# 2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg

The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from 14 November to 22 November. The women's 53 kilograms division was staged on 15 and 16 November 2003.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 15 November 2003 | 13:30 | Group C |
| 16 November 2003 | 15:00 | Group B |
| 16 November 2003 | 17:30 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | 100.0 kg | Junpim Kuntatean (THA) | 97.5 kg | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 127.5 kg | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | 122.5 kg | Junpim Kuntatean (THA) | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | 222.5 kg | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 222.5 kg | Junpim Kuntatean (THA) | 217.5 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 | Li Xuejiu (CHN) | 127.5 kg | Warsaw, Poland | 20 November 2002 |
| 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 |
| | Udomporn Polsak (THA) | A | 52.52 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | 120.0 | 122.5 | 125.0 | | 222.5 |
| | Ri Song-hui (PRK) | A | 52.68 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | | 222.5 |
| | Junpim Kuntatean (THA) | A | 52.52 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | | 117.5 | 120.0 | 120.0 | | 217.5 |
| 4 | Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) | A | 52.40 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 6 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 4 | 202.5 |
| 5 | Mabel Mosquera (COL) | A | 52.14 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 4 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 5 | 200.0 |
| 6 | Nandini Devi (IND) | A | 52.68 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 6 | 200.0 |
| 7 | Sanamacha Chanu (IND) | A | 52.74 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 9 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 7 | 190.0 |
| 8 | Marioara Munteanu (ROM) | A | 52.81 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 7 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 11 | 190.0 |
| 9 | Yoon Jin-hee (KOR) | B | 52.90 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 10 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 8 | 190.0 |
| 10 | Kumie Matsumiya (JPN) | B | 51.80 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 8 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 10 | 187.5 |
| 11 | Hiromi Miyake (JPN) | B | 51.17 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 11 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 9 | 185.0 |
| 12 | Ana Margot Lemos (COL) | B | 52.35 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 14 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 13 | 180.0 |
| 13 | Yuderqui Contreras (DOM) | B | 52.89 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 15 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 14 | 180.0 |
| 14 | Natallia Radukhouskaya (BLR) | B | 52.65 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 12 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 18 | 177.5 |
| 15 | Estefanía Juan (ESP) | B | 51.54 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 13 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17 | 175.0 |
| 16 | Virginie Lachaume (FRA) | B | 52.08 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 16 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 15 | 175.0 |
| 17 | Ryu Sun-nam (PRK) | C | 52.81 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 23 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 16 | 170.0 |
| 18 | Mai Magdi (EGY) | B | 52.79 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 18 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 22 | 167.5 |
| 19 | Nastassia Novikava (BLR) | C | 52.79 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 17 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 23 | 165.0 |
| 20 | Patience Lawal (NGR) | C | 51.03 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 20 | 92.5 | — | — | 19 | 162.5 |
| 21 | Dika Toua (PNG) | C | 52.30 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 21 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 21 | 162.5 |
| 22 | Anna Czermińska (POL) | C | 51.99 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 24 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 20 | 160.0 |
| 23 | Laura Núñez (ESP) | C | 52.69 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 22 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 24 | 157.5 |
| 24 | Marina Reyes (MEX) | C | 52.74 | 67.5 | 70.0 | — | 25 | 87.5 | 87.5 | — | 25 | 155.0 |
| 25 | Enrica De Luca (ITA) | C | 48.50 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 26 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 26 | 137.5 |
| 26 | Marie Nováčková (CZE) | C | 52.64 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 27 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 27 | 137.5 |
| 27 | Ip Wing Yuk (HKG) | C | 52.55 | 25.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 28 | 35.0 | 42.5 | 47.5 | 28 | 67.5 |
| — | Heidi Neubacher (AUT) | B | 52.80 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Supeni Wasiman (INA) | A | 52.89 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | — | 105.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 12 | — |
| — | Karla Fernández (VEN) | C | 53.00 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 19 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | — | — |