| Venue: | Lahti, Finland |
| Date: | 8 August 1997 |
| Competitors: | 7 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Gold: |  Alexey Sivokon |
| Silver: | Sutrisno Bin Darimin |
| Bronze: | Hu Chun-hsiung |
| Prev: | 1993 |
| Next: | 2001 |
The men's lightweight competition in powerlifting at the 1997 World Games took place on 8 August 1997 in Lahti, Finland.[1]
A total of 7 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.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Weight | Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | Total weight | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexey Sivokon | Kazakhstan | 66.0 | 300.0 | 200.5 | 295.0 | 795.5 | 624.23 | ||
| Sutrisno Bin Darimin | 60.1 | 285.0 | 157.5 | 280.0 | 722.5 | 615.27 | |||
| Hu Chun-hsiung | 55.4 | 260.0 | 107.5 | 265.0 | 632.5 | 581.92 | |||
| 4 | Andrzej Stanaszek |  Poland | 51.1 | 277.5 | 172.5 | 130.0 | 580.0 | 579.73 | |
| 5 | Roy Brandtzæg |  Norway | 56.4 | 237.5 | 122.5 | 215.0 | 575.0 | 519.83 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Arenberg |  United States | 59.0 | 192.5 | 135.0 | 210.0 | 537.5 | 465.57 | |
| Janne Ollila |  Finland | 67.3 | 260.0 | NM | - | DSQ | DSQ |