The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 46 kg division was staged on 6 December 1997.
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Kyi Kyi Than (MYA) |
77.5 kg |  Liu Ling (CHN) |
75.0 kg |  Sri Indriyani (INA) |
75.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Liu Ling (CHN) |
100.0 kg |  Kunjarani Devi (IND) |
97.5 kg | Sri Indriyani (INA) |
95.0 kg |
| Total | Liu Ling (CHN) |
175.0 kg | Kunjarani Devi (IND) |
170.0 kg | Sri Indriyani (INA) |
170.0 kg |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Jiang Yinsu (CHN) |
81.5 kg | Busan, South Korea | 11 May 1997 |
| Clean & Jerk | Xing Fen (CHN) |
105.5 kg | Yangzhou, China | 8 July 1997 | |
| Total | Guan Hong (CHN) |
185.0 kg | Yachiyo, Japan | 4 April 1996 |
Results
edit| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Liu Ling (CHN) |
45.45 | 70.0 | 75.0 |  |
95.0 | 100.0 | |
175.0 | ||
| |
Kunjarani Devi (IND) |
45.80 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 4 | 95.0 | 97.5 | |
170.0 | ||
 |
Sri Indriyani (INA) |
45.95 | 72.5 | 75.0 | |
92.5 | 95.0 | |
170.0 | ||
| 4 | Kyi Kyi Than (MYA) |
45.50 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | |
90.0 | 4 | 167.5 | ||
| 5 |  Tsai Huey-woan (TPE) |
45.80 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 5 | 87.5 | 5 | 160.0 | |||
| 6 |  Udomporn Polsak (THA) |
45.95 | 62.5 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 6 | 80.0 | 8 | 152.5 | ||
| 7 |  Remigia Arcila (VEN) |
45.25 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 7 | 82.5 | 7 | 150.0 | ||
| 8 | Aree Wiratthaworn (THA) |
45.55 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 8 | 85.0 | 6 | 150.0 | |||
| 9 |  Olga Zubenko (RUS) |
46.00 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 10 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 9 | 137.5 | |
| 10 |  Danila Manca (ITA) |
45.45 | 60.0 | 9 | 75.0 | 10 | 135.0 | ||||
| DQ |  Grisel Abarca (ARG) |
45.85 | 57.5 | 60.0 | — | 72.5 | 75.0 | — | — | ||