1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 50 kg

1997 World Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Men			Women
	54 kg			46 kg
	59 kg			50 kg
	64 kg			54 kg
	70 kg			59 kg
	76 kg			64 kg
	83 kg			70 kg
	91 kg			76 kg
	99 kg			83 kg
	108 kg			+83 kg
	+108 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 50 kg division was staged on 6 December 1997.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Zhong Yan (CHN)	85.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	82.5 kg	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	105.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	102.5 kg	Swe Swe Win (MYA)	100.0 kg
Total	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	185.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	185.0 kg	Ri Yong-hwa (PRK)	180.0 kg

Records

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

World Record	Snatch	Jiang Baoyu (CHN)	88.0 kg	Pusan, South Korea	3 July 1995
	Clean & Jerk	Liu Xiuhua (CHN)	110.5 kg	Hiroshima, Japan	3 October 1994
	Total	Liu Xiuhua (CHN)	197.5 kg	Hiroshima, Japan	3 October 1994

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	48.95	77.5	80.0	85.0		100.0	105.0	111.0		185.0
	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	49.10	75.0	80.0	82.5		95.0	100.0	102.5		185.0
	Ri Yong-hwa (PRK)	49.80	80.0	82.5	82.5	4	100.0	105.0	105.0	4	180.0
4	Chu Nan-mei (TPE)	49.15	77.5	77.5	80.0	5	97.5	102.5	102.5	6	175.0
5	Swe Swe Win (MYA)	49.65	75.0	75.0	80.0	10	100.0	100.0	105.0		175.0
6	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	49.95	72.5	75.0	77.5	7	95.0	97.5	100.0	7	175.0
7	Kaori Niyanagi (JPN)	48.80	70.0	75.0	75.0	9	92.5	97.5	100.0	5	172.5
8	Robin Goad (USA)	50.00	75.0	77.5	80.0	8	90.0	95.0	97.5	11	172.5
9	Choi Myung-shik (KOR)	49.45	72.5	77.5	77.5	6	90.0	97.5	97.5	13	167.5
10	Tara Nott (USA)	49.90	67.5	72.5	75.0	11	90.0	95.0	95.0	10	167.5
11	Noriko Hasegawa (JPN)	49.80	70.0	75.0	75.0	14	90.0	92.5	95.0	9	165.0
12	Chittiya Unchai (THA)	49.95	65.0	70.0	72.5	12	80.0	85.0	90.0	17	157.5
13	Estefanía Juan (ESP)	49.25	62.5	65.0	67.5	17	90.0	90.0	92.5	12	155.0
14	Dahbia Rigaud (FRA)	49.35	62.5	65.0	67.5	15	82.5	85.0	87.5	14	155.0
15	Rebeca Sires (ESP)	49.75	67.5	70.0	72.5	13	82.5	85.0	87.5	16	155.0
16	Evdokia Chatziavramidou (GRE)	49.80	65.0	67.5	67.5	16	82.5	85.0	87.5	15	150.0
17	Amanda Inman (AUS)	49.40	55.0	55.0	60.0	18	70.0	72.5	75.0	18	135.0
18	Sabrin Kamel (EGY)	49.60	55.0	60.0	60.0	19	72.5	75.0	77.5	19	135.0
19	Dilek Selçuk (TUR)	49.80	57.5	57.5	62.5	20	65.0	72.5	75.0	20	130.0
—	Zhong Yan (CHN)	49.70	80.0	80.0	85.0		—	—	—	—	—
—	Penphan Moonmongkol (THA)	49.70	72.5	72.5	72.5	—	95.0	100.0	100.0	8	—

References

• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 5