See main article: 1997 World Weightlifting Championships. The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The men's competition in the 54 kg division was staged on 6 December 1997.
| Snatch | 127.5 kg | 127.5 kg | 115.0 kg | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | 160.0 kg | 147.5 kg | 147.5 kg | ||||
| Total | 287.5 kg | 272.5 kg | 262.5 kg |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank | width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank |
| 54.00 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 152.5 | 160.5 | 287.5 | |||||||||
| 53.55 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 140.0 | 145.0 | — | 4 | 272.5 | |||||||
| 53.70 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 262.5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 53.90 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 4 | 140.0 | 147.5 | 262.5 | ||||||||
| 5 | 53.70 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 5 | 140.0 | 5 | 250.0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 53.85 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 6 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 6 | 250.0 | ||||||
| 7 | 53.65 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 7 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 8 | 242.5 | ||||||
| 8 | 53.90 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 8 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 9 | 242.5 | ||||||
| 9 | 53.45 | 105.0 | 9 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 7 | 240.0 | ||||||||
| 10 | 54.00 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 10 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 11 | 225.0 | |||||||
| 11 | 53.30 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 11 | 120.0 | 12 | 215.0 | |||||||
| — | 53.90 | — | 130.0 | 10 | — | ||||||||||
| width=100 | Clean & Jerk | width=70 | 160.5 kg | width=250 align=left | width=70 |