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 RankAthleteNationWeightSquatBenchpressDeadliftTotal weightTotal pointsSturla Davidsen Norway128.5395.0235.0362.5992.5562.54Carl Christoffersen Norway 102.0355.0225.0315.0895.0540.49Janne Toivanen Finland 98.0315.0207.5350.0872.5535.364Jörgen Ljungberg Sweden103.4335.0210.0340.0885.0531.795Daisuke Midote Japan126.0380.0260.0285.0925.0526.236Arkadiy Nikitin Kazakhstan108.0330.0200.0300.0830.0491.27
References
External links Results on IWGA website