# 1996 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1996 Women's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from May 3 to May 11, 1996. There were 102 women in action from 24 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 46 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Guan Hong China | 77.5 kg | Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei | 70.0 kg | Kunjarani Devi India | 67.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Guan Hong China | 95.0 kg | Kunjarani Devi India | 90.0 kg | Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei | 87.5 kg |
| Total | Guan Hong China | 172.5 kg | Kunjarani Devi India | 157.5 kg | Tsai Huey-woan Chinese Taipei | 157.5 kg |
| 50 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Liu Xiuhua China | 80.0 kg | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 80.0 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 77.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Xiuhua China | 105.0 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 95.0 kg | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 95.0 kg |
| Total | Liu Xiuhua China | 185.0 kg | Choi Myung-shik South Korea | 175.0 kg | Chu Nan-mei Chinese Taipei | 172.5 kg |
| 54 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Zhang Xixiang China | 87.5 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 85.0 kg | Karnam Malleswari India | 85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Xixiang China | 110.0 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 102.5 kg | Karnam Malleswari India | 102.5 kg |
| Total | Zhang Xixiang China | 197.5 kg | Kuo Ping-chun Chinese Taipei | 187.5 kg | Karnam Malleswari India | 187.5 kg |
| 59 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Chen Xiaomin China | 99.0 kg WR | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 90.0 kg | Yuriko Takahashi Japan | 85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yuriko Takahashi Japan | 112.5 kg | Chen Xiaomin China | 110.0 kg | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 107.5 kg |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin China | 207.5 kg | Maria Christoforidou Greece | 197.5 kg | Yuriko Takahashi Japan | 197.5 kg |
| 64 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Hongyun China | 106.0 kg WR | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 100.0 kg | Bénédicte Comblez France | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongyun China | 120.0 kg | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 115.0 kg | Choi Eun-ja South Korea | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Li Hongyun China | 225.0 kg | Chen Jui-lien Chinese Taipei | 215.0 kg | Huang Hsi-li Chinese Taipei | 202.5 kg |
| 70 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Ilona Dankó Hungary | 97.5 kg | Tang Weifang China | 95.0 kg | Irina Komendanskaya Russia | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Weifang China | 127.5 kg | Irina Kasimova Russia | 122.5 kg | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Tang Weifang China | 222.5 kg | Irina Kasimova Russia | 212.5 kg | Kim Dong-hee South Korea | 212.5 kg |
| 76 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Li Yan China | 97.5 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 95.0 kg | Theresa Brick Canada | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yan China | 127.5 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 120.0 kg | Panagiota Antonopoulou Greece | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Li Yan China | 225.0 kg | Mária Takács Hungary | 215.0 kg | Panagiota Antonopoulou Greece | 210.0 kg |
| 83 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Wei Xiangying China | 110.0 kg WR | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 107.5 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 135.0 kg | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 135.0 kg | Wei Xiangying China | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Wei Xiangying China | 242.5 kg WR | Chen Shu-chih Chinese Taipei | 242.5 kg | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 235.0 kg |
| +83 kg (details) |||||||
| Snatch | Karoliina Lundahl Finland | 107.5 kg | Wan Ni China | 102.5 kg | Sylvie Iskin France | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wan Ni China | 137.5 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei | 130.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl Finland | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Wan Ni China | 240.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl Finland | 232.5 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien Chinese Taipei | 227.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 23 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | India | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |

## Participating nations

102 competitors from 24 nations competed.
* Australia (3)
* Belarus (1)
* Bulgaria (7)
* Canada (3)
* China (9)
* Chinese Taipei (9)
* Colombia (3)
* Czech Republic (3)
* Finland (4)
* France (4)
* Germany (1)
* Great Britain (1)
* Greece (9)
* Hungary (6)
* India (5)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (5)
* Mexico (1)
* Poland (2)
* Russia (8)
* South Korea (3)
* Spain (3)
* Turkey (1)
* United States (9)