The women's lightweight competition in powerlifting at the 1997 World Games took place on 8 August 1997 in Lahti, Finland.[1]
| Powerlifting women's lightweight at the 1997 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Lahti, Finland | ||||||
| Date | 8 August 1997 | ||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Competition format edit
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 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Weight | Squat | Bench press |
Deadlift | Total weight | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lin Li-min |  Chinese Taipei |
51.6 | 170.0 | 106.0 | 165.0 | 440.0 | 551.80 |
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Raija Koskinen |  Finland |
47.5 | 171.0 | 82.5 | 157.5 | 410.0 | 547.18 |
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Nadezhda Mir |  Kazakhstan |
51.4 | 160.0 | 92.5 | 170.0 | 422.5 | 531.42 |
| 4 | Anna-Liisa Prinkkala | Finland |
43.9 | 145.0 | 60.0 | 157.5 | 362.5 | 511.19 |
| 5 | Elisabeth Street |  United States |
50.4 | 150.0 | 75.0 | 155.0 | 380.0 | 485.22 |
| Claudine Cognacq |  Denmark |
51.3 | 160.0 | 82.5 | NM | DSQ | DSQ |