1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg
| 1998 World Championships in  Lahti, Finland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | +75 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | |||||
Main article: 1998 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the lightweight (58 kg) division was staged on 11 November 1998.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) | 92.5 kg |  Song Zhijuan (CHN) | 92.5 kg |  Neli Yankova (BUL) | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) | 115.0 kg |  Maryse Turcotte (CAN) | 115.0 kg | Song Zhijuan (CHN) | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) | 207.5 kg | Song Zhijuan (CHN) | 207.5 kg | Neli Yankova (BUL) | 200.0 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 97.5 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk | Xiu Xiongying (CHN) | 123.0 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 20 May 1998 | |
| Total | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 220.0 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) | 57.00 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 92.5 | | 110.0 | 112.5 | 115.0 | | 207.5 |
 | Song Zhijuan (CHN) | 57.62 | 92.5 | | | | 112.5 | 115.0 | |  | 207.5 |
| | Neli Yankova (BUL) | 56.40 | 82.5 | 87.5 | | | 107.5 | | 112.5 | 4 | 200.0 |
| 4 | Maryse Turcotte (CAN) | 57.04 | | 82.5 | 85.0 | 5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | | | 200.0 |
| 5 |  Maria Christoforidou (GRE) | 57.18 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 6 | 100.0 | | 105.0 | 5 | 190.0 |
| 6 |  Dominika Misterska (POL) | 57.54 | 80.0 | | | 7 | | 105.0 | | 6 | 185.0 |
| 7 |  Ingrid Fèvre (FRA) | 57.58 | 77.5 | 80.0 | | 8 | 95.0 | 97.5 | | 8 | 177.5 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Liliana García (VEN) | 57.74 | | | 75.0 | 10 | 100.0 | | | 7 | 175.0 |
| 9 |  Marie Korčiánová (CZE) | 57.68 | | 70.0 | 72.5 | 13 | 90.0 | 95.0 | | 9 | 167.5 |
| 10 | Marieta Gotfryd (POL) | 57.07 | | | 75.0 | 9 | 90.0 | | | 10 | 165.0 |
| 11 |  Teresa van der Stoep (NED) | 57.31 | | 70.0 | 72.5 | 11 | 87.5 | 90.0 | | 11 | 162.5 |
| 12 |  Michaela Breeze (GBR) | 57.35 | 70.0 | | | 15 | | 90.0 | | 12 | 160.0 |
| 13 |  Soraya Jiménez (MEX) | 57.62 | 70.0 | 72.5 | | 12 | | 80.0 | 85.0 | 14 | 157.5 |
| 14 | Heidi Kanervisto (FIN) | 57.97 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 14 | 82.5 | 85.0 | | 16 | 157.5 |
| 15 |  Nita Uera (NRU) | 57.46 | | 60.0 | 65.0 | 17 | 82.5 | 87.5 | | 13 | 152.5 |
| 16 | Tuija Malinen (FIN) | 57.66 | | 67.5 | | 16 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 15 | 152.5 |
| — | Miel McGerrigle (CAN) | 57.38 | | 82.5 | 87.5 | 4 | | | | — | — |