1997 World Weightlifting Championships
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| Host city |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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| Dates | 6–14 December |
The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14, 1997. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 189 athletes (51 nations) competing, while there were 143 women in action from 29 nations.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 29 | 9 | 6 | 44 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Myanmar | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| South Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 15 | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | India | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| North Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 24 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 | |
Team ranking
Men
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Women
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Participating nations
332 competitors from 58 nations competed.
Algeria (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (4)
Australia (11)
Austria (3)- Azerbaijan (3)
Belgium (2)- Bulgaria (9)
Canada (7)
Chile (1)- China (19)
- Chinese Taipei (19)
- Colombia (1)
- Cuba (4)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (1)
Egypt (11)
Finland (4)
France (4)- Germany (6)
Great Britain (5)
Greece (6)- Hungary (6)
- India (9)
- Indonesia (3)
Iraq (2)
Israel (1)
Italy (9)
Japan (11)- Kazakhstan (7)
Kyrgyzstan (1)- Latvia (5)
Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (2)
Mexico (1)
Moldova (3)- Myanmar (9)
Nauru (5)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (2)- Nigeria (2)
- North Korea (5)
Norway (2)- Poland (8)
Romania (6)- Russia (16)
- Slovakia (6)
- South Korea (8)
- Spain (8)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1)- Thailand (19)
- Turkey (17)
- Ukraine (7)
- United States (8)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (4)- Venezuela (5)
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine