1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +108 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the +108 kg division was staged on 14 December 1997.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Ronny Weller (GER)200.0 kg  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)200.0 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)187.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)262.5 kg  Ronny Weller (GER)250.0 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)225.0 kg
Total  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)462.5 kg  Ronny Weller (GER)450.0 kg  Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)412.5 kg

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Aleksandr Kurlovich (BLR)205.0 kgIstanbul, Turkey27 November 1994
Clean & Jerk Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)260.0 kgAtlanta, United States30 July 1996
Total Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)457.5 kgAtlanta, United States30 July 1996

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Andrey Chemerkin (RUS)170.30185.0195.0200.0240.0250.0262.5462.5
 Ronny Weller (GER)138.40195.0200.0205.5 242.5250.0262.5 450.0
 Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT)118.45182.5187.5190.0 220.0225.0240.0 412.5
4 Tibor Stark (HUN)134.65180.0185.0190.0 4215.0220.0225.0 6405.0
5 Anders Bergström (SWE)130.20175.0 175.0180.0 6220.0225.0232.5 4400.0
6 Raimonds Bergmanis (LAT)134.35170.0175.0180.0 7220.0225.0230.0 5400.0
7 Stian Grimseth (NOR)141.90177.5182.5 185.0 5215.0220.0 8392.5
8 Sos Khachatryan (ARM)141.55170.0175.0177.5 8205.0215.0 215.07390.0
9 Erdinç Arslan (TUR)137.25160.0165.0170.0 10210.011375.0
10 Bruno Soto (ESP)140.00162.5167.5 167.5 12205.0212.5 212.59375.0
11 Taher Mohammed (IRQ)121.00160.0165.0 165.09195.0 195.0200.0 12360.0
12 Petr Sobotka (CZE)141.60165.0170.0 170.0 11192.5 192.5195.014360.0
13 Ma Chan-hung (TPE)133.25140.0147.5 147.5 14190.0195.0200.0 13335.0
14 Nopadol Wanwang (THA)113.50135.0 135.0140.0 15175.0180.0192.515327.5
15 Isca Kam (NRU)126.75130.0140.0145.0 13170.0180.0190.0 16320.0
 Sergey Siziev (RUS)108.55170.0 170.0 170.0 205.0210.0215.0 10
 Friedrich Konrad (AUT)109.55160.0 160.0 160.0 195.0 195.0 195.0

New records

Clean & Jerk 262.5 kg  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) WR
Total 462.5 kg  Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) WR

References

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