| 2023 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 55 kilograms competition at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 5 and 6 September 2023. [1]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2023 | 21:30 | Group C |
| 6 September 2023 | 14:00 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Chen Guan-ling (TPE) | 91 kg |  Rohelys Galvis (COL) | 90 kg |  Irene Borrego (MEX) | 89 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Guan-ling (TPE) | 112 kg | Rohelys Galvis (COL) | 111 kg | Rosalba Morales (COL) | 110 kg |
| Total | Chen Guan-ling (TPE) | 203 kg | Rohelys Galvis (COL) | 201 kg | Irene Borrego (MEX) | 199 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Li Yajun (CHN) | 102 kg | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3 November 2018 |
| Clean & Jerk | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | 129 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 20 September 2019 | |
| Total | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | 227 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 20 September 2019 |
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Chen Guan-ling (TPE) | A | 88 | 91 | | 108 | 112 | | 203 | ||
 | Rohelys Galvis (COL) | A | 87 | 90 | | 105 | 109 | 111 | | 201 | |
 | Irene Borrego (MEX) | A | 85 | 89 | | 106 | 110 | 4 | 199 | ||
| 4 |  Andreea Cotruţa (ROU) | A | 87 | 5 | 107 | 110 | 5 | 197 | |||
| 5 |  Shoely Mego (PER) | B | 82 | 85 | 87 | 4 | 105 | 108 | 6 | 195 | |
| 6 | Rosalba Morales (COL) | A | 85 | 9 | 110 | | 195 | ||||
| 7 |  Aleksandra Grigoryan (ARM) | A | 83 | 12 | 107 | 8 | 190 | ||||
| 8 |  Josée Gallant (CAN) | B | 84 | 11 | 105 | 9 | 189 | ||||
| 9 |  Jamila Panfilova (UZB) | A | 82 | 87 | 6 | 102 | 15 | 189 | |||
| 10 |  Sol Anette Waaler (NOR) | B | 83 | 86 | 7 | 102 | 14 | 188 | |||
| 11 |  Juliana Klarisa (INA) | B | 79 | 20 | 103 | 107 | 7 | 186 | |||
| 12 | Windy Cantika Aisah (INA) | B | 81 | 85 | 8 | 100 | 17 | 185 | |||
| 13 |  Jenly Tegu Wini (SOL) | C | 75 | 80 | 84 | 10 | 100 | 16 | 184 | ||
| 14 |  Alba Sánchez (ESP) | B | 80 | 15 | 100 | 103 | 11 | 183 | |||
| 15 |  Scheila Meister (SUI) | A | 80 | 18 | 103 | 13 | 183 | ||||
| 16 |  Aline Facciolla (WRT) | B | 77 | 82 | 13 | 95 | 100 | 18 | 182 | ||
| 17 | Rebekka Tao Jacobsen (NOR) | B | 77 | 21 | 102 | 104 | 10 | 181 | |||
| 18 |  Sarikanirina Bakoliharisoa (MAD) | C | 75 | 80 | 14 | 95 | 19 | 175 | |||
| 19 |  Marlous Schuilwerve (NED) | B | 77 | 80 | 16 | 93 | 20 | 173 | |||
| 20 |  Issi Agrait (PUR) | C | 71 | 75 | 79 | 19 | 91 | 22 | 170 | ||
| 21 | Atenery Hernández (ESP) | C | 72 | 74 | 23 | 92 | 21 | 166 | |||
| 22 | Ana Gabriela López (MEX) | C | 75 | 22 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 23 | 165 | ||
| 23 |  Margarida Pontes (POR) | C | 60 | 24 | 80 | 85 | 24 | 145 | |||
| 24 |  Hanan Aameri (KSA) | C | 54 | 58 | 25 | 70 | 27 | 128 | |||
| 25 |  Liyana Safiah Sidek (BRU) | C | 53 | 55 | 26 | 68 | 71 | 26 | 126 | ||
| — |  Celine Delia (ITA) | A | 80 | 17 | — | — | |||||
| — | Izabella Yaylyan (ARM) | A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | Rose Harvey (CAN) | B | — | 100 | 103 | 12 | — | ||||
| — |  Tika Maya Gurung (NEP) | C | — | 80 | 25 | — | |||||
| — |  Sanikun Tanasan (THA) | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — |  Bindyarani Devi (IND) | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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