1988 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from December 2 to December 4, 1988. There were 103 women in action from 23 nations.

Medal summary[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
44 kg
Snatch	China	60.0 kg	South Korea	55.0 kg	Indonesia	47.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	87.5 kg WR	South Korea	75.5 kg	Chinese Taipei	57.5 kg
Total	China	147.5 kg WR	South Korea	130.0 kg	Indonesia	105.0 kg
48 kg
Snatch	China	70.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	67.5 kg	Indonesia	62.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	95.5 kg WR	Indonesia	75.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	72.5 kg
Total	China	165.0 kg	Robin Byrd  United States	140.0 kg	Indonesia	137.5 kg
52 kg
Snatch	China	80.0 kg WR	Chinese Taipei	68.0 kg	Spain	62.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	95.0 kg WR	Spain	85.0 kg	South Korea	85.0 kg
Total	China	175.0 kg WR	Spain	147.5 kg	South Korea	145.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	China	75.0 kg	South Korea	70.0 kg	France	67.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	105.0 kg WR	Chinese Taipei	87.5 kg	Japan	85.0 kg
Total	China	180.0 kg WR	South Korea	155.0 kg	Chinese Taipei	152.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch	China	85.0 kg WR	Greece	80.0 kg	United States	75.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	110.0 kg WR	United States	100.0 kg	Greece	97.5 kg
Total	China	195.0 kg WR	Greece	177.5 kg	United States	175.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	China	95.0 kg WR	Hungary	87.5 kg	Hungary	82.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	115.0 kg WR	Hungary	110.0 kg	Great Britain	102.5 kg
Total	China	210.0 kg WR	Hungary	197.5 kg	Great Britain	180.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	90.0 kg	China	90.0 kg	Bulgaria	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	122.5 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	115.0 kg	Arlys Kovach  United States	112.5 kg
Total	China	212.5 kg WR	Milena Trendafilova  Bulgaria	205.0 kg	Arlys Kovach  United States	197.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	China	97.5 kg WR	Hungary	92.5 kg	Bulgaria	92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	117.5 kg	Hungary	117.5 kg	Bulgaria	110.0 kg
Total	China	215.0 kg	Hungary	210.0 kg	Bulgaria	202.5 kg
+82.5 kg
Snatch	China	100.0 kg WR	Karyn Marshall  United States	97.5 kg	Hungary	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	China	132.5 kg WR	Karyn Marshall  United States	127.5 kg	Hungary	107.5 kg
Total	China	232.5 kg WR	Karyn Marshall  United States	225.0 kg	Hungary	192.5 kg

Medal table[]

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	9	0	0	9
2	United States	0	2	2	4
3	Hungary	0	2	1	3
	South Korea	0	2	1	3
5	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
6	Greece	0	1	0	1
	Spain	0	1	0	1
8	Indonesia	0	0	2	2
9	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 nations)		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	26	1	0	27
2	Bulgaria	1	2	4	7
3	United States	0	6	5	11
4	Hungary	0	6	4	10
5	South Korea	0	5	2	7
6	Chinese Taipei	0	2	2	4
7	Greece	0	2	1	3
	Spain	0	2	1	3
9	Indonesia	0	1	4	5
10	Great Britain	0	0	2	2
11	France	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 nations)		27	27	27	81

See also[]

• Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References[]

• Results (Sport 123)
• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics