Powerlifting at the 1997 World Games – Women's lightweight

Powerlifting women's lightweight at the 1997 World Games
Venue	Lahti, Finland
Date	8 August 1997
Competitors	6 from 5 nations
Medalists
Lin Li-min   Raija Koskinen   Nadezhda Mir
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The women's lightweight competition in powerlifting at the 1997 World Games took place on 8 August 1997 in Lahti, Finland.^[1]

A total of 6 athletes entered the competition. Each athlete had 3 attempts in each of 3 events: squat, bench press and deadlift. Athlete, who came with the biggest score in Wilks points is the winner.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Weight	Squat	Bench press	Deadlift	Total weight	Total points
	Lin Li-min	Chinese Taipei	51.6	170.0	106.0	165.0	440.0	551.80
	Raija Koskinen	Finland	47.5	171.0	82.5	157.5	410.0	547.18
	Nadezhda Mir	Kazakhstan	51.4	160.0	92.5	170.0	422.5	531.42
4	Anna-Liisa Prinkkala	Finland	43.9	145.0	60.0	157.5	362.5	511.19
5	Elisabeth Street	United States	50.4	150.0	75.0	155.0	380.0	485.22
	Claudine Cognacq	Denmark	51.3	160.0	82.5	NM	DSQ	DSQ

• Results on IWGA website