1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 54 kg

1997 World Championships
in Thailand 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 54 kg division was staged on 8 December 1997.

Medalists

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

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

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
1st  Meng Xianjuan (CHN) 53.90 87.5 94.0 94.0 1st 100.0 115.0 117.5 1st 205.0
2nd  Ri Song-hui (PRK) 53.60 85.0 90.0 90.0 4 110.0 112.5 112.5 2nd 195.0
3rd  Saipin Detsaeng (THA) 53.65 75.0 85.0 90.0 5 105.0 110.0 112.5 3rd 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 2nd 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 3rd 107.5 107.5 107.5 — —
—  Ana-Maria Iagăru (ROU) 53.10 62.5 62.5 62.5 — 70.0 80.0 90.0 16 —

New records

Clean & Jerk 117.5 kg  Meng Xianjuan (CHN) WR

References

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