The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 53 kg division was staged on 5 November 2001.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Li Feng-ying (TPE) |
95.0 kg |  Qiu Hongxia (CHN) |
92.5 kg |  Alexandra Escobar (ECU) |
90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) |
115.0 kg | Li Feng-ying (TPE) |
115.0 kg | Qiu Hongxia (CHN) |
115.0 kg |
| Total | Li Feng-ying (TPE) |
210.0 kg | Qiu Hongxia (CHN) |
207.5 kg | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) |
205.0 kg |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Yang Xia (CHN) |
100.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 18 September 2000 |
| Clean & Jerk | Yang Xia (CHN) |
125.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 18 September 2000 | |
| Total | Yang Xia (CHN) |
225.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 18 September 2000 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Li Feng-ying (TPE) |
52.48 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | |
115.0 |  |
210.0 | ||
| |
Qiu Hongxia (CHN) |
52.82 | 90.0 | 92.5 | |
115.0 |  |
207.5 | |||
| |
Alexandra Escobar (ECU) |
52.40 | 85.0 | 90.0 | |
110.0 | 115.0 | |
205.0 | ||
| 4 |  Emine Bilgin (TUR) |
52.96 | 90.0 | 4 | 107.5 | 5 | 197.5 | ||||
| 5 |  Maryse Turcotte (CAN) |
52.82 | 80.0 | 11 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 4 | 192.5 | |||
| 6 |  Mabel Mosquera (COL) |
52.74 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 6 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 7 | 190.0 | ||
| 7 |  Nandini Devi (IND) |
52.24 | 80.0 | 9 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 6 | 185.0 | |||
| 8 | Aylin Daşdelen (TUR) |
52.48 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 9 | 185.0 | |||
| 9 |  Dagmar Daneková (SVK) |
51.92 | 80.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 8 | 182.5 | |||
| 10 |  Sade Okotie-Eboh (NGR) |
51.22 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 7 | 95.0 | 11 | 175.0 | |||
| 11 |  Anikó Ajkay (HUN) |
52.72 | 75.0 | 13 | 100.0 | 10 | 175.0 | ||||
| 12 |  Rebeca Sires (ESP) |
52.24 | 75.0 | 12 | 95.0 | 12 | 170.0 | ||||
| 13 |  Heidi Neubacher (AUT) |
52.90 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 15 | 90.0 | 13 | 162.5 | |||
| 14 |  Marina Reyes (MEX) |
52.48 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 14 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 14 | 157.5 | ||
| 15 |  Kirstie Law (GBR) |
51.92 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 16 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 16 | 140.0 | |
| 16 | Jo Calvino (GBR) |
52.66 | 60.0 | 17 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 15 | 140.0 | |||
| — |  Neli Yankova (BUL) |
52.58 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 10 | — | — | ||||