1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 50 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 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
1st  Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) 48.95 77.5 80.0 85.0 3rd 100.0 105.0 111.0 1st 185.0
2nd  Izabela Dragneva (BUL) 49.10 75.0 80.0 82.5 2nd 95.0 100.0 102.5 2nd 185.0
3rd  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 3rd 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 1st — — — — —
—  Penphan Moonmongkol (THA) 49.70 72.5 72.5 72.5 — 95.0 100.0 100.0 8 —

New records

Snatch 85.0 kg  Zhong Yan (CHN) JWR

References