1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 76 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 76 kg division was staged on 12 December 1997.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Hua Ju (CHN) | 107.5 kg |  Mária Takács (HUN) | 100.0 kg |  Mónica Carrio (ESP) | 97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hua Ju (CHN) | 140.0 kg |  Kim Soon-hee (KOR) | 125.0 kg | Mária Takács (HUN) | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Hua Ju (CHN) | 247.5 kg | Mária Takács (HUN) | 225.0 kg | Kim Soon-hee (KOR) | 220.0 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Gao Xiaoyan (CHN) | 106.5 kg | Seoul, South Korea | 24 November 1996 |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guimei (CHN) | 140.0 kg | Shilong, China | 18 December 1993 | |
| Total | Zhang Guimei (CHN) | 235.0 kg | Shilong, China | 18 December 1993 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Hua Ju (CHN) | 70.50 | | 102.5 | 107.5 | | 130.0 | 140.5 | — | | 247.5 |
 | Mária Takács (HUN) | 74.05 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 100.0 | | 120.0 | 122.5 | 125.0 |  | 225.0 |
| | Kim Soon-hee (KOR) | 74.00 | 90.0 | 95.0 | | 5 | 115.0 | 122.5 | 125.0 | | 220.0 |
| 4 |  Ok Son-hui (PRK) | 71.45 | 92.5 | 97.5 | | 4 | 117.5 | | | 6 | 215.0 |
| 5 |  Sumita Laha (IND) | 74.40 | 90.0 | | | 10 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 120.0 | 5 | 210.0 |
| 6 |  Line Mary (FRA) | 75.30 | 92.5 | | | 8 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 8 | 210.0 |
| 7 | Bharti Singh (IND) | 75.90 | 90.0 | 95.0 | | 7 | 107.5 | | 112.5 | 10 | 207.5 |
| 8 | Mónica Carrio (ESP) | 71.35 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 97.5 | | 107.5 | | | 11 | 205.0 |
| 9 |  Jeane Lassen (CAN) | 73.60 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 12 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 7 | 202.5 |
| 10 |  Hiromi Fujiwara (JPN) | 74.20 | | 87.5 | | 11 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 9 | 202.5 |
| 11 |  Manuela Torazza (ITA) | 74.05 | 85.0 | | 90.0 | 9 | 105.0 | | | 12 | 195.0 |
| — |  Lu Yu-ruu (TPE) | 75.75 | | 95.0 | | 6 | | | | — | — |
| — | .svg.png){kind=small} Cho Cho Win (MYA) | 74.85 | | | | — | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 4 | — |
| DQ |  Aysel Özgür (TUR) | 75.65 | 105.0 | 110.0 | | — | 125.0 | | | — | — |
| DQ |  Sefi Onubaye (NGR) | 74.80 | | 90.0 | | — | 110.0 | 115.0 | | — | — |
| DQ |  Lubov Grigurko (UKR) | 75.20 | 90.0 | 95.0 | | — | 105.0 | | | — | — |
New records
| Snatch | 107.5 kg | Hua Ju (CHN) |
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| Aysel Özgür (TUR) |
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| Clean & Jerk | 140.5 kg | Hua Ju (CHN) |
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| Total | 237.5 kg | Hua Ju (CHN) |
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| Total | 247.5 kg | Hua Ju (CHN) |
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