| 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 53 kilograms division was staged on 1 and 2 October 2006.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2006 | 20:00 | Group C |
| 2 October 2006 | 12:00 | Group B |
| 16:00 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Qiu Hongxia (CHN) | 98 kg |  Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) | 95 kg |  Suda Chaleephay (THA) | 92 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Qiu Hongxia (CHN) | 128 kg | Suda Chaleephay (THA) | 115 kg | Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) | 115 kg |
| Total | Qiu Hongxia (CHN) | 226 kg | Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) | 210 kg | Suda Chaleephay (THA) | 207 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Ri Song-hui (PRK) | 102 kg | Busan, South Korea | 1 October 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Xuejiu (CHN) | 127 kg | Warsaw, Poland | 20 November 2002 | |
| Total | Yang Xia (CHN) | 225 kg | Sydney, Australia | 18 September 2000 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
 | Qiu Hongxia (CHN) | A | 52.52 | 95 | 98 | | 120 | 125 | 128 | | 226 | |
 | Raema Lisa Rumbewas (INA) | A | 52.92 | 90 | 95 | | 115 |  | 210 | |||
| Suda Chaleephay (THA) | A | 52.11 | 87 | 92 | | 112 | 115 | | 207 | ||
| 4 |  Yuderqui Contreras (DOM) | A | 52.36 | 90 | 92 | 4 | 110 | 113 | 5 | 205 | ||
| 5 | Amnuaiporn Maneewan (THA) | A | 51.70 | 82 | 86 | 5 | 110 | 113 | 4 | 199 | ||
| 6 |  Fang Hsin-tzu (TPE) | A | 52.16 | 81 | 85 | 6 | 105 | 110 | 7 | 195 | ||
| 7 |  Fetie Kasaj (ALB) | A | 52.77 | 82 | 10 | 108 | 112 | 6 | 194 | |||
| 8 | Okta Dwi Pramita (INA) | A | 52.37 | 85 | 7 | 106 | 8 | 191 | ||||
| 9 |  Rusmeris Villar (COL) | B | 52.90 | 80 | 83 | 9 | 100 | 104 | 10 | 187 | ||
| 10 | Ana Margot Lemos (COL) | B | 52.90 | 79 | 12 | 100 | 104 | 106 | 9 | 185 | ||
| 11 |  Soumaya Fatnassi (TUN) | A | 52.30 | 80 | 83 | 8 | 100 | 15 | 183 | |||
| 12 |  Melanie Roach (USA) | B | 52.90 | 73 | 76 | 16 | 98 | 100 | 103 | 13 | 179 | |
| 13 |  Kumie Matsumiya (JPN) | B | 52.55 | 70 | 73 | 20 | 100 | 103 | 11 | 176 | ||
| 14 |  Inmara Henríquez (VEN) | B | 52.75 | 73 | 22 | 98 | 100 | 103 | 12 | 176 | ||
| 15 |  Marilou Dozois-Prévost (CAN) | C | 52.65 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 13 | 93 | 97 | 17 | 175 | |
| 16 | Tseng Tzu-jung (TPE) | C | 52.57 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 11 | 90 | 94 | 19 | 174 | |
| 17 | Maryse Turcotte (CAN) | B | 52.05 | 68 | 71 | 25 | 97 | 101 | 14 | 172 | ||
| 18 |  Svetlana Vinogradova (KAZ) | C | 52.96 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 18 | 90 | 97 | 18 | 172 | |
| 19 | Betsi Rivas (VEN) | B | 51.45 | 73 | 19 | 97 | 16 | 170 | ||||
| 20 |  María de la Puente (ESP) | C | 51.61 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 15 | 90 | 93 | 20 | 170 | |
| 21 | Claritza Francisco (DOM) | B | 52.80 | 75 | 17 | 90 | 93 | 23 | 168 | |||
| 22 |  Virginie Lachaume (FRA) | B | 52.60 | 73 | 21 | 93 | 22 | 166 | ||||
| 23 | Estelle Lechat (FRA) | C | 52.52 | 69 | 72 | 23 | 89 | 93 | 21 | 165 | ||
| 24 | Oxana Zolotaryova (KAZ) | C | 52.54 | 65 | 70 | 72 | 24 | 85 | 90 | 24 | 162 | |
| 25 |  Maria Pipiliaridou (GRE) | C | 51.80 | 62 | 66 | 26 | 81 | 86 | 25 | 152 | ||
| 26 |  Nadeene Latif (AUS) | C | 52.83 | 66 | 27 | 83 | 26 | 149 | ||||
| 27 |  Saula Nascimben (ITA) | C | 51.37 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 28 | 75 | 80 | 27 | 145 | |
| 28 | Enrica De Luca (ITA) | C | 48.38 | 55 | 60 | 29 | 65 | 70 | 28 | 130 | ||
| — |  Nataliya Trotsenko (UKR) | B | 52.85 | 75 | 78 | 14 | — | — | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | 128 kg | Qiu Hongxia (CHN) | WR |
| Total | 226 kg | Qiu Hongxia (CHN) | WR |
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