1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 59 kg

The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 59 kilograms division was staged on 6 May.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	97.5 kg	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	90.0 kg	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	112.5 kg	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	110.0 kg	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	107.5 kg
Total	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	207.5 kg	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	197.5 kg	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	197.5 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Zou Feie (CHN)	98.5 kg	Istanbul, South Korea	21 November 1994
	Clean & Jerk	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	123.5 kg	Guangzhou, China	20 November 1995
	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
	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	58.80	90.0	95.0	99.0		107.5	110.0	—		207.5
	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	58.65	85.0	87.5	90.0		105.0	107.5	110.0		197.5
	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	58.70	80.0	80.0	85.0		107.5	110.0	112.5		197.5
4	Nancy Niro (CAN)	58.90	77.5	82.5	87.5	4	100.0	105.0	110.0	5	187.5
5	Josefa Pérez (ESP)	58.65	75.0	77.5	80.0	5	90.0	95.0	97.5	6	175.0
6	Marie Korčiánová (CZE)	58.80	75.0	77.5	80.0	6	92.5	97.5	100.0	10	170.0
7	Lilia Musakaeva (RUS)	58.80	65.0	65.0	70.0	9	90.0	95.0	100.0	7	165.0
8	Beata Prei (POL)	58.45	65.0	67.5	70.0	8	90.0	92.5	92.5	9	162.5
9	Gina Hernández (COL)	57.55	67.5	72.5	75.0	7	77.5	82.5	82.5	13	150.0
10	Tuija Malinen (FIN)	58.40	67.5	70.0	70.0	10	80.0	82.5	85.0	11	150.0
11	Albena Yurukova (BUL)	58.80	65.0	70.0	—	11	80.0	85.0	—	12	145.0
—	Wu Mei-yi (TPE)	57.90	85.0	85.0	85.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Gergana Kirilova (BUL)	58.65	85.0	85.0	85.0	—	105.0	105.0	107.5	4	—
—	Eleni Kyssidou (GRE)	58.95	75.0	75.0	75.0	—	90.0	95.0	95.0	8	—

New records

Snatch

99.0 kg

Chen Xiaomin (CHN)

WR

References

• Results
• Weightlifting Database