| 2017 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 | 90 kg | |
| +105 kg | +90 kg | |
The Women's 75 kg competition at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 3 December 2017. [1] [2]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 3 December 2017 | 17:55 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Lydia Valentín (ESP) | 118 kg |  Neisi Dajomes (ECU) | 108 kg |  Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg (MGL) | 107 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lydia Valentín (ESP) | 140 kg |  Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (FRA) | 134 kg | Neisi Dajomes (ECU) | 132 kg |
| Total | Lydia Valentín (ESP) | 258 kg | Neisi Dajomes (ECU) | 240 kg | Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (FRA) | 237 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS) | 135 kg | Belgorod, Russia | 17 December 2011 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Kim Un-ju (PRK) | 164 kg | Incheon, South Korea | 25 September 2014 | |
| Total | Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS) | 296 kg | Belgorod, Russia | 17 December 2011 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Lydia Valentín (ESP) | A | 110 | 115 | 118 | | 130 | 135 | 140 | | 258 |
 | Neisi Dajomes (ECU) | A | 103 | 106 | 108 | | 128 | 132 |  | 240 | |
| Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke (FRA) | A | 100 | 103 | 6 | 131 | 134 | | 237 | ||
| 4 |  Aremi Fuentes (MEX) | A | 102 | 105 | 4 | 128 | 131 | 4 | 236 | ||
| 5 |  Jenny Arthur (USA) | A | 102 | 104 | 5 | 130 | 5 | 234 | |||
| 6 |  Yao Chi-ling (TPE) | A | 96 | 100 | 7 | 128 | 6 | 228 | |||
| 7 |  Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau (CAN) | A | 94 | 99 | 10 | 121 | 128 | 7 | 227 | ||
| 8 | Kristel Ngarlem (CAN) | A | 96 | 99 | 9 | 123 | 128 | 8 | 227 | ||
| 9 | Alejandra Garza (MEX) | A | 97 | 100 | 8 | 123 | 10 | 223 | |||
| 10 |  Omadoy Otakuziyeva (UZB) | A | 95 | 12 | 120 | 124 | 127 | 9 | 222 | ||
| 11 |  Ayumi Kamiya (JPN) | A | 98 | 11 | 117 | 121 | 11 | 219 | |||
| — | Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg (MGL) | A | 101 | 107 | | — | — | — | — | — | |
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