1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +83 kg

The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the +83 kilograms division was staged on 11 May.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch   Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) 107.5 kg   Wan Ni (CHN) 102.5 kg   Sylvie Iskin (FRA) 102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk   Wan Ni (CHN) 137.5 kg   Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) 130.0 kg   Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) 125.0 kg
Total   Wan Ni (CHN) 240.0 kg   Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) 232.5 kg   Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) 227.5 kg

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record Snatch   Wan Ni (CHN) 108.0 kg Guangzhou, China 25 November 1995
Clean & Jerk   Li Yajuan (CHN) 155.0 kg Melbourne, Australia 20 November 1993
Total   Li Yajuan (CHN) 260.0 kg Melbourne, Australia 20 November 1993

Results

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Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
    Wan Ni (CHN) 84.40 102.5 107.5 110.0   130.0 135.0 137.5   240.0
    Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) 83.10 100.0 105.0 107.5   125.0 127.5 127.5   232.5
    Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) 100.40 95.0 97.5 97.5 5 130.0 137.5 137.5   227.5
4   Sylvie Iskin (FRA) 96.85 100.0 100.0 102.5   117.5 122.5 122.5 4 225.0
5   Erika Takács (HUN) 96.00 97.5 100.0 100.0 4 120.0 125.0 125.0 5 217.5
6   Stamatia Bontozi (GRE) 108.90 82.5 85.0 87.5 7 110.0 115.0 117.5 6 202.5
7   Decia Stenzel (USA) 85.60 90.0 90.0 95.0 6 105.0 110.0 110.0 7 195.0

References

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