220.0 225.0 240.0 3rd 412.5
4  Tibor Stark (HUN) 134.65 180.0 185.0 190.0 4 215.0 220.0 225.0 6 405.0
5  Anders Bergström (SWE) 130.20 175.0 175.0 180.0 6 220.0 225.0 232.5 4 400.0
6  Raimonds Bergmanis (LAT) 134.35 170.0 175.0 180.0 7 220.0 225.0 230.0 5 400.0
7  Stian Grimseth (NOR) 141.90 177.5 182.5 185.0 5 215.0 220.0 — 8 392.5
8  Sos Khachatryan (ARM) 141.55 170.0 175.0 177.5 8 205.0 215.0 215.0 7 390.0
9  Erdinç Arslan (TUR) 137.25 160.0 165.0 170.0 10 210.0 — — 11 375.0
10  Bruno Soto (ESP) 140.00 162.5 167.5 167.5 12 205.0 212.5 212.5 9 375.0
11  Taher Mohammed (IRQ) 121.00 160.0 165.0 165.0 9 195.0 195.0 200.0 12 360.0
12  Petr Sobotka (CZE) 141.60 165.0 170.0 170.0 11 192.5 192.5 195.0 14 360.0
13  Ma Chan-hung (TPE) 133.25 140.0 147.5 147.5 14 190.0 195.0 200.0 13 335.0
14  Noppadol Wanwang (THA) 113.50 135.0 135.0 140.0 15 175.0 180.0 192.5 15 327.5
15  Isca Kam (NRU) 126.75 130.0 140.0 145.0 13 170.0 180.0 190.0 16 320.0
—  Sergey Siziev (RUS) 108.55 170.0 170.0 170.0 — 205.0 210.0 215.0 10 —
—  Friedrich Konrad (AUT) 109.55 160.0 160.0 160.0 — 195.0 195.0 195.0 — —

New records

Clean & Jerk 262.5 kg  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) WR
Total 462.5 kg  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) WR

References

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