1997 World Weightlifting Championships
| Host City | Chiang Mai |
|---|---|
| Country |  THA |
| Held | 6 – 14 December 1997 |
| Competitors | 88 |
| Countries | 26 |
Team classification men:
- CHN 643
- BUL 521
- TUR 507
- RUS 458
- POL 433
- EGY 343
- TPE 337
- GER 312
- AUS 302
- JPN 295
- UKR 286
- LAT 286
- THA 247
- KOR 239
- KAZ 212
- SVK 205
- ITA 171
- ARM 156
- USA 151
- CUB 147
- AZE 141
- HUN 132
- ROU 116
- CZE 115
- CAN 105
- VEN 104
- ESP 103
- AUT 98
- MAS 93
- SWE 87 (ex aequo 30.)
- NRU 87 (ex aequo 30.)
- FIN 86
- UZB 83
- BEL 73
- MDA 73
- NOR 58
- IRQ 57
- NED 55
- GBR 54
- FRA 52
- NZL 45
- ISR 44
- DEN 38
- ARG 31
- CHI 27
- SUI 24
- KGZ 22
- URU 4
PRK, ALG, and LTU 0
Team classification women:
- CHN 666
- MYA 510
- IND 508
- THA 499
- TPE 480
- RUS 366
- ESP 277
- PRK 265
- JPN 249
- GRE 228
- INA 227
- CAN 225
- KOR 224
- ITA 212
- USA 209
- HUN 198
- TUR 141
- VEN 139
- BUL 138
- FRA 132
- NRU 116
- AUS 115
- POL 110
- SVK 97
- EGY 93
- COL 73
- NGR 68
- GER 61 (ex aequo 28.)
- FIN 61 (ex aequo 28.)
- URK 59
- NOR 57
- NZL 48
- UZB 44
- GBR 43
- ROU 36
- MEX 34 (ex aequo 36.)
- CZE 34 (ex aequo 36.)
- NED 30
ARG 0
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -54 kg Snatch | Men | 6 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -54 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 6 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -54 kg Total | Men | 6 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -59 kg Snatch | Men | 7 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -59 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 7 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -59 kg Total | Men | 7 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -64 kg Snatch | Men | 8 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -64 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 8 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -64 kg Total | Men | 8 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -70 kg Snatch | Men | 9 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -70 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 9 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -70 kg Total | Men | 9 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -76 kg Snatch | Men | 10 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -76 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 10 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -76 kg Total | Men | 10 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -83 kg Snatch | Men | 11 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -83 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 11 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -83 kg Total | Men | 11 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -91 kg Snatch | Men | 12 December 1997 | Medal | 5 | 5 |
| -91 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 12 December 1997 | Medal | 5 | 5 |
| -91 kg Total | Men | 12 December 1997 | Medal | 5 | 5 |
| -99 kg Snatch | Men | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -99 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -99 kg Total | Men | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -108 kg Snatch | Men | 14 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -108 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 14 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -108 kg Total | Men | 14 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| +108 kg Snatch | Men | 14 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| +108 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | 14 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| +108 kg Total | Men | 14 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -46 kg Snatch | Women | 6 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -46 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 6 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -46 kg Total | Women | 6 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -50 kg Snatch | Women | 7 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -50 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 7 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -50 kg Total | Women | 7 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -54 kg Snatch | Women | 8 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -54 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 8 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -54 kg Total | Women | 8 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -59 kg Snatch | Women | 9 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -59 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 9 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -59 kg Total | Women | 9 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -64 kg Snatch | Women | 10 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -64 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 10 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -64 kg Total | Women | 10 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -70 kg Snatch | Women | 11 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -70 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 11 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -70 kg Total | Women | 11 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -76 kg Snatch | Women | 12 December 1997 | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -76 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 12 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -76 kg Total | Women | 12 December 1997 | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -83 kg Snatch | Women | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -83 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| -83 kg Total | Women | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| +83 kg Snatch | Women | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| +83 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| +83 kg Total | Women | 13 December 1997 | Medal | 4 | 4 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |  CHN |
29 | 9 | 6 | 44 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |  BUL |
8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Indonesia |  INA |
4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Russia |  RUS |
3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Poland |  POL |
3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Slovakia |  SVK |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Myanmar |  MYA |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei |  TPE |
1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | Thailand | THA |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Cuba |  CUB |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Venezuela |  VEN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| = | South Korea |  KOR |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Turkey |  TUR |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | India |  IND |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Colombia |  COL |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| = | North Korea |  PRK |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan |  AZE |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| = | United States |  USA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Nigeria |  NGR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Latvia |  LAT |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| = | Ukraine |  UKR |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |