# 2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg

The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from 14 November to 22 November. The women's 48 kilograms division was staged on 14 and 15 November 2003.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 14 November 2003 | 13:00 | Group C |
| 15 November 2003 | 15:00 | Group B |
| 15 November 2003 | 17:30 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 90.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 85.0 kg | Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | 85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 110.0 kg | Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) | 107.5 kg | Rosmainar (INA) | 105.0 kg |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 200.0 kg | Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) | 190.0 kg | Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | 187.5 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Li Zhuo (CHN) | 93.5 kg | Qinhuangdao, China | 10 September 2003 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Li Zhuo (CHN) | 116.5 kg | Qinhuangdao, China | 10 September 2003 |
| World Record | Total | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 207.5 kg | Warsaw, Poland | 19 November 2002 |

## 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 |
| | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | A | 47.84 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | | 110.0 | 115.0 | — | | 200.0 |
| | Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) | A | 47.93 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 4 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | | 190.0 |
| | Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | A | 47.74 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 5 | 187.5 |
| 4 | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | A | 47.62 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 6 | 185.0 |
| 5 | Kunjarani Devi (IND) | A | 47.40 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 6 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 4 | 182.5 |
| 6 | Rosmainar (INA) | A | 47.58 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 7 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105.0 | | 182.5 |
| 7 | Tara Cunningham (USA) | A | 47.61 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 8 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 7 | 175.0 |
| 8 | Suda Chaleephay (THA) | A | 47.81 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 9 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9 | 175.0 |
| 9 | Choe Un-sim (PRK) | A | 47.25 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 12 | 172.5 |
| 10 | Chen Han-tung (TPE) | A | 47.23 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 12 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 10 | 167.5 |
| 11 | Svetlana Ulyanova (RUS) | B | 47.53 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 13 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 11 | 167.5 |
| 12 | Christina Baka (GRE) | A | 47.60 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 11 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 14 | 167.5 |
| 13 | Sabrina Richard (FRA) | B | 47.46 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 18 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 13 | 162.5 |
| 14 | Remigia Arcila (VEN) | B | 47.62 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 19 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 15 | 162.5 |
| 15 | Chen Wei-ling (TPE) | C | 45.80 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 16 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 16 | 160.0 |
| 16 | Rebeca Sires (ESP) | C | 47.66 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 14 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 19 | 160.0 |
| 17 | Joke Adekola (NGR) | B | 47.93 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 15 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 22 | 157.5 |
| 18 | Enga Mohamed (EGY) | B | 47.62 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 20 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 20 | 155.0 |
| 19 | Misaki Oshiro (JPN) | C | 46.96 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 17 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 23 | 152.5 |
| 20 | Jodi Wilhite (USA) | C | 47.69 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 22 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 21 | 150.0 |
| 21 | Marta Kleszczyńska (POL) | C | 47.49 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 21 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 24 | 147.5 |
| 22 | Giovanna D'Alessandro (ITA) | C | 44.52 | 57.5 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 23 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 27 | 137.5 |
| 23 | Petra Klimparová (CZE) | C | 47.25 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 55.0 | 24 | 62.5 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 28 | 120.0 |
| — | Guillermina Candelario (DOM) | B | 47.04 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | — | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 17 | — |
| — | Genny Pagliaro (ITA) | B | 47.22 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | — | 85.0 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 18 | — |
| — | Gema Peris (ESP) | B | 47.25 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Dahbia Rigaud (FRA) | C | 47.42 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Ester Cichá (CZE) | C | 47.51 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | — | 62.5 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 29 | — |
| — | Betsabé García (MEX) | C | 47.70 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 70.0 | — | 82.5 | 87.5 | — | 25 | — |
| — | Masumi Imaoka (JPN) | B | 47.71 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | — | 97.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 8 | — |
| — | Silvia Lucero (ESA) | C | 47.77 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | — | 82.5 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 26 | — |
| — | Ri Hyon-ok (PRK) | B | 47.93 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 10 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | — |