| 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 64 kilograms division was staged on 7 May.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Li Hongyun (CHN) | 105.0 kg |  Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 100.0 kg |  Bénédicte Comblez (FRA) | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongyun (CHN) | 120.0 kg | Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 115.0 kg |  Choi Eun-ja (KOR) | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Li Hongyun (CHN) | 225.0 kg | Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 215.0 kg | Huang Hsi-li (TPE) | 202.5 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Chen Yunlien (CHN) | 105.5 kg | Yachiyo, Japan | 6 April 1996 |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Hongyun (CHN) | 130.0 kg | Istanbul, Turkey | 22 November 1994 | |
| Total | Li Hongyun (CHN) | 235.0 kg | Istanbul, Turkey | 22 November 1994 |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Li Hongyun (CHN) | 63.75 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 106.0 | | 117.5 | 120.0 | — | | 225.0 |
 | Chen Jui-lien (TPE) | 62.50 | 95.0 | 100.0 | | 115.0 | | 215.0 | |||
 | Huang Hsi-li (TPE) | 63.95 | 90.0 | 4 | 112.5 | 4 | 202.5 | ||||
| 4 | Bénédicte Comblez (FRA) | 62.10 | 90.0 | — | — | | 110.0 | — | — | 5 | 200.0 |
| 5 | Choi Eun-ja (KOR) | 62.90 | 85.0 | 7 | 115.0 | | 200.0 | ||||
| 6 |  Tatiana Tezikova (RUS) | 63.00 | 85.0 | 8 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 6 | 195.0 | |||
| 7 |  Jeevan Jyoti (IND) | 63.95 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 9 | 110.0 | 7 | 195.0 | |||
| 8 | L. Anita Chanu (IND) | 63.10 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 5 | 105.0 | 9 | 192.5 | |||
| 9 |  Ioanna Chatziioannou (GRE) | 62.55 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 6 | 105.0 | 8 | 190.0 | |||
| 10 |  Lea Rentmeester (USA) | 64.00 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 10 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 10 | 190.0 | ||
| 11 |  Katia Iacuzzo (ITA) | 63.85 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 11 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 12 | 182.5 | |
| 12 |  Sharon Oakley (GBR) | 63.45 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 12 | 100.0 | 11 | 180.0 | |||
| 13 | Stephanie Bodie (USA) | 64.00 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 13 | 95.0 | 14 | 172.5 | |||
| 14 |  Tatiana Stavcalova (BLR) | 62.05 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 14 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 15 | 165.0 | ||
| — |  Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | 63.05 | — | 95.0 | 13 | — | |||||
| DQ |  Milena Trendafilova (BUL) | 63.35 | 90.0 | — | 112.5 | — | — | ||||
| Snatch | 106.0 kg | Li Hongyun (CHN) | WR |