The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 59 kilograms division was staged on 6 May.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
97.5 kg |  Maria Christoforidou (GRE) |
90.0 kg |  Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) |
85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) |
112.5 kg | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
110.0 kg | Maria Christoforidou (GRE) |
107.5 kg |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
207.5 kg | Maria Christoforidou (GRE) |
197.5 kg | Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) |
197.5 kg |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Zou Feie (CHN) |
98.5 kg | Istanbul, South Korea | 21 November 1994 |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
123.5 kg | Guangzhou, China | 20 November 1995 | |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
220.0 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 4 October 1994 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
58.80 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 99.0 | |
107.5 | 110.0 | — |  |
207.5 |
| |
Maria Christoforidou (GRE) |
58.65 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | |
105.0 | 107.5 |  |
197.5 | |
| |
Yuriko Takahashi (JPN) |
58.70 | 80.0 | 85.0 | |
107.5 | 110.0 | 112.5 | |
197.5 | |
| 4 |  Nancy Niro (CAN) |
58.90 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 4 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 5 | 187.5 | ||
| 5 |  Josefa Pérez (ESP) |
58.65 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 5 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 6 | 175.0 | |
| 6 |  Marie Korčiánová (CZE) |
58.80 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 6 | 92.5 | 10 | 170.0 | |||
| 7 |  Lilia Musakaeva (RUS) |
58.80 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 7 | 165.0 | ||
| 8 |  Beata Prei (POL) |
58.45 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 8 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 9 | 162.5 | |
| 9 |  Gina Hernández (COL) |
57.55 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 7 | 77.5 | 13 | 150.0 | |||
| 10 |  Tuija Malinen (FIN) |
58.40 | 67.5 | 10 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 11 | 150.0 | |||
| 11 |  Albena Yurukova (BUL) |
58.80 | 65.0 | — | 11 | 80.0 | — | 12 | 145.0 | ||
| — |  Wu Mei-yi (TPE) |
57.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Gergana Kirilova (BUL) |
58.65 | — | 105.0 | 107.5 | 4 | — | ||||
| — | Eleni Kyssidou (GRE) |
58.95 | — | 90.0 | 95.0 | 8 | — | ||||
New records edit
| Snatch | 99.0 kg | Chen Xiaomin (CHN)
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