# 2002 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg

The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 19 November to 26 November. The women's 53 kilograms division was staged on 19 and 20 November 2002.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 19 November 2002 | 12:00 | Group B |
| 20 November 2002 | 14:00 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 97.5 kg | Li Xuejiu (CHN) | 95.0 kg | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Xuejiu (CHN) | 127.5 kg | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 127.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 225.0 kg | Li Xuejiu (CHN) | 222.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | 215.0 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 102.5 kg | Busan, South Korea | 1 October 2002 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Yang Xia (CHN) | 125.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 18 September 2000 |
| World Record | Total | Yang Xia (CHN) | 225.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 18 September 2000 |

## 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 |
| | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | A | 52.90 | 97.5 | 103.0 | 103.0 | | 122.5 | 125.5 | 127.5 | | 225.0 |
| | Li Xuejiu (CHN) | A | 52.85 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | | 115.0 | 120.0 | 127.5 | | 222.5 |
| | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | A | 52.95 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | | 215.0 |
| 4 | Mabel Mosquera (COL) | A | 52.60 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 4 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 4 | 205.0 |
| 5 | Donka Mincheva (BUL) | A | 52.50 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 5 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 5 | 197.5 |
| 6 | Esmat Mansour (EGY) | A | 52.95 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 8 | 100.0 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 6 | 187.5 |
| 7 | Tara Nott (USA) | A | 51.85 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 7 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 8 | 185.0 |
| 8 | Fang Hsin-tzu (TPE) | A | 52.15 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 12 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 7 | 180.0 |
| 9 | Hiromi Miyake (JPN) | B | 52.20 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 10 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 9 | 175.0 |
| 10 | Estefanía Juan (ESP) | B | 51.65 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 9 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 10 | 172.5 |
| 11 | Lin Tsu-ling (TPE) | B | 52.70 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 13 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 12 | 170.0 |
| 12 | Natasha Barker (AUS) | B | 52.95 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 11 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 15 | 170.0 |
| 13 | Heidi Neubacher (AUT) | B | 52.95 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 14 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 14 | 170.0 |
| 14 | Virginie Lachaume (FRA) | B | 52.25 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 15 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 11 | 167.5 |
| 15 | Jo Calvino (GBR) | B | 52.90 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 16 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 16 | 137.5 |
| — | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) | A | 52.75 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 6 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | — | — |
| — | Barbara Sachmacińska (POL) | A | 52.85 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | — | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 13 | — |

## New records

| Clean & Jerk | 125.5 kg | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 127.5 kg | Li Xuejiu (CHN) | WR |