| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 19 November to 26 November. The women's 48 kilograms division was staged on 19 November 2002.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 19 November 2002 | 12:00 | Group B |
| 17:00 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 92.5 kg |  Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | 87.5 kg |  Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 115.0 kg | Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | 105.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 100.0 kg |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 207.5 kg | Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | 192.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | 182.5 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 90.0 kg | Havířov, Czech Republic | 30 May 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Zhuo (CHN) | 115.0 kg | Izmir, Turkey | 28 June 2002 | |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 200.0 kg | Havířov, Czech Republic | 30 May 2002 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
 | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | A | 47.80 | 87.5 | 90.5 | 92.5 | | 110.0 | 112.5 | 115.5 | | 207.5 |
 | Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | A | 47.55 | 82.5 | 87.5 | | 100.0 | 105.0 | | 192.5 | ||
 | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) | A | 48.00 | 77.5 | 82.5 | | 97.5 | 100.0 | | 182.5 | ||
| 4 |  Gema Peris (ESP) | A | 47.80 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 5 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 5 | 172.5 | |
| 5 |  Svetlana Ulyanova (RUS) | A | 47.65 | 75.0 | 6 | 92.5 | 6 | 167.5 | ||||
| 6 |  Masumi Imaoka (JPN) | A | 47.65 | 72.5 | 8 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 4 | 167.5 | |||
| 7 |  Dahbia Rigaud (FRA) | A | 47.50 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 7 | 87.5 | 8 | 160.0 | |||
| 8 |  Enga Mohamed (EGY) | A | 47.85 | 70.0 | 9 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 7 | 160.0 | |||
| 9 |  Karine Turcotte (CAN) | A | 47.65 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 10 | 82.5 | 9 | 150.0 | |||
| 10 |  Natallia Radukhouskaya (BLR) | B | 47.85 | 62.5 | 11 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 10 | 140.0 | |||
| 11 |  Renata Natan (ISR) | B | 47.90 | 52.5 | 12 | 62.5 | 11 | 115.0 | ||||
| — |  Chen Han-tung (TPE) | A | 47.55 | 77.5 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| Snatch | 90.5 kg | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | WR |
| 92.5 kg | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | WR | |
| Clean & Jerk | 115.5 kg | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | WR |
| Total | 202.5 kg | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | WR |
| 205.0 kg | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | WR | |
| 207.5 kg | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | WR |
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