1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 83 kg
| 1997 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 83 kg division was staged on 13 December 1997.
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Aye Aye Aung (MYA) |
110.0 kg |  Balkisu Musa (NGR) |
107.5 kg |  Ma Runmei (CHN) |
107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ma Runmei (CHN) |
145.0 kg |  Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
137.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) |
135.0 kg |
| Total | Ma Runmei (CHN) |
252.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) |
240.0 kg | Aye Aye Aung (MYA) |
240.0 kg |
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Wang Yanmei (CHN) |
112.5 kg | Yangzhou, China | 14 July 1997 |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yajuan (CHN) |
155.0 kg | Melbourne, Australia | 20 November 1993 | |
| Total | Li Yajuan (CHN) |
260.0 kg | Melbourne, Australia | 20 November 1993 |
Results
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Ma Runmei (CHN) |
97.75 | 102.5 | 107.5 |  |
140.0 | 145.0 | — | |
252.5 | |
 |
Chen Shu-chih (TPE) |
90.90 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 4 | 135.0 | |
240.0 | |||
|
Aye Aye Aung (MYA) |
107.05 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | |
130.0 | 4 | 240.0 | ||
| 4 | Balkisu Musa (NGR) |
89.10 | 102.5 | 107.5 | |
125.0 | 5 | 232.5 | |||
| 5 |  Vita Rudenok (UKR) |
85.25 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 5 | 115.0 | 9 | 215.0 | ||
| 6 |  Lourdes Gorostegui (ESP) |
90.20 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 6 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 6 | 212.5 | |
| 7 |  Katarina Sederholm (NOR) |
90.65 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 7 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 7 | 212.5 | ||
| 8 |  Agata Wróbel (POL) |
100.50 | 95.0 | 8 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 8 | 212.5 | ||
| 9 |  Olivia Baker (NZL) |
101.60 | 85.0 | 11 | 112.5 | 10 | 197.5 | ||||
| 10 |  Filippia Kochliaridou (GRE) |
83.30 | 85.0 | 10 | 107.5 | 11 | 192.5 | ||||
| 11 |  Sheeva Peo (NRU) |
86.10 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 12 | 100.0 | 12 | 177.5 | |||
| — |  Lisa Brien (USA) |
124.05 | 87.5 | 9 | — | — | |||||
| — | Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
99.60 | — | 137.5 | |
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| DQ |  Nurcihan Gönül (TUR) |
87.70 | 102.5 | — | 135.0 | 140.0 | — | — | |||