# 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 50 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 50 kg division was staged on 6 December 1997.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Zhong Yan (CHN) | 85.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 82.5 kg | Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) | 80.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) | 105.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 102.5 kg | Swe Swe Win (MYA) | 100.0 kg |
| Total | Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) | 185.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 185.0 kg | Ri Yong-hwa (PRK) | 180.0 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Jiang Baoyu (CHN) | 88.0 kg | Busan, South Korea | 3 July 1995 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Liu Xiuhua (CHN) | 110.5 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 3 October 1994 |
| World Record | Total | Liu Xiuhua (CHN) | 197.5 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 3 October 1994 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | 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 | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) | 48.95 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 100.0 | 105.0 | 111.0 | | 185.0 |
| | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 49.10 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | | 185.0 |
| | Ri Yong-hwa (PRK) | 49.80 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 4 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 4 | 180.0 |
| 4 | Chu Nan-mei (TPE) | 49.15 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 6 | 175.0 |
| 5 | Swe Swe Win (MYA) | 49.65 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 10 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | | 175.0 |
| 6 | Sanamacha Chanu (IND) | 49.95 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 7 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 7 | 175.0 |
| 7 | Kaori Niyanagi (JPN) | 48.80 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 9 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 5 | 172.5 |
| 8 | Robin Goad (USA) | 50.00 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 8 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 11 | 172.5 |
| 9 | Choi Myung-shik (KOR) | 49.45 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 6 | 90.0 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 13 | 167.5 |
| 10 | Tara Nott (USA) | 49.90 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 11 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 10 | 167.5 |
| 11 | Noriko Hasegawa (JPN) | 49.80 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 14 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 9 | 165.0 |
| 12 | Chittiya Unchai (THA) | 49.95 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 12 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 17 | 157.5 |
| 13 | Estefanía Juan (ESP) | 49.25 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 17 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 12 | 155.0 |
| 14 | Dahbia Rigaud (FRA) | 49.35 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 15 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 14 | 155.0 |
| 15 | Rebeca Sires (ESP) | 49.75 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 13 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 16 | 155.0 |
| 16 | Evdokia Chatziavramidou (GRE) | 49.80 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 16 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 15 | 150.0 |
| 17 | Amanda Inman (AUS) | 49.40 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 18 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 18 | 135.0 |
| 18 | Sabrin Kamel (EGY) | 49.60 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 19 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 19 | 135.0 |
| 19 | Dilek Selçuk (TUR) | 49.80 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 62.5 | 20 | 65.0 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 20 | 130.0 |
| — | Zhong Yan (CHN) | 49.70 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Penphan Moonmongkol (THA) | 49.70 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | — | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8 | — |