| 2021 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 49 kilograms competition at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 8 December 2021. [1]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2021 | 13:00 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Surodchana Khambao (THA) | 86 kg |  Rira Suzuki (JPN) | 78 kg |  Ýulduz Jumabaýewa (TKM) | 76 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Surodchana Khambao (THA) | 105 kg | Ibuki Takahashi (JPN) | 101 kg | Rira Suzuki (JPN) | 101 kg |
| Total | Surodchana Khambao (THA) | 191 kg | Rira Suzuki (JPN) | 179 kg | Ibuki Takahashi (JPN) | 172 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Hou Zhihui (CHN) | 96 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 17 April 2021 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (IND) | 119 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 17 April 2021 | |
| Total | Hou Zhihui (CHN) | 213 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 17 April 2021 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Surodchana Khambao (THA) | A | 82 | 84 | 86 | | 103 | 105 | | 191 | |
 | Rira Suzuki (JPN) | A | 78 | | 101 |  | 179 | ||||
| Ibuki Takahashi (JPN) | A | 71 | 10 | 101 | | 172 | ||||
| 4 |  Siti Nafisatul Hariroh (INA) | A | 72 | 75 | 4 | 92 | 95 | 5 | 170 | ||
| 5 |  Stella Kingsley (NGR) | A | 68 | 72 | 9 | 88 | 94 | 96 | 4 | 168 | |
| 6 | Jhilli Dalabehera (IND) | A | 73 | 8 | 91 | 94 | 6 | 167 | |||
| 7 | Bägül Berdiýewa (TKM) | A | 74 | 5 | 92 | 8 | 166 | ||||
| 8 |  Elien Perez (PHI) | A | 73 | 7 | 93 | 7 | 166 | ||||
| 9 |  María Giménez-Guervós (ESP) | A | 70 | 73 | 6 | 90 | 9 | 163 | |||
| 10 |  Zukhra Otojonova (UZB) | A | 63 | 66 | 11 | 80 | 84 | 10 | 150 | ||
| 11 |  Winnifred Ntumi (GHA) | B | 56 | 59 | 12 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 11 | 135 | |
| 12 |  Janet Oduor (KEN) | B | 40 | 45 | 13 | 50 | 58 | 12 | 103 | ||
| — | Ýulduz Jumabaýewa (TKM) | A | 76 | | — | — | |||||
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