1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg

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The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the light-heavyweight (69 kg division) was staged on 13 November 1998.

The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.

Lahti City in Päijänne Tavastia, Finland

Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
SnatchFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Weifang  (CHN)110.0 kgFlag of Hungary.svg  Erzsébet Márkus  (HUN)102.5 kgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wu Mei-yi  (TPE)100.0 kg
Clean & JerkFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Weifang  (CHN)130.0 kgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wu Mei-yi  (TPE)127.5 kgFlag of Russia.svg  Irina Kasimova  (RUS)127.5 kg
TotalFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Weifang  (CHN)240.0 kgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wu Mei-yi  (TPE)227.5 kgFlag of Russia.svg  Irina Kasimova  (RUS)225.0 kg

Records

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

World Record SnatchFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Weifang  (CHN)110.0 kg Ramat Gan, Israel 24 April 1998
Clean & JerkFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Shang Shichun  (CHN)133.5 kg Sofia, Bulgaria 22 May 1998
TotalFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Weifang  (CHN)242.5 kg Ramat Gan, Israel 24 April 1998

Results

RankAthleteBody weightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total
123Rank123Rank
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Weifang  (CHN)68.90105.0110.5Gold medal icon.svg130.0135.0 135.0 Gold medal icon.svg240.0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wu Mei-yi  (TPE)67.9195.0 95.0100.0Bronze medal icon.svg125.0 125.0127.5Silver medal icon.svg227.5
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Irina Kasimova  (RUS)68.4895.0 95.097.54125.0127.5132.5 Bronze medal icon.svg225.0
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Erzsébet Márkus  (HUN)67.82100.0102.5105.0 Silver medal icon.svg120.0 120.0122.5 6222.5
5Flag of Poland.svg  Beata Prei  (POL)68.4090.095.097.5 5115.0120.0122.55217.5
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Daniela Kerkelova  (BUL)68.2690.095.0 95.0 9117.5122.5127.5 4212.5
7Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Mi-jung  (KOR)68.3987.592.597.5 7115.0120.0 120.0 7207.5
8Flag of the United States.svg  Lea Foreman  (USA)65.4392.5 92.5 92.56105.0110.0115.0 9202.5
9Flag of Germany.svg  Stephanie Mantek  (GER)67.6385.087.5 87.5 10107.5110.0112.5 10195.0
10Flag of Finland.svg  Susanna Samuelsson  (FIN)67.8380.082.585.0 12105.0110.0112.5 11192.5
11Flag of Greece.svg  Maria Tatsi  (GRE)68.0980.0 80.085.0 14107.5112.5 112.58192.5
12Flag of the United States.svg  Suzanne Leathers  (USA)67.8282.587.5 90.0 11100.0105.0110.0 12187.5
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Simone Ingram  (AUS)68.2177.580.082.513100.0 100.0102.5 13182.5
14Flag of Denmark.svg  Tina Beiter  (DEN)68.1670.0 70.075.01592.597.5100.0 14172.5
15Flag of Norway.svg  Beate Amdahl  (NOR)68.6970.075.077.5 1695.0100.0 100.0 15170.0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Nagwan El-Zawawi  (EGY)68.2585.090.0 90.08110.0 110.0 110.0

New records

Snatch110.5 kgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Weifang  (CHN) WR

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