Powerlifting at the 1997 World Games – Men's heavyweight

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{{Infobox multi-sport competition event

|games = {{nowrap|1997 World Games}}

|event = {{nowrap|Powerlifting men's heavyweight}}

|image = Powerlifting - Paralympic pictogram.svg

|venue = Lahti, Finland

|date = 8 August 1997

|competitors = 6

|nations = 5

|gold = {{flagicon|NOR}} Sturla Davidsen

|silver = {{flagicon|NOR}} Carl Christoffersen

|bronze = {{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Toivanen

|prev=1993

|next=2001

}}

The men's heavyweight competition in powerlifting at the 1997 World Games took place on 8 August 1997 in Lahti, Finland.{{Cite web|title=Results|url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/ipf/9701|access-date=2020-07-11|website=www.openpowerlifting.org}}

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

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!Rank

!Athlete

!Nation

!Weight

!Squat

!Bench
press

!Deadlift

!Total weight

!Total points

{{gold01}}align=left|Sturla Davidsenalign=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway128.5395.0235.0362.5992.5562.54
{{silver02}}align=left|Carl Christoffersenalign=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway102.0355.0225.0315.0895.0540.49
{{bronze03}}align=left|Janne Toivanenalign=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Finland98.0315.0207.5350.0872.5535.36
4align=left|Jörgen Ljungbergalign=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden103.4335.0210.0340.0885.0531.79
5align=left|Daisuke Midotealign=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan126.0380.0260.0285.0925.0526.23
6align=left|Arkadiy Nikitinalign=left| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kazakhstan108.0330.0200.0300.0830.0491.27

References

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