1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 108 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 108 kg division was staged on 14 December 1997.
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 Record | Snatch |  Timur Taymazov (UKR) | 200.0 kg | Istanbul, Turkey | 26 November 1994 |
| Clean & Jerk | Timur Taymazov (UKR) | 236.0 kg | Atlanta, United States | 29 July 1996 | |
| Total | Timur Taymazov (UKR) | 435.0 kg | Istanbul, Turkey | 26 November 1994 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Cui Wenhua (CHN) | 105.70 | 190.0 | 195.0 | | | 210.0 | 217.5 | 220.0 | | 415.0 |
 | Mariusz Jędra (POL) | 107.10 | 170.0 | | 175.0 | 4 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 217.5 |  | 392.5 |
| | Wes Barnett (USA) | 107.75 | 165.0 | | 170.0 | 9 | 212.5 | | 220.0 | | 390.0 |
| 4 |  Dimitri Prochorow (GER) | 106.95 | 170.0 | | | 8 | 207.5 | 215.0 | | 5 | 385.0 |
| 5 |  Hisaya Yoshimoto (JPN) | 106.25 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.5 | 5 | 205.0 | 210.0 | | 6 | 382.5 |
| 6 |  Moreno Boer (ITA) | 108.00 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.5 | 7 | 200.0 | 205.0 | | 7 | 377.5 |
| 7 |  Chung Dae-jin (KOR) | 106.55 | 160.0 | | — | 10 | | 215.0 | | 4 | 375.0 |
| 8 |  Oļegs Jegorovs (LAT) | 107.25 | 167.5 | 172.5 | | 6 | 192.5 | | 200.0 | 8 | 372.5 |
| — | Evgeny Shishlyannikov (RUS) | 106.35 | 185.0 | 190.0 | | | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Sergey Syrtsov (RUS) | 105.00 | 185.0 | | | | | | | — | — |
| — |  Delroy McQueen (GBR) | 106.05 | | | | — | | — | — | — | — |
References
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