| 2006 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 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 30 September to 7 October. The women's 48 kilograms division was staged on 1 October 2006.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2006 | 12:00 | Group B |
| 16:00 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Yang Lian (CHN) | 98 kg |  Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) | 85 kg |  Svetlana Ulyanova (RUS) | 83 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yang Lian (CHN) | 119 kg |  Hiromi Miyake (JPN) | 108 kg | Svetlana Ulyanova (RUS) | 105 kg |
| Total | Yang Lian (CHN) | 217 kg | Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) | 188 kg | Hiromi Miyake (JPN) | 188 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Nurcan Taylan (TUR) | 97 kg | Athens, Greece | 14 August 2004 |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 118 kg | Doha, Qatar | 9 November 2005 | |
| Total | Wang Mingjuan (CHN) | 213 kg | Doha, Qatar | 9 November 2005 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
 | Yang Lian (CHN) | A | 47.80 | 90 | 95 | 98 | | 110 | 116 | 119 | | 217 |
 | Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) | A | 47.52 | 80 | 85 | | 103 | 5 | 188 | |||
 | Hiromi Miyake (JPN) | A | 47.63 | 78 | 80 | 6 | 105 | 108 | | 188 | ||
| 4 | Svetlana Ulyanova (RUS) | A | 47.73 | 80 | 83 | | 101 | 105 | | 188 | ||
| 5 |  Estefanía Juan (ESP) | A | 47.77 | 82 | 4 | 102 | 104 | 4 | 186 | |||
| 6 | Thipamon Phupruem (THA) | A | 47.30 | 72 | 77 | 7 | 95 | 100 | 102 | 6 | 179 | |
| 7 |  Genny Pagliaro (ITA) | A | 47.84 | 78 | 82 | 5 | 95 | 9 | 177 | |||
| 8 |  Nguyễn Bích Hà (VIE) | A | 47.65 | 75 | 8 | 93 | 96 | 7 | 171 | |||
| 9 |  Mélanie Noël (FRA) | A | 47.79 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 10 | 91 | 94 | 96 | 8 | 170 |
| 10 | Shoko Sumida (JPN) | A | 47.74 | 73 | 75 | 9 | 92 | 10 | 167 | |||
| 11 |  Carolina Valencia (MEX) | B | 47.97 | 73 | 12 | 92 | 11 | 165 | ||||
| 12 |  Olga Navotna (UKR) | B | 47.64 | 70 | 73 | 11 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 12 | 164 | |
| 13 |  Chen Wei-ling (TPE) | B | 45.63 | 67 | 70 | 13 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 13 | 160 | |
| 14 |  Lely Burgos (PUR) | B | 47.62 | 67 | 70 | 14 | 85 | 90 | 14 | 160 | ||
| 15 |  Marta Kleszczyńska (POL) | B | 47.85 | 68 | 70 | 15 | 88 | 90 | 15 | 160 | ||
| 16 |  Guillermina Candelario (DOM) | B | 47.98 | 67 | 70 | 16 | 86 | 17 | 156 | |||
| 17 |  Lazzat Kashkulina (KAZ) | B | 47.93 | 63 | 67 | 17 | 82 | 87 | 16 | 154 | ||
| 18 |  Sevginar Topalova (BUL) | B | 47.96 | 62 | 19 | 83 | 85 | 18 | 147 | |||
| 19 | Giovanna D'Alessandro (ITA) | B | 46.59 | 60 | 64 | 18 | 75 | 81 | 19 | 145 | ||
| 20 |  Tímea Kovács (HUN) | B | 47.62 | 56 | 20 | 72 | 75 | 20 | 131 | |||
| — | Silviya Angelova (BUL) | B | 47.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Snatch | 98 kg | Yang Lian (CHN) | WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 119 kg | Yang Lian (CHN) | WR |
| Total | 214 kg | Yang Lian (CHN) | WR |
| 217 kg | Yang Lian (CHN) | WR |
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