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 

Competition format

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

Rank Athlete Nation Weight Squat Bench
press
Deadlift Total weight Total points
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sturla DavidsenNorway Norway128.5395.0235.0362.5992.5562.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Carl ChristoffersenNorway Norway102.0355.0225.0315.0895.0540.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Janne ToivanenFinland Finland98.0315.0207.5350.0872.5535.36
4Jörgen LjungbergSweden Sweden103.4335.0210.0340.0885.0531.79
5Daisuke MidoteJapan Japan126.0380.0260.0285.0925.0526.23
6Arkadiy NikitinKazakhstan Kazakhstan108.0330.0200.0300.0830.0491.27

References

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