1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 54 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 54 kg division was staged on 8 December 1997.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch   Meng Xianjuan (CHN) 87.5 kg   Khin Moe Nwe (MYA) 85.0 kg   Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) 85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk   Meng Xianjuan (CHN) 117.5 kg   Ri Song-hui (PRK) 110.0 kg   Saipin Detsaeng (THA) 110.0 kg
Total   Meng Xianjuan (CHN) 205.0 kg   Ri Song-hui (PRK) 195.0 kg   Saipin Detsaeng (THA) 195.0 kg

Records

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

World Record Snatch   Yang Xia (CHN) 93.5 kg Yangzhou, China 9 July 1997
Clean & Jerk   Yang Xia (CHN) 115.0 kg Yangzhou, China 9 July 1997
Total   Yang Xia (CHN) 207.5 kg Yangzhou, China 9 July 1997

Results

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Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
    Meng Xianjuan (CHN) 53.90 87.5 94.0 94.0   100.0 115.0 117.5   205.0
    Ri Song-hui (PRK) 53.60 85.0 90.0 90.0 4 110.0 112.5 112.5   195.0
    Saipin Detsaeng (THA) 53.65 75.0 85.0 90.0 5 105.0 110.0 112.5   195.0
4   Neli Yankova (BUL) 53.00 77.5 82.5 82.5 6 97.5 102.5 105.0 5 187.5
5   Maryse Turcotte (CAN) 53.15 75.0 75.0 80.0 8 102.5 107.5 110.0 4 187.5
6   Khin Moe Nwe (MYA) 53.35 80.0 85.0 87.5   100.0 110.0 110.0 6 185.0
7   Rungarun Paljai (THA) 53.35 77.5 82.5 85.0 7 95.0 100.0 105.0 7 182.5
8   Nandini Devi (IND) 53.80 75.0 80.0 82.5 10 97.5 102.5 102.5 10 177.5
9   Dagmar Daneková (SVK) 52.50 72.5 77.5 80.0 11 92.5 97.5 97.5 8 175.0
10   Mari Nakaga (JPN) 53.60 75.0 80.0 80.0 9 95.0 95.0 100.0 13 175.0
11   Melanie Pritchard (USA) 53.60 75.0 77.5 77.5 13 97.5 105.0 105.0 9 172.5
12   Emilia Fernández (ESP) 53.40 70.0 72.5 75.0 12 90.0 92.5 95.0 12 170.0
13   Nancy Maneiro (VEN) 51.95 67.5 70.0 72.5 14 87.5 92.5 95.0 11 167.5
14   Soraya Jiménez (MEX) 54.00 70.0 72.5 72.5 16 90.0 95.0 97.5 14 165.0
15   Micol Dal Nevo (ITA) 54.00 65.0 65.0 65.0 17 85.0 90.0 90.0 15 155.0
16   Teresa van der Stoep (NED) 53.75 70.0 70.0 72.5 15 80.0 80.0 82.5 17 150.0
17   Rabab Ashour (EGY) 53.25 60.0 65.0 65.0 18 75.0 77.5 77.5 18 137.5
  Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) 53.45 82.5 85.0 85.0   107.5 107.5 107.5
  Ana-Maria Iagăru (ROM) 53.10 62.5 62.5 62.5 70.0 80.0 90.0 16

New records

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Clean & Jerk 117.5 kg   Meng Xianjuan (CHN) WR

References

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