Host city | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
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Dates | 6–14 December |
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.
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
17 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (21 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 29 | 9 | 6 | 44 |
2 | Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
3 | Indonesia | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
4 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
5 | Poland | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
6 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Myanmar | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
8 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
9 | Thailand | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
South Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
15 | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
16 | India | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
17 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
North Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
19 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
21 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
24 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (25 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |
332 competitors from 58 nations competed.
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