1996 World Weightlifting Championships

The 10th World Weightlifting Championships for women took place from May 3rd to 11th, 1996 in the Polish capital Warsaw . 102 weightlifters from 24 nations took part in the competitions held by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in single combat (snatch and push) .

Medalist

Women

Class up to 46 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Guan Hong	77.5 kg	Tsai Huey-woan	70.0 kg	N. Kunjarani Devi	67.5 kg
Bump	Guan Hong	95.0 kg	N. Kunjarani Devi	90.0 kg	Tsai Huey-woan	87.5 kg
Duel	Guan Hong	172.5 kg	N. Kunjarani Devi	157.5 kg	Tsai Huey-woan	157.5 kg

Class up to 50 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Liu Xiuhua	80.0 kg	Choi Myung-shik	80.0 kg	Chu Nan-mei	77.5 kg
Bump	Liu Xiuhua	105.0 kg	Chu Nan-mei	95.0 kg	Choi Myung-shik	95.0 kg
Duel	Liu Xiuhua	185.0 kg	Choi Myung-shik	175.0 kg	Chu Nan-mei	172.5 kg

Class up to 54 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Zhang Xixiang	87.5 kg	Kuo Ping-chun	85.0 kg	Karnam Malleswari	85.0 kg
Bump	Zhang Xixiang	110.0 kg	Kuo Ping-chun	102.5 kg	Karnam Malleswari	102.5 kg
Duel	Zhang Xixiang	197.5 kg	Kuo Ping-chun	187.5 kg	Karnam Malleswari	187.5 kg

Class up to 59 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Chen Xiaomin	99.0 kg	Maria Christoforidou	90.0 kg	Yuriko Takahashi	85.0 kg
Bump	Yuriko Takahashi	112.5 kg	Chen Xiaomin	110.0 kg	Maria Christoforidou	107.5 kg
Duel	Chen Xiaomin	207.5 kg	Maria Christoforidou	197.5 kg	Yuriko Takahashi	197.5 kg

Class up to 64 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Li Hongyun	106.0 kg	Chen Jui-lien	100.0 kg	Bénédicte Comblez	90.0 kg
Bump	Li Hongyun	120.0 kg	Chen Jui-lien	115.0 kg	Choi Eun-ja	115.0 kg
Duel	Li Hongyun	225.0 kg	Chen Jui-lien	215.0 kg	Huang Hsi-li	202.5 kg

Class up to 70 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Ilona Danko	97.5 kg	Tang Weifang	95.0 kg	Irina Komendanskaya	92.5 kg
Bump	Tang Weifang	127.5 kg	Irina Kaschimowa	122.5 kg	Kim Dong-hee	120.0 kg
Duel	Tang Weifang	222.5 kg	Irina Kaschimowa	212.5 kg	Kim Dong-hee	212.5 kg

Class up to 76 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Li Yan	97.5 kg	Mária Takács	95.0 kg	Theresa Brick	95.0 kg
Bump	Li Yan	127.5 kg	Mária Takács	120.0 kg	Panagiota Antonopoulou	120.0 kg
Duel	Li Yan	225.0 kg	Mária Takács	215.0 kg	Panagiota Antonopoulou	210.0 kg

Class up to 83 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Wei Xiangying	110.0 kg	Chen Shu-Chih	107.5 kg	María Urrutia	100.0 kg
Bump	María Urrutia	135.0 kg	Chen Shu-Chih	135.0 kg	Wei Xiangying	132.5 kg
Duel	Wei Xiangying	242.5 kg	Chen Shu-Chih	242.5 kg	María Urrutia	235.0 kg

Class over 83 kilograms

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Karoliina Lundahl	107.5 kg	Wan Ni	102.5 kg	Sylvie Iskin	102.5 kg
Bump	Wan Ni	137.5 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien	130.0 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	125.0 kg
Duel	Wan Ni	240.0 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	232.5 kg	Chen Hsiao-lien	227.5 kg

Medal table

The placements in the medal table are sorted according to the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals ( lexicographical order ). If two or more nations have an identical medal balance, they are listed alphabetically on the same rank.

rank	nation	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	People's Republic of China	23	3	1	27
2.	Hungary	1	3	0	4th
3.	Finland	1	1	1	3
4th	Japan	1	0	2	3
	Colombia
6th	Chinese Taipei	0	12	6th	18th
7th	India	0	2	4th	6th
	South Korea
9.	Greece	0	2	3	5
10.	Russia	0	2	1	3
11.	France	0	0	2	2
12.	Canada	0	0	1	1

Web links

• World Championships: 1996-05-03 Warsaw ( German ) In: iat.uni-leipzig.de . Retrieved June 8, 2013.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Championships Seniors 1997 - 2007 and Statistics ( English , PDF; 31.8 MB) In: iwf.net . Retrieved June 8, 2013.