1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 64 kg
# 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 64 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 64 kg division was staged on 8 December 1997.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Wang Guohua (CHN) | 147.5 kg | Hafız Süleymanoğlu (TUR) | 145.0 kg | Xiao Jiangang (CHN) | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Xiao Jiangang (CHN) | 175.0 kg | Asif Malikov (AZE) | 172.5 kg | Valentin Sarov (BUL) | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Xiao Jiangang (CHN) | 317.5 kg | Hafız Süleymanoğlu (TUR) | 315.0 kg | Asif Malikov (AZE) | 305.0 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Wang Guohua (CHN) | 150.0 kg | Busan, South Korea | 12 May 1997 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Valerios Leonidis (GRE) | 187.5 kg | Atlanta, United States | 22 July 1996 |
| World Record | Total | Naim Süleymanoğlu (TUR) | 335.0 kg | Atlanta, United States | 22 July 1996 |

## 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 |
| | Xiao Jiangang (CHN) | 63.80 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 145.0 | | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | | 317.5 |
| | Hafız Süleymanoğlu (TUR) | 63.50 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 145.0 | | 165.0 | 170.0 | 172.5 | 4 | 315.0 |
| | Asif Malikov (AZE) | 63.15 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 8 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 175.0 | | 305.0 |
| 4 | Valentin Sarov (BUL) | 63.25 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 4 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 170.0 | | 305.0 |
| 5 | Mücahit Yağcı (TUR) | 63.35 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 5 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 172.5 | 5 | 300.0 |
| 6 | Yoshihisa Miyaji (JPN) | 63.90 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 7 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 9 | 295.0 |
| 7 | Yosri Shalaly (EGY) | 64.00 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 9 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 6 | 292.5 |
| 8 | Marcus Stephen (NRU) | 63.45 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 10 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 7 | 282.5 |
| 9 | Mohd Hidayat Hamidon (MAS) | 63.85 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 11 | 155.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 10 | 275.0 |
| 10 | Kamaruzaman Jusan (MAS) | 63.65 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 12 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 11 | 255.0 |
| — | Wang Guohua (CHN) | 64.00 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 147.5 | | 165.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | — | — |
| — | Marian Dodiță (ROM) | 63.55 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 6 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | — | — |
| — | Zoltán Farkas (HUN) | 63.90 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | — | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 8 | — |
