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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Algeria (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (4)
Australia (11)
Austria (3) Azerbaijan (3)
Belgium (2) Bulgaria (9)
Canada (7)
Chile (1) China (19) Chinese Taipei (19) Colombia (1) Cuba (4)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (1)
Egypt (11)
Finland (4)
France (4) Germany (6)
Great Britain (5)
Greece (6) Hungary (6) India (9) Indonesia (3)
Iraq (2)
Israel (1)
Italy (9)
Japan (11) Kazakhstan (7)
Kyrgyzstan (1) Latvia (5)
Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (2)
Mexico (1)
Moldova (3) Myanmar (9)
Nauru (5)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (2) Nigeria (2) North Korea (5)
Norway (2) Poland (8)
Romania (6) Russia (16) Slovakia (6) South Korea (8) Spain (8)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (1) Thailand (19) Turkey (17) Ukraine (7) United States (8)
Uruguay (1)
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