1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 54 kg

1996 World Weightlifting Championships
Women
	46 kg
	50 kg
	54 kg
	59 kg
	64 kg
	70 kg
	76 kg
	83 kg
	+83 kg
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The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 54 kilograms division was staged on 5 May.

Medalists[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Zhang Xixiang (CHN)	87.5 kg	(TPE)	85.0 kg	Karnam Malleswari (IND)	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zhang Xixiang (CHN)	110.0 kg	(TPE)	102.5 kg	Karnam Malleswari (IND)	102.5 kg
Total	Zhang Xixiang (CHN)	197.5 kg	(TPE)	187.5 kg	Karnam Malleswari (IND)	187.5 kg

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	(CHN)	92.5 kg	Hiroshima, Japan	3 October 1994
	Clean & Jerk	Zhang Xixiang (CHN)	113.5 kg	Yachiyo, Japan	5 April 1996
	Total	(CHN)	202.5 kg	Hiroshima, Japan	3 October 1994

Results[]

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Zhang Xixiang (CHN)	54.00	82.5	87.5	90.0		105.0	110.0	110.0		197.5
	(TPE)	53.60	80.0	85.0	87.5		102.5	107.5	107.5		187.5
	Karnam Malleswari (IND)	53.90	80.0	85.0	85.0		102.5	102.5	102.5		187.5
4	(BUL)	53.05	75.0	80.0	80.0	5	95.0	100.0	102.5	4	175.0
5	Maryse Turcotte (CAN)	53.85	67.5	70.0	72.5	7	90.0	95.0	97.5	5	165.0
6	(RUS)	53.95	65.0	70.0	70.0	11	90.0	95.0	97.5	6	160.0
7	(GRE)	53.05	62.5	65.0	67.5	9	87.5	92.5	92.5	7	157.5
8	(ITA)	53.40	62.5	67.5	67.5	8	85.0	90.0	92.5	8	157.5
9	(USA)	53.70	67.5	70.0	72.5	6	82.5	87.5	87.5	11	152.5
10	(FRA)	53.25	65.0	70.0	70.0	10	82.5	82.5	82.5	10	147.5
11	Soraya Jiménez (MEX)	53.85	60.0	65.0	65.0	14	80.0	85.0	87.5	9	147.5
12	(FIN)	54.00	65.0	67.5	67.5	12	77.5	80.0	82.5	13	145.0
13	(HUN)	52.50	57.5	62.5	65.0	13	80.0	80.0	80.0	12	142.5
—	Robin Goad (USA)	52.50	77.5	80.0	82.5	4	95.0	95.0	95.0	—	—

References[]

• Results
• Weightlifting Database