Powerlifting at the 1997 World Games – Men's heavyweight

The men's heavyweight competition in powerlifting at the 1997 World Games took place on 8 August 1997 in Lahti, Finland.[1]

Powerlifting men's heavyweight
at the 1997 World Games
VenueLahti, Finland
Date8 August 1997
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Competition format

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A total of 6 athletes entered the competition. Each athlete had 3 attempts in each of 3 events: squat, bench press and deadlift. Athlete, who came with the biggest score in Wilks points is the winner.

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Weight Squat Bench
press
Deadlift Total weight Total points
  Sturla Davidsen   Norway 128.5 395.0 235.0 362.5 992.5 562.54
  Carl Christoffersen   Norway 102.0 355.0 225.0 315.0 895.0 540.49
  Janne Toivanen   Finland 98.0 315.0 207.5 350.0 872.5 535.36
4 Jörgen Ljungberg   Sweden 103.4 335.0 210.0 340.0 885.0 531.79
5 Daisuke Midote   Japan 126.0 380.0 260.0 285.0 925.0 526.23
6 Arkadiy Nikitin   Kazakhstan 108.0 330.0 200.0 300.0 830.0 491.27

References

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  1. ^ "Results". www.openpowerlifting.org. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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