1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 46 kg

The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 46 kilograms division was staged on 3 May.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch   Guan Hong (CHN) 77.5 kg   Tsai Huey-woan (TPE) 70.0 kg   Kunjarani Devi (IND) 67.5 kg
Clean & Jerk   Guan Hong (CHN) 95.0 kg   Kunjarani Devi (IND) 90.0 kg   Tsai Huey-woan (TPE) 87.5 kg
Total   Guan Hong (CHN) 172.5 kg   Kunjarani Devi (IND) 157.5 kg   Tsai Huey-woan (TPE) 157.5 kg

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record Snatch   Guan Hong (CHN) 81.0 kg Guangzhou, China 17 November 1995
Clean & Jerk   Guan Hong (CHN) 105.0 kg Yachiyo, Japan 8 July 1997
Total   Guan Hong (CHN) 185.0 kg Yachiyo, Japan 4 April 1996

Results

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Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
    Guan Hong (CHN) 44.75 72.5 77.5 77.5   95.0 105.5 105.5   172.5
    Kunjarani Devi (IND) 45.45 67.5 67.5 67.5   87.5 90.0 97.5   157.5
    Tsai Huey-woan (TPE) 45.60 67.5 70.0 72.5   85.0 87.5 90.0   157.5
4   Kaori Niyanagi (JPN) 45.80 62.5 67.5 70.0 4 85.0 90.0 90.0 4 152.5
5   Donka Mincheva (BUL) 45.80 65.0 67.5 67.5 5 80.0 80.0 82.5 6 150.0
6   Lubov Averianova (RUS) 45.80 62.5 7 82.5 5 145.0
7   Loreen Briner (USA) 45.85 60.0 65.0 70.0 6 72.5 77.5 80.0 7 137.5

References

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