1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 64 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 64 kg division was staged on 8 December 1997.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Wang Guohua (CHN) 147.5 kg  Hafız Süleymanoğlu (TUR) 145.0 kg  Xiao Jiangang (CHN) 142.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Xiao Jiangang (CHN) 175.0 kg  Asif Malikov (AZE) 172.5 kg  Valentin Sarov (BUL) 170.0 kg
Total  Xiao Jiangang (CHN) 317.5 kg  Hafız Süleymanoğlu (TUR) 315.0 kg  Asif Malikov (AZE) 305.0 kg

Records

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

World Record Snatch  Wang Guohua (CHN) 150.0 kg Busan, South Korea 12 May 1997
Clean & Jerk  Valerios Leonidis (GRE) 187.5 kg Atlanta, United States 22 July 1996
Total  Naim Süleymanoğlu (TUR) 335.0 kg Atlanta, United States 22 July 1996

Results

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Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Xiao Jiangang (CHN) 63.80 137.5 142.5 145.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 175.0 180.0 180.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 317.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hafız Süleymanoğlu (TUR) 63.50 140.0 142.5 145.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 165.0 170.0 172.5 4 315.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Asif Malikov (AZE) 63.15 132.5 132.5 137.5 8 167.5 172.5 175.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 305.0
4  Valentin Sarov (BUL) 63.25 135.0 140.0 140.0 4 160.0 160.0 170.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 305.0
5  Mücahit Yağcı (TUR) 63.35 130.0 135.0 135.0 5 160.0 165.0 172.5 5 300.0
6  Yoshihisa Miyaji (JPN) 63.90 135.0 140.0 140.0 7 160.0 165.0 167.5 9 295.0
7  Yosri Shalaly (EGY) 64.00 122.5 127.5 127.5 9 155.0 160.0 165.0 6 292.5
8  Marcus Stephen (NRU) 63.45 120.0 125.0 125.0 10 162.5 167.5 167.5 7 282.5
9  Mohd Hidayat Hamidon (MAS) 63.85 120.0 125.0 125.0 11 155.0 162.5 162.5 10 275.0
10  Kamaruzaman Jusan (MAS) 63.65 115.0 120.0 120.0 12 135.0 140.0 142.5 11 255.0
 Wang Guohua (CHN) 64.00 142.5 145.0 147.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 165.0 165.0 165.0
 Marian Dodiță (ROM) 63.55 130.0 135.0 140.0 6 162.5 162.5 162.5
 Zoltán Farkas (HUN) 63.90 137.5 137.5 137.5 160.0 165.0 165.0 8

References

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