# 2015 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg

The women's 53 kilograms event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 21 and 22 November 2015 in Houston, United States.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 21 November 2015 | 11:00 | Group C |
| 21 November 2015 | 21:30 | Group B |
| 22 November 2015 | 14:55 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Chen Xiaoting (CHN) | 101 kg | Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) | 96 kg | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | 96 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) | 125 kg | Chen Xiaoting (CHN) | 120 kg | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | 117 kg |
| Total | Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) | 221 kg | Chen Xiaoting (CHN) | 221 kg | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | 213 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Li Ping (CHN) | 103 kg | Guangzhou, China | 14 November 2010 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) | 134 kg | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 10 November 2014 |
| World Record | Total | Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) | 233 kg | Incheon, South Korea | 21 September 2014 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) | A | 52.61 | 96 | 96 | 101 | | 120 | 120 | 125 | | 221 |
| | Chen Xiaoting (CHN) | A | 52.78 | 97 | 101 | 104 | | 120 | 120 | 120 | | 221 |
| | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | A | 52.97 | 94 | 96 | 100 | | 115 | 117 | 121 | | 213 |
| 4 | Sopita Tanasan (THA) | A | 50.34 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 4 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 5 | 210 |
| 5 | Rattanaphon Pakkaratha (THA) | A | 52.97 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 7 | 111 | 116 | 116 | 4 | 205 |
| 6 | Margarita Yelisseyeva (KAZ) | A | 52.82 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 6 | 107 | 112 | 115 | 7 | 202 |
| 7 | Marina Sisoeva (UZB) | A | 52.66 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 8 | 108 | 112 | 116 | 6 | 200 |
| 8 | Iulia Paratova (UKR) | A | 52.72 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 5 | 105 | 108 | 112 | 10 | 198 |
| 9 | Ana Margot Lemos (COL) | A | 52.74 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 11 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 9 | 194 |
| 10 | Rebeka Koha (LAT) | A | 52.49 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 9 | 101 | 105 | 107 | 16 | 192 |
| 11 | Génesis Rodríguez (VEN) | A | 52.90 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 10 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 18 | 192 |
| 12 | Ayşegül Çoban (TUR) | A | 52.38 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 19 | 107 | 111 | 116 | 8 | 191 |
| 13 | Kanae Yagi (JPN) | B | 52.46 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 12 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 12 | 191 |
| 14 | Rusmeris Villar (COL) | B | 52.72 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 18 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 11 | 190 |
| 15 | Sema Acartürk (TUR) | B | 52.36 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 17 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 14 | 188 |
| 16 | Yoon Jin-hee (KOR) | C | 52.42 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 15 | 98 | 103 | 105 | 15 | 188 |
| 17 | María Sierra (VEN) | B | 52.53 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 17 | 185 |
| 18 | Syarah Anggraini (INA) | B | 52.59 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 13 | 101 | 105 | 105 | 23 | 185 |
| 19 | Santoshi Matsa (IND) | B | 51.84 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 23 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 13 | 184 |
| 20 | Dika Toua (PNG) | B | 52.81 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 22 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 20 | 183 |
| 21 | Lola Kadirova (UZB) | B | 52.85 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 14 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 25 | 183 |
| 22 | Atenery Hernández (ESP) | C | 52.60 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 21 | 97 | 100 | 102 | 22 | 182 |
| 23 | Erika Yamasaki (AUS) | B | 52.49 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 16 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 26 | 181 |
| 24 | Dewi Safitri (INA) | B | 52.27 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 99 | 102 | 105 | 21 | 179 |
| 25 | Giorgia Russo (ITA) | C | 52.56 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 29 | 94 | 99 | 104 | 19 | 178 |
| 26 | Yafreisy Silvestre (DOM) | B | 52.70 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 28 | 97 | 101 | 101 | 24 | 177 |
| 27 | Basma Ibrahim (EGY) | C | 52.64 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 26 | 92 | 95 | 100 | 27 | 171 |
| 28 | Anna Govelyan (ARM) | B | 52.69 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 27 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 28 | 170 |
| 29 | Aksana Zalatarova (ISR) | C | 52.77 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 25 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 31 | 167 |
| 30 | Yu Weili (HKG) | C | 52.47 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 33 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 29 | 163 |
| 31 | Wioleta Jastrzębska (POL) | C | 51.68 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 31 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 30 | 162 |
| 32 | Gansereeteriin Baasanjargal (MGL) | C | 52.54 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 30 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 36 | 157 |
| 33 | Niulis González (CUB) | C | 51.70 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 32 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 33 | 155 |
| 34 | Scarleth Mercado (NCA) | C | 52.99 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 37 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 32 | 155 |
| 35 | Oyuuntungalagiin Bayartsetseg (MGL) | C | 52.79 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 34 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 34 | 153 |
| 36 | Sini Kukkonen (FIN) | C | 51.75 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 35 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 35 | 151 |
| 37 | Christina Ejstrup (DEN) | C | 52.69 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 36 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 37 | 148 |
| 38 | Sofía Rito (URU) | C | 52.94 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 38 | 147 |
| — | Kimberly Taguacta (GUM) | C | 52.58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | — | 80 | 80 | 80 | — | — |