1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 70 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 70 kg division was staged on 9 December 1997.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Zlatan Vanev (BUL)	160.0 kg	Zhan Xugang (CHN)	157.5 kg	Wan Jianhui (CHN)	155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zlatan Vanev (BUL)	195.0 kg	Zhan Xugang (CHN)	195.0 kg	Kim Hak-bong (KOR)	185.0 kg
Total	Zlatan Vanev (BUL)	355.0 kg	Zhan Xugang (CHN)	352.5 kg	Wan Jianhui (CHN)	340.0 kg

Records

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

World Record	Snatch	Wan Jianhui (CHN)	163.0 kg	Yangzhou, China	9 July 1997
	Clean & Jerk	Zhan Xugang (CHN)	195.0 kg	Atlanta, United States	23 July 1996
	Total	Zhan Xugang (CHN)	357.5 kg	Atlanta, United States	23 July 1996

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Zlatan Vanev (BUL)	69.70	152.5	157.5	160.0		187.5	192.5	195.0		355.0
	Zhan Xugang (CHN)	69.95	155.0	155.0	157.5		190.0	195.5	197.5		352.5
	Wan Jianhui (CHN)	69.65	152.5	155.0	157.5		185.0	187.5	187.5	4	340.0
4	Ergün Batmaz (TUR)	69.85	150.0	155.0	155.0	4	180.0	187.5	—	6	330.0
5	Kim Hak-bong (KOR)	69.35	135.0	135.0	140.0	10	180.0	185.0	190.0		320.0
6	Werner Höller (AUT)	68.35	140.0	140.0	145.0	5	165.0	170.0	170.0	11	315.0
7	Yasin Arslan (TUR)	69.10	135.0	140.0	142.5	6	165.0	170.0	172.5	12	312.5
8	Rudolf Lukáč (SVK)	69.50	135.0	140.0	142.5	7	172.5	177.5	177.5	9	312.5
9	Adrián Popa (HUN)	69.75	135.0	140.0	140.0	12	177.5	182.5	182.5	7	312.5
10	François Demeure (BEL)	69.50	137.5	137.5	142.5	8	170.0	172.5	—	10	310.0
11	Ahmed Samir (EGY)	69.45	127.5	132.5	132.5	13	165.0	170.0	175.0	8	302.5
12	Alexander Ignatovski (ISR)	69.55	130.0	135.0	137.5	9	155.0	162.5	165.0	13	300.0
13	Armenak Takhmazian (DEN)	69.50	130.0	135.0	140.0	11	152.5	160.0	160.0	16	287.5
14	Sébastien Groulx (CAN)	67.90	120.0	125.0	125.0	15	155.0	160.0	160.0	14	275.0
15	Duncan Van Rooyen (AUS)	69.20	120.0	125.0	125.0	16	150.0	155.0	155.0	15	275.0
16	Dionisio Rozalina (NED)	69.15	112.5	117.5	122.5	17	145.0	150.0	155.0	17	267.5
17	Redjean Clerc (SUI)	69.95	117.5	122.5	122.5	18	145.0	150.0	152.5	19	267.5
—	Hsu Ying-hsi (TPE)	70.00	115.0	122.5	125.0	14	152.5	152.5	152.5	—	—
—	Serghei Cretu (MDA)	69.75	140.0	140.0	140.0	—	170.0	175.0	180.0	5	—
—	Aekarat Sukhumalchan (THA)	69.85	120.0	120.0	120.0	—	150.0	160.0	160.0	18	—
—	Abdelmanaane Yahiaoui (ALG)	68.35	135.0	135.0	135.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
DQ	Kim Myong-nam (PRK)	69.70	155.0	157.5	157.5	—	185.0	185.0	—	—	—

New records

Clean & Jerk

195.5 kg

Zhan Xugang (CHN)

WR

References

• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Pages 8–9 Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine