title: 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +108 kg
text: # 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +108 kg
  
  The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the +108 kg division was staged on 14 December 1997.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Snatch | Ronny Weller (GER) | 200.0 kg | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 200.0 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) | 187.5 kg |
  | Clean & Jerk | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 262.5 kg | Ronny Weller (GER) | 250.0 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) | 225.0 kg |
  | Total | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 462.5 kg | Ronny Weller (GER) | 450.0 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) | 412.5 kg |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Snatch | Aleksandr Kurlovich (BLR) | 205.0 kg | Istanbul, Turkey | 27 November 1994 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Record | Clean & Jerk | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 260.0 kg | Atlanta, United States | 30 July 1996 |
  | World Record | Total | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 457.5 kg | Atlanta, United States | 30 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 |
  | | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | 170.30 | 185.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | | 240.0 | 250.0 | 262.5 | | 462.5 |
  | | Ronny Weller (GER) | 138.40 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 205.5 | | 242.5 | 250.0 | 262.5 | | 450.0 |
  | | Viktors Ščerbatihs (LAT) | 118.45 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 190.0 | | 220.0 | 225.0 | 240.0 | | 412.5 |
  | 4 | Tibor Stark (HUN) | 134.65 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 4 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 225.0 | 6 | 405.0 |
  | 5 | Anders Bergström (SWE) | 130.20 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 6 | 220.0 | 225.0 | 232.5 | 4 | 400.0 |
  | 6 | Raimonds Bergmanis (LAT) | 134.35 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 7 | 220.0 | 225.0 | 230.0 | 5 | 400.0 |
  | 7 | Stian Grimseth (NOR) | 141.90 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 185.0 | 5 | 215.0 | 220.0 | — | 8 | 392.5 |
  | 8 | Sos Khachatryan (ARM) | 141.55 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 8 | 205.0 | 215.0 | 215.0 | 7 | 390.0 |
  | 9 | Erdinç Arslan (TUR) | 137.25 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 10 | 210.0 | — | — | 11 | 375.0 |
  | 10 | Bruno Soto (ESP) | 140.00 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 12 | 205.0 | 212.5 | 212.5 | 9 | 375.0 |
  | 11 | Taher Mohammed (IRQ) | 121.00 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 9 | 195.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 12 | 360.0 |
  | 12 | Petr Sobotka (CZE) | 141.60 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 11 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 195.0 | 14 | 360.0 |
  | 13 | Ma Chan-hung (TPE) | 133.25 | 140.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 14 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 13 | 335.0 |
  | 14 | Nopadol Wanwang (THA) | 113.50 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 15 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 192.5 | 15 | 327.5 |
  | 15 | Isca Kam (NRU) | 126.75 | 130.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 13 | 170.0 | 180.0 | 190.0 | 16 | 320.0 |
  | — | Sergey Siziev (RUS) | 108.55 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | — | 205.0 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 10 | — |
  | — | Friedrich Konrad (AUT) | 109.55 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | — | 195.0 | 195.0 | 195.0 | — | — |
  
  ## New records
  
  | Clean & Jerk | 262.5 kg | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | WR |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Total | 462.5 kg | Andrey Chemerkin (RUS) | WR |
  