1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 99 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 99 kg division was staged on 13 December 1997.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Martin Tešovič (SVK)180.0 kg  Choi Jong-keun (KOR)177.5 kg  Lorenzo Carrió (ESP)172.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Martin Tešovič (SVK)220.0 kg  Ernesto Montoya (CUB)215.0 kg  Oleksiy Obukhov (UKR)212.5 kg
Total  Martin Tešovič (SVK)400.0 kg  Choi Jong-keun (KOR)387.5 kg  Oleksiy Obukhov (UKR)385.0 kg

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Sergey Syrtsov (RUS)192.5 kgIstanbul, Turkey25 November 1994
Clean & Jerk Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)235.0 kgAtlanta, United States28 July 1996
Total Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)420.0 kgAtlanta, United States28 July 1996

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
1st, gold medalist(s) Martin Tešovič (SVK)97.70172.5177.5180.0 1st, gold medalist(s)215.0220.0 —1st, gold medalist(s)400.0
2nd, silver medalist(s) Choi Jong-keun (KOR)97.50170.0172.5177.5 2nd, silver medalist(s)205.0210.0 210.0 4387.5
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Oleksiy Obukhov (UKR)98.85162.5167.5172.5 5200.0207.5212.5 3rd, bronze medalist(s)385.0
4 Gleb Pisarevskiy (RUS)98.65172.5 172.5 172.5 4195.0202.5207.5 6380.0
5 Sergey Kopytov (KAZ)98.05160.0167.5 167.5 6200.0207.5 212.5 5375.0
6 Ernesto Montoya (CUB)98.90160.0 165.0 165.0 14210.0215.0 217.5 2nd, silver medalist(s)375.0
7 Lorenzo Carrió (ESP)98.55165.0170.0172.5 3rd, bronze medalist(s)200.0 205.0 205.0 12372.5
8 Mario Kalinke (GER)98.25165.0 165.0 167.5 7190.0202.5205.0 8370.0
9 Alexandru Bratan (MDA)98.35165.0 170.0 170.0 8200.0 200.0205.0 9370.0
10 Tom Gough (USA)98.40165.0 170.0 170.0 9205.0 212.5 212.5 10370.0
11 Janne Kanerva (FIN)98.85160.0 165.0 165.0 13200.0205.0207.5 7367.5
12 Hennadiy Krasylnykov (UKR)98.75160.0165.0 165.0 10200.0 207.5 207.5 13365.0
13 Akos Sandor (CAN)98.50157.5 157.5 157.5 16185.0190.0195.0 14352.5
14 Adrian Mateaș (ROU)98.00160.0 165.0 165.0 12190.0 190.0 190.0 16350.0
15 Mika Reijonen (FIN)98.80155.0 160.0 160.0 17195.0 200.0 200.0 15350.0
16 Roman Polom (CZE)98.75160.0165.0 165.0 11182.5 190.0 190.0 20347.5
17 Cristián Escalante (CHI)98.20152.5157.5 157.5 15182.5 187.5 187.5 19340.0
18 Terdkiat Puekkhasem (THA)98.45135.0145.0 145.0 18175.0185.0 185.0 18330.0
19 Andrew Callard (GBR)93.95142.5 142.5 147.5 19185.0 190.0 195.0 17327.5
20 Wen Wei-chih (TPE)96.60135.0140.0 142.5 20160.0170.0 —23310.0
21 Su Tsung-jung (TPE)97.80130.0 137.5 137.5 21180.0 180.0 190.0 21310.0
— Tharwat Bendary (EGY)98.35160.0 160.0 160.0 —200.0 200.0 212.5 11—
— Aghvan Grigoryan (ARM)98.70165.0 165.0 165.0 —180.0 190.0 190.0 22—
DQ Ramūnas Vyšniauskas (LTU)98.25155.0160.0 160.0—185.0190.0 190.0——

References

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