| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from 14 November to 22 November. The women's 63 kilograms division was staged on 17 and 18 November 2003.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 17 November 2003 | 16:00 | Group C |
| 18 November 2003 | 12:30 | Group B |
| 17:30 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) | 113.5 kg |  Nataliya Skakun (UKR) | 110.0 kg |  Liu Xia (CHN) | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nataliya Skakun (UKR) | 138.0 kg | Liu Xia (CHN) | 137.5 kg | Xiong Meiying (CHN) | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Nataliya Skakun (UKR) | 247.5 kg | Liu Xia (CHN) | 245.0 kg | Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) | 240.0 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Ouyang Xiaofang (CHN) | 113.0 kg | Bali, Indonesia | 10 August 2003 |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Xia (CHN) | 137.5 kg | Qinhuangdao, China | 12 September 2003 | |
| Total | Liu Xia (CHN) | 247.5 kg | Qinhuangdao, China | 12 September 2003 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
 | Nataliya Skakun (UKR) | A | 62.16 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110.0 |  | 130.0 | 135.0 | 138.0 | | 247.5 |
| Liu Xia (CHN) | A | 62.47 | 102.5 | 107.5 |  | 132.5 | 137.5 | | 245.0 | ||
| Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) | A | 62.77 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 113.5 | | 122.5 | 127.5 | 6 | 240.0 | |
| 4 | Xiong Meiying (CHN) | A | 61.71 | 100.0 | 6 | 130.0 | 135.0 | | 235.0 | |||
| 5 |  Gergana Kirilova (BUL) | A | 62.08 | 105.0 | 4 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 4 | 235.0 | |||
| 6 | Zlatina Atanasova (BUL) | A | 62.50 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 5 | 230.0 | |
| 7 |  Kesorn Chooban (THA) | A | 61.90 | 95.0 | 7 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 8 | 215.0 | |||
| 8 |  Leila Lassouani (ALG) | A | 62.92 | 90.0 | 20 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 7 | 215.0 | |||
| 9 |  Oksana Solonenko (RUS) | A | 62.48 | 95.0 | 8 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 10 | 212.5 | |||
| 10 |  Hebatalla Ibrahim (EGY) | A | 62.49 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 9 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 11 | 212.5 | |
| 11 |  Ubaldina Valoyes (COL) | B | 62.84 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 11 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 12 | 212.5 | |
| 12 |  Pratima Kumari (IND) | B | 62.56 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 10 | 115.0 | 14 | 210.0 | |||
| 13 | Tatsiana Stukalava (BLR) | B | 62.93 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 12 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 15 | 210.0 | ||
| 14 |  Kim Soo-kyung (KOR) | B | 62.24 | 87.5 | 22 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 9 | 207.5 | |||
| 15 |  Anike Ayodeji (NGR) | B | 62.01 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 18 | 115.0 | 13 | 205.0 | |||
| 16 |  Luz Acosta (MEX) | C | 62.12 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 14 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 18 | 205.0 | ||
| 17 |  Wu Chi-tsen (TPE) | B | 62.44 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 15 | 112.5 | 20 | 205.0 | |||
| 18 | Sunaina Anand (IND) | B | 58.33 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 16 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 16 | 202.5 | |
| 19 |  Seda İnce (TUR) | B | 61.15 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 13 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 22 | 202.5 | |
| 20 |  Hripsime Khurshudyan (ARM) | B | 62.13 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 19 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 19 | 202.5 | |
| 21 |  Carissa Gordon (USA) | B | 61.24 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 21 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 23 | 197.5 | ||
| 22 |  Szilvia Nagy (HUN) | C | 61.64 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 25 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 17 | 197.5 | |
| 23 |  Mercedes Fernández (ARG) | B | 60.27 | 90.0 | 17 | 105.0 | 25 | 195.0 | ||||
| 24 |  Katia Iacuzzo (ITA) | B | 62.47 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 23 | 105.0 | 29 | 192.5 | |||
| 25 | Nikoletta Nagy (HUN) | C | 62.78 | 80.0 | 32 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 21 | 192.5 | ||
| 26 |  Yoshiko Kitamura (JPN) | C | 61.08 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 24 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 26 | 190.0 | ||
| 27 |  Aneta Szczepańska (POL) | C | 62.17 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 28 | 105.0 | 27 | 187.5 | |||
| 28 | Yedid Orozco (MEX) | C | 62.68 | 85.0 | 26 | 102.5 | 31 | 187.5 | ||||
| 29 |  Marlène Gudin (FRA) | C | 62.16 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 27 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 30 | 185.0 | ||
| 30 |  Christine Girard (CAN) | C | 62.31 | 77.5 | 34 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 24 | 185.0 | |||
| 31 |  Svetlana Dandukova (KAZ) | C | 62.33 | 80.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 28 | 185.0 | |||
| 32 | Justyna Smosarska (POL) | C | 62.34 | 80.0 | 30 | 100.0 | 32 | 180.0 | ||||
| 33 |  Annette Campbell (GBR) | C | 62.77 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 31 | 95.0 | 33 | 175.0 | |||
| 34 |  Jacquie White (AUS) | C | 62.88 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 33 | 95.0 | 34 | 175.0 | |||
| 35 |  Yang Yifan (SIN) | C | 60.92 | 65.0 | 35 | 85.0 | 35 | 150.0 | ||||
| — |  Veronika Buroňová (CZE) | C | 62.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Ruth Rivera (PUR) | C | 62.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Pascale Dorcelus (CAN) | C | 62.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Snatch | 113.5 kg | Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) | WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 138.0 kg | Nataliya Skakun (UKR) | WR |
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