| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 55 kg | 45 kg | |
| 61 kg | 49 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 73 kg | 59 kg | |
| 81 kg | 64 kg | |
| 89 kg | 71 kg | |
| 96 kg | 76 kg | |
| 102 kg | 81 kg | |
| 109 kg | 87 kg | |
| +109 kg | +87 kg | |
The women's 59 kg competition at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 20 and 21 September 2019. [1]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2019 | 10:00 | Group D |
| 22:30 | Group C | |
| 21 September 2019 | 12:00 | Group B |
| 17:55 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Choe Hyo-sim (PRK) | 107 kg |  Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 106 kg |  Chen Guiming (CHN) | 101 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 140 kg | Choe Hyo-sim (PRK) | 138 kg | Chen Guiming (CHN) | 132 kg |
| Total | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 246 kg | Choe Hyo-sim (PRK) | 245 kg | Chen Guiming (CHN) | 233 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 106 kg | Ningbo, China | 23 April 2019 |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 137 kg | Ningbo, China | 23 April 2019 | |
| Total | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 243 kg | Ningbo, China | 23 April 2019 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | A | 103 | 106 |  | 133 | 137 | 140 | | 246 | |
| Choe Hyo-sim (PRK) | A | 100 | 104 | 107 | | 130 | 135 | 138 | | 245 |
 | Chen Guiming (CHN) | A | 97 | 101 | | 127 | 132 | | 233 | ||
| 4 |  Rosivé Silgado (COL) | A | 93 | 96 | 6 | 121 | 126 | 4 | 222 | ||
| 5 |  Mikiko Ando (JPN) | A | 93 | 96 | 7 | 123 | 126 | 5 | 222 | ||
| 6 |  Zoe Smith (GBR) | A | 93 | 12 | 119 | 123 | 6 | 216 | |||
| 7 |  Yusleidy Figueroa (VEN) | B | 90 | 93 | 10 | 120 | 122 | 7 | 215 | ||
| 8 |  Rebeka Koha (LAT) | A | 92 | 95 | 97 | 4 | 112 | 115 | 118 | 12 | 215 |
| 9 |  Hoàng Thị Duyên (VIE) | B | 96 | 5 | 112 | 115 | 118 | 10 | 214 | ||
| 10 |  Janeth Gómez (MEX) | A | 92 | 95 | 9 | 114 | 118 | 11 | 213 | ||
| 11 | Quisia Guicho (MEX) | B | 89 | 91 | 16 | 118 | 9 | 209 | |||
| 12 |  Dora Tchakounté (FRA) | B | 88 | 92 | 13 | 110 | 114 | 14 | 206 | ||
| 13 |  Alexandra Escobar (ECU) | C | 85 | 87 | 90 | 17 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 13 | 205 |
| 14 |  Izabella Yaylyan (ARM) | B | 88 | 92 | 14 | 110 | 15 | 202 | |||
| 15 |  Kim So-hwa (KOR) | B | 89 | 92 | 15 | 109 | 17 | 201 | |||
| 16 |  Hunter Elam (USA) | B | 90 | 18 | 110 | 16 | 200 | ||||
| 17 |  Maria Grazia Alemanno (ITA) | B | 90 | 92 | 93 | 11 | 105 | 22 | 198 | ||
| 18 |  Tali Darsigny (CAN) | B | 89 | 19 | 108 | 18 | 197 | ||||
| 19 |  Ine Andersson (NOR) | C | 82 | 85 | 87 | 20 | 103 | 106 | 19 | 193 | |
| 20 | Jessica Lucero (USA) | B | 86 | 22 | 101 | 105 | 23 | 191 | |||
| 21 | Sol Anette Waaler (NOR) | C | 82 | 26 | 105 | 21 | 187 | ||||
| 22 |  Saara Leskinen (FIN) | B | 86 | 21 | 101 | 27 | 187 | ||||
| 23 |  Erika Yamasaki (AUS) | C | 80 | 29 | 102 | 106 | 20 | 186 | |||
| 24 |  Johanni Taljaard (RSA) | C | 84 | 23 | 101 | 26 | 185 | ||||
| 25 |  Þuríður Helgadóttir (ISL) | D | 72 | 75 | 80 | 27 | 95 | 101 | 103 | 24 | 183 |
| 26 | Olivia Blatch (GBR) | C | 80 | 82 | 25 | 101 | 25 | 183 | |||
| 27 |  Amalie Løvind (DEN) | C | 79 | 82 | 24 | 100 | 31 | 182 | |||
| 28 |  Jenly Tegu Wini (SOL) | C | 80 | — | 28 | 100 | — | 29 | 180 | ||
| 29 |  Margaret Colonia (PHI) | C | 73 | 77 | 80 | 30 | 100 | 30 | 180 | ||
| 30 |  Marceeta Marlyne Marcus (MAS) | D | 70 | 73 | 32 | 95 | 100 | 28 | 173 | ||
| 31 |  Jacinta Sumagaysay (GUM) | D | 65 | 70 | 34 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 32 | 165 | |
| 32 |  Scheila Meister (SUI) | D | 70 | 74 | 31 | 83 | 87 | 33 | 161 | ||
| 33 |  Ivana Gorišek (CRO) | D | 71 | 33 | 81 | 84 | 35 | 155 | |||
| 34 | Dayanara Calma (GUM) | D | 66 | 35 | 85 | 34 | 151 | ||||
| 35 |  Magdeline Moyengwa (BOT) | D | 65 | 36 | 82 | 36 | 147 | ||||
| — | María Lobón (COL) | A | 95 | 8 | — | — | |||||
| — |  Boyanka Kostova (AZE) | A | — | 120 | — | 8 | — | ||||
| Snatch | 107 kg | Choe Hyo-sim (PRK) | WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 138 kg | Choe Hyo-sim (PRK) | WR |
| 140 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | WR | |
| Total | 245 kg | Choe Hyo-sim (PRK) | WR |
| 246 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | WR |
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