| Size | 100 |
|---|---|
| Host city | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Dates | 6–14 December |
| Previous | 1996 |
| Next | 1998 |
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
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Team ranking
Men
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 643 | |
| 2 | 521 | |
| 3 | 507 | |
| 4 | 458 | |
| 5 | 433 | |
| 6 | 343 |
Women
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 666 | |
| 2 | Myanmar | 510 |
| 3 | 508 | |
| 4 | 499 | |
| 5 | 480 | |
| 6 | 366 |
Participating nations
332 competitors from 58 nations competed.
- (1)
- (2)
- (4)
- (11)
- (3)
- (3)
- (2)
- (9)
- (7)
- (1)
- (19)
- (19)
- (1)
- (4)
- (4)
- (1)
- (11)
- (4)
- (4)
- (6)
- (5)
- (6)
- (6)
- (9)
- (3)
- Iraq (2)
- (1)
- (9)
- Japan (11)
- (7)
- (1)
- (5)
- Lithuania (1)
- (2)
- (1)
- (3)
- Myanmar (9)
- (5)
- (3)
- (2)
- (2)
- (5)
- (2)
- (8)
- (6)
- (16)
- (6)
- South Korea (8)
- (8)
- (2)
- (1)
- (19)
- (17)
- (7)
- (8)
- (1)
- (4)
- Venezuela (5)
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine