| 1996 World Weightlifting Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Women | |
| 46 kg | |
| 50 kg | |
| 54 kg | |
| 59 kg | |
| 64 kg | |
| 70 kg | |
| 76 kg | |
| 83 kg | |
| +83 kg | |
The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 59 kilograms division was staged on 6 May.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 97.5 kg |  Maria Christoforidou (GRE) | 90.0 kg |  Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) | 85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) | 112.5 kg | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 110.0 kg | Maria Christoforidou (GRE) | 107.5 kg |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 207.5 kg | Maria Christoforidou (GRE) | 197.5 kg | Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) | 197.5 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Zou Feie (CHN) | 98.5 kg | Istanbul, South Korea | 21 November 1994 |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 123.5 kg | Guangzhou, China | 20 November 1995 | |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 220.0 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 4 October 1994 |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 58.80 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 99.0 | | 107.5 | 110.0 | — |  | 207.5 |
| Maria Christoforidou (GRE) | 58.65 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | | 105.0 | 107.5 |  | 197.5 | |
| Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) | 58.70 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 107.5 | 110.0 | 112.5 | | 197.5 | |
| 4 |  Nancy Niro (CAN) | 58.90 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 4 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 5 | 187.5 | ||
| 5 |  Josefa Pérez (ESP) | 58.65 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 5 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 6 | 175.0 | |
| 6 |  Marie Korčiánová (CZE) | 58.80 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 6 | 92.5 | 10 | 170.0 | |||
| 7 |  Lilia Musakaeva (RUS) | 58.80 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 7 | 165.0 | ||
| 8 |  Beata Prei (POL) | 58.45 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 8 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 9 | 162.5 | |
| 9 |  Gina Hernández (COL) | 57.55 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 7 | 77.5 | 13 | 150.0 | |||
| 10 |  Tuija Malinen (FIN) | 58.40 | 67.5 | 10 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 11 | 150.0 | |||
| 11 |  Albena Yurukova (BUL) | 58.80 | 65.0 | — | 11 | 80.0 | — | 12 | 145.0 | ||
| — |  Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 57.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Gergana Kirilova (BUL) | 58.65 | — | 105.0 | 107.5 | 4 | — | ||||
| — | Eleni Kyssidou (GRE) | 58.95 | — | 90.0 | 95.0 | 8 | — | ||||
| Snatch | 99.0 kg | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | WR |