1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 70 kg
# 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | 105.0 kg |
| - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | 130.0 kg |
| World Record | Total | 232.5 kg |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (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 | — |

## New records

| Snatch | 105.5 kg | Xiang Fenglan (CHN) | WR |
| - | - | - | - |
| Clean & Jerk | 130.5 kg | Xiang Fenglan (CHN) | WR |
| Total | 235.0 kg | Xiang Fenglan (CHN) | WR |
