1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 59 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 | |||||
Main article: 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 59 kg division was staged on 9 December 1997.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 97.5 kg | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 92.5 kg |  Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 117.5 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Naw Ju Ni (MYA) | 117.5 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 212.5 kg | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 210.0 kg | Naw Ju Ni (MYA) | 207.5 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Zou Feie (CHN) | 100.0 kg | Pusan, South Korea | 13 May 1997 |
| Clean & Jerk | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 125.0 kg | Jakarta, Indonesia | 13 October 1997 | |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 220.0 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 4 October 1994 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 57.65 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | | 115.0 | | |  | 212.5 |
 | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 58.05 | 87.5 | 92.5 | | | 117.5 | | | | 210.0 |
| | Naw Ju Ni (MYA) | 58.20 | 85.0 | 90.0 | | 4 | 110.0 | 117.5 | | | 207.5 |
| 4 | Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 58.50 | | 92.5 | | | | 112.5 | 115.0 | 4 | 207.5 |
| 5 |  Karnam Malleswari (IND) | 58.60 | 90.0 | | | 5 | 115.0 | | | 5 | 205.0 |
| 6 |  Nancy Niro (CAN) | 58.55 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 6 | 100.0 | | 105.0 | 7 | 190.0 |
| 7 |  Dominika Misterska (POL) | 57.70 | 75.0 | 80.0 | | 7 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 8 | 182.5 |
| 8 | Pratima Kumari (IND) | 58.40 | | 77.5 | | 12 | | 105.0 | | 6 | 182.5 |
| 9 |  Josefa Pérez (ESP) | 58.50 | 77.5 | 80.0 | | 9 | 97.5 | 100.0 | | 11 | 180.0 |
| 10 |  Valentina Popova (RUS) | 57.90 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 8 | 97.5 | | | 12 | 177.5 |
| 11 |  Isabella Aconiti (ITA) | 58.40 | | 75.0 | 77.5 | 11 | 97.5 | | 100.0 | 10 | 177.5 |
| 12 |  Olga Sablina (UZB) | 55.85 | 75.0 | | | 13 | 100.0 | | — | 9 | 175.0 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ana María Arraez (VEN) | 58.00 | | 77.5 | | 10 | 97.5 | | | 13 | 175.0 |
| 14 | Lilia Musakayeva (RUS) | 56.20 | | | 72.5 | 15 | 95.0 | | | 14 | 167.5 |
| 15 |  Marie Korčiánová (CZE) | 58.55 | 72.5 | 75.0 | | 14 | | 92.5 | | 15 | 167.5 |
| 16 |  Nurbanu Akdoğan (TUR) | 58.70 | 65.0 | | 72.5 | 16 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 16 | 162.5 |
| 17 |  Nita Uera (NRU) | 58.35 | 60.0 | | 65.0 | 17 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 17 | 152.5 |