The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the featherweight (53 kg) division was staged on 10 November 1998.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Wang Xiufen (CHN) |
92.5 kg |  Izabela Dragneva (BUL) |
87.5 kg |  Robin Goad (USA) |
82.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wang Xiufen (CHN) |
117.5 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) |
105.0 kg | Robin Goad (USA) |
100.0 kg |
| Total | Wang Xiufen (CHN) |
210.0 kg | Izabela Dragneva (BUL) |
192.5 kg | Robin Goad (USA) |
182.5 kg |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Chang Xixiang (CHN) |
95.0 kg | Chongqing, China | 17 September 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk | Guo Huibing (CHN) |
113.0 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 19 May 1998 | |
| Total | Chang Xixiang (CHN) |
207.5 kg | Chongqing, China | 17 September 1998 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Wang Xiufen (CHN) |
52.65 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 92.5 | |
110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | |
210.0 |
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Izabela Dragneva (BUL) |
52.21 | 82.5 | 87.5 | |
105.0 | — | |
192.5 | ||
 |
Robin Goad (USA) |
52.73 | 80.0 | 82.5 | |
100.0 | |
182.5 | |||
| 4 |  Estefanía Juan (ESP) |
52.58 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 7 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 4 | 170.0 |
| 5 |  Nancy Maneiro (VEN) |
52.69 | 72.5 | 8 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 5 | 170.0 | |||
| 6 |  Dagmar Daneková (SVK) |
52.49 | 72.5 | 5 | 92.5 | 6 | 165.0 | ||||
| 7 |  Anna Stroubou (GRE) |
52.51 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 6 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 7 | 160.0 | |
| 8 |  Micol Dal Nevo (ITA) |
52.65 | 65.0 | 12 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 8 | 152.5 | |||
| 9 |  Tarana Abbasova (AZE) |
52.71 | 67.5 | 9 | 82.5 | 10 | 150.0 | ||||
| 10 |  Maria Bohm (SWE) |
52.79 | 67.5 | 10 | 82.5 | 11 | 150.0 | ||||
| 11 |  Rabab Ashour (EGY) |
52.08 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 14 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 9 | 145.0 | ||
| 12 | Sabrin Kamel (EGY) |
51.99 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 13 | 77.5 | 12 | 140.0 | |||
| 13 |  Michal Shahar (ISR) |
52.39 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 11 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 13 | 140.0 | ||
| — |  Tyoni Batsiua (NRU) |
52.81 | 60.0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Melanie Kosoff (USA) |
52.99 | 77.5 | 4 | — | — | |||||
New records edit
| Clean & Jerk | 115.0 kg | Wang Xiufen (CHN)
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| 117.5 kg | Wang Xiufen (CHN)
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| Total | 210.0 kg | Wang Xiufen (CHN)
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