1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 70 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 70 kg division was staged on 11 December 1997.

Medalists edit

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Xiang Fenglan (CHN)	105.0 kg	Ilona Dankó (HUN)	100.0 kg	Huang Hsi-li (TPE)	97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Xiang Fenglan (CHN)	130.0 kg	Irina Kasimova (RUS)	122.5 kg	Huang Hsi-li (TPE)	120.0 kg
Total	Xiang Fenglan (CHN)	235.0 kg	Huang Hsi-li (TPE)	217.5 kg	Ilona Dankó (HUN)	215.0 kg

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

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
Rank	Athlete	Body weight	1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank	Total
	Xiang Fenglan (CHN)	69.20	100.0	105.5	—		127.5	130.5	—		235.0
	Huang Hsi-li (TPE)	66.85	~~95.0~~	95.0	97.5		117.5	120.0	~~122.5~~		217.5
	Ilona Dankó (HUN)	69.60	95.0	97.5	100.0		~~115.0~~	115.0	~~120.0~~	7	215.0
4	Irina Kasimova (RUS)	67.30	~~90.0~~	~~90.0~~	90.0	7	120.0	122.5	~~127.5~~		212.5
5	Win Win Maw (MYA)	68.55	92.5	~~95.0~~	~~95.0~~	5	120.0	~~125.0~~	~~125.0~~	4	212.5
6	Jong Myong-hui (PRK)	69.20	92.5	97.5	~~100.0~~	4	115.0	~~120.0~~	~~120.0~~	6	212.5
7	Kumi Haseba (JPN)	69.65	87.5	~~92.5~~	~~92.5~~	9	112.5	~~115.0~~	115.0	8	202.5
8	Julie Malenfant (CAN)	67.30	~~87.5~~	~~87.5~~	90.0	6	105.0	~~110.0~~	110.0	9	200.0
9	Park Mi-jung (KOR)	69.00	85.0	~~90.0~~	~~90.0~~	10	110.0	115.0	~~120.0~~	5	200.0
10	Tamara Perova (RUS)	67.75	82.5	87.5	~~90.0~~	8	102.5	105.0	107.5	13	195.0
11	Nagwan El-Zawawi (EGY)	68.15	~~77.5~~	80.0	82.5	11	~~105.0~~	105.0	110.0	10	192.5
12	Anastasia Tsakiri (GRE)	65.95	77.5	~~82.5~~	~~82.5~~	13	92.5	97.5	102.5	14	180.0
13	Şule Şahbaz (TUR)	68.85	~~77.5~~	77.5	82.5	12	90.0	95.0	~~97.5~~	15	177.5
—	Sharon Oakley (GBR)	67.60	~~85.0~~	~~85.0~~	~~85.0~~	—	100.0	105.0	107.5	13	—
—	Maria Tatsi (GRE)	69.00	~~82.5~~	~~82.5~~	~~82.5~~	—	100.0	~~115.0~~	~~115.0~~	11	—