1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 59 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 59 kg division was staged on 7 December 1997.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  William Vargas (CUB)132.5 kg  Stefan Georgiev (BUL)130.0 kg  Le Maosheng (CHN)130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Stefan Georgiev (BUL)165.0 kg  Le Maosheng (CHN)165.0 kg  Sevdalin Minchev (BUL)162.5 kg
Total  Stefan Georgiev (BUL)295.0 kg  Le Maosheng (CHN)295.0 kg  Sevdalin Minchev (BUL)290.0 kg

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Hafız Süleymanoğlu (TUR)140.0 kgWarsaw, Poland3 May 1995
Clean & Jerk Nikolay Peshalov (BUL)170.0 kgWarsaw, Poland3 May 1995
Total Tang Lingsheng (CHN)307.5 kgAtlanta, United States21 July 1996

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Stefan Georgiev (BUL)58.60125.0130.0132.5 157.5162.5165.0295.0
 Le Maosheng (CHN)59.00130.0135.0 135.0 165.0 165.0167.5 295.0
 Sevdalin Minchev (BUL)58.60127.5132.5 132.5 4157.5162.5170.0 290.0
4 William Vargas (CUB)58.70127.5130.0 132.5155.0 155.0160.0 6287.5
5 Elkhan Suleymanov (AZE)58.55120.0125.0130.0 5150.0157.5160.0 5282.5
6 Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS)58.95120.0125.0 125.0 7142.5147.57267.5
7 Sedat Artuç (TUR)58.50120.0 120.0 120.06145.0150.0 150.0 8265.0
8 Chom Singnoi (THA)58.85110.0115.0120.0 8135.0140.0145.010260.0
9 Mohamed Osman (EGY)59.00110.0115.0 115.09145.0150.0 150.0 11260.0
10 Kenji Tominaga (JPN)58.55112.5117.5 117.5 11145.0147.5 147.5 9257.5
11 Liu Te-tsung (TPE)58.10112.5120.0 120.0 10140.0 140.0145.0 12252.5
12 Vassiliy Lim (KAZ)58.10105.0110.0112.5 12135.0140.0 140.013250.0
13 Chen Po-pu (TPE)58.85110.0 110.0 110.013135.0140.0145.0 14250.0
14 Sinchai Ketsri (THA)58.95110.0 110.0 110.014135.0140.0145.0 15250.0
15 Johnny Hernández (VEN)58.95105.0110.0 110.0 15140.0 140.0145.0 16245.0
16 Tom Goegebuer (BEL)58.35100.0 100.0107.5 16130.0137.5140.0 17237.5
 Hiroshi Ikehata (JPN)58.65125.0 125.0 125.0 152.5160.0165.0 4
 Jyrki Welling (FIN)58.85110.0 110.0 110.0 152.5137.5 18
 Traian Cihărean (ROM)58.95

References

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