1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 50 kg

1997 World Weightlifting Championships
	Men	Women
	54 kg	46 kg
	59 kg	50 kg
	64 kg	54 kg
	70 kg	59 kg
	76 kg	64 kg
	83 kg	70 kg
	91 kg	76 kg
	99 kg	83 kg
	108 kg	+83 kg
	+108 kg
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The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 50 kg division was staged on 6 December 1997.

Medalists[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	(CHN)	85.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	82.5 kg	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	80.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	105.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	102.5 kg	Swe Swe Win (MYA)	100.0 kg
Total	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	185.0 kg	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	185.0 kg	(PRK)	180.0 kg

Records[]

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

World Record	Snatch	(CHN)	88.0 kg	Busan, South Korea	3 July 1995
	Clean & Jerk	Liu Xiuhua (CHN)	110.5 kg	Hiroshima, Japan	3 October 1994
	Total	Liu Xiuhua (CHN)	197.5 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
	Winarni Binti Slamet (INA)	48.95	77.5	80.0	85.0		100.0	105.0	111.0		185.0
	Izabela Dragneva (BUL)	49.10	75.0	80.0	82.5		95.0	100.0	102.5		185.0
	(PRK)	49.80	80.0	82.5	82.5	4	100.0	105.0	105.0	4	180.0
4	(TPE)	49.15	77.5	77.5	80.0	5	97.5	102.5	102.5	6	175.0
5	Swe Swe Win (MYA)	49.65	75.0	75.0	80.0	10	100.0	100.0	105.0		175.0
6	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	49.95	72.5	75.0	77.5	7	95.0	97.5	100.0	7	175.0
7	Kaori Niyanagi (JPN)	48.80	70.0	75.0	75.0	9	92.5	97.5	100.0	5	172.5
8	Robin Goad (USA)	50.00	75.0	77.5	80.0	8	90.0	95.0	97.5	11	172.5
9	(KOR)	49.45	72.5	77.5	77.5	6	90.0	97.5	97.5	13	167.5
10	Tara Nott (USA)	49.90	67.5	72.5	75.0	11	90.0	95.0	95.0	10	167.5
11	(JPN)	49.80	70.0	75.0	75.0	14	90.0	92.5	95.0	9	165.0
12	(THA)	49.95	65.0	70.0	72.5	12	80.0	85.0	90.0	17	157.5
13	(ESP)	49.25	62.5	65.0	67.5	17	90.0	90.0	92.5	12	155.0
14	(FRA)	49.35	62.5	65.0	67.5	15	82.5	85.0	87.5	14	155.0
15	(ESP)	49.75	67.5	70.0	72.5	13	82.5	85.0	87.5	16	155.0
16	(GRE)	49.80	65.0	67.5	67.5	16	82.5	85.0	87.5	15	150.0
17	(AUS)	49.40	55.0	55.0	60.0	18	70.0	72.5	75.0	18	135.0
18	(EGY)	49.60	55.0	60.0	60.0	19	72.5	75.0	77.5	19	135.0
19	(TUR)	49.80	57.5	57.5	62.5	20	65.0	72.5	75.0	20	130.0
—	(CHN)	49.70	80.0	80.0	85.0		—	—	—	—	—
—	(THA)	49.70	72.5	72.5	72.5	—	95.0	100.0	100.0	8	—

References[]

• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 5