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

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 64 kg division was staged on 10 December 1997.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 102.5 kg | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 100.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi (IND) | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 130.0 kg | Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 122.5 kg | Lu Yun (CHN) | 122.5 kg |
| Total | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 230.0 kg | Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 225.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi (IND) | 217.5 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 107.5 kg | Yangzhou, China | 10 July 1997 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | | 130.5 kg | | |
| World Record | Total | Li Hongyun (CHN) | 235.0 kg | Istanbul, Turkey | 22 November 1994 |

## 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 |
| | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 60.20 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | | 125.0 | 131.0 | 132.5 | | 230.0 |
| | Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 63.00 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | | 120.0 | 122.5 | 125.0 | | 225.0 |
| | Neelam Setti Laxmi (IND) | 62.50 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100.0 | | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 5 | 217.5 |
| 4 | Pawina Thongsuk (THA) | 63.15 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 4 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 6 | 215.0 |
| 5 | Aphinya Pharksupho (THA) | 63.45 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120.0 | 4 | 215.0 |
| 6 | Lu Yun (CHN) | 63.05 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 8 | 115.0 | 122.5 | 127.5 | | 212.5 |
| 7 | Erzsébet Márkus (HUN) | 63.50 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 6 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 7 | 210.0 |
| 8 | Choi Eun-ja (KOR) | 63.65 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 11 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 122.5 | 8 | 205.0 |
| 9 | Svetlana Khabirova (RUS) | 63.30 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 9 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 9 | 202.5 |
| 10 | Lea Rentmeester (USA) | 63.95 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 7 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 12 | 200.0 |
| 11 | Ioanna Chatziioannou (GRE) | 63.05 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 13 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 10 | 192.5 |
| 12 | Laure Mary (FRA) | 63.30 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 14 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 11 | 192.5 |
| 13 | Katia Iacuzzo (ITA) | 62.95 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 12 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 13 | 190.0 |
| 14 | Khoni Devi (IND) | 63.55 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 16 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 14 | 185.0 |
| 15 | Michelle Kettner (AUS) | 63.30 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 15 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 15 | 182.5 |
| 16 | Jay Saxton (GBR) | 62.60 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 17 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 16 | 172.5 |
| 17 | Genoveva Tiron (ROM) | 62.20 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 18 | 85.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 17 | 155.0 |
| — | Mya Sanda Oo (MYA) | 63.45 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 10 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | — | — |

## New records

| Clean & Jerk | 131.0 kg | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | WR |
| - | - | - | - |
