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Powerlifting men's heavyweight
at the 1997 World Games
VenueLahti, Finland
Date8 August 1997
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Medalists
gold medal Norway Sturla Davidsen
silver medal Norway Carl Christoffersen
bronze medal Finland Janne Toivanen
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The men's heavyweight competition in powerlifting at the 1997 World Games took place on 8 August 1997 in Lahti, Finland.

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 Davidsen Norway Norway 128.5 395.0 235.0 362.5 992.5 562.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Christoffersen Norway Norway 102.0 355.0 225.0 315.0 895.0 540.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janne Toivanen Finland Finland 98.0 315.0 207.5 350.0 872.5 535.36
4 Jörgen Ljungberg Sweden Sweden 103.4 335.0 210.0 340.0 885.0 531.79
5 Daisuke Midote Japan Japan 126.0 380.0 260.0 285.0 925.0 526.23
6 Arkadiy Nikitin Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 108.0 330.0 200.0 300.0 830.0 491.27

References

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

External links

Events at the 1997 World Games
* Demonstration sports
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