The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the +83 kilograms division was staged on 11 May.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) |
107.5 kg |  Wan Ni (CHN) |
102.5 kg |  Sylvie Iskin (FRA) |
102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wan Ni (CHN) |
137.5 kg |  Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
130.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) |
125.0 kg |
| Total | Wan Ni (CHN) |
240.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) |
232.5 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
227.5 kg |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Wan Ni (CHN) |
108.0 kg | Guangzhou, China | 25 November 1995 |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yajuan (CHN) |
155.0 kg | Melbourne, Australia | 20 November 1993 | |
| Total | Li Yajuan (CHN) |
260.0 kg | Melbourne, Australia | 20 November 1993 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Wan Ni (CHN) |
84.40 | 102.5 |  |
130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | |
240.0 | ||
| |
Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) |
83.10 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | |
125.0 |  |
232.5 | ||
| |
Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
100.40 | 97.5 | 5 | 130.0 | |
227.5 | ||||
| 4 | Sylvie Iskin (FRA) |
96.85 | 100.0 | 102.5 | |
117.5 | 122.5 | 4 | 225.0 | ||
| 5 |  Erika Takács (HUN) |
96.00 | 97.5 | 4 | 120.0 | 5 | 217.5 | ||||
| 6 |  Stamatia Bontozi (GRE) |
108.90 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 7 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 6 | 202.5 | ||
| 7 |  Decia Stenzel (USA) |
85.60 | 90.0 | 6 | 105.0 | 7 | 195.0 | ||||