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
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
Results
| 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
|
|
Izabela Dragneva (BUL) |
52.21 |
82.5 |
87.5 |
90.0 |
|
105.0 |
115.0 |
— |
|
192.5
|
|
Robin Goad (USA) |
52.73 |
80.0 |
82.5 |
85.0 |
|
100.0 |
105.0 |
105.0 |
|
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 |
77.5 |
77.5 |
8 |
92.5 |
97.5 |
100.0 |
5 |
170.0
|
| 6 |
Dagmar Daneková (SVK) |
52.49 |
72.5 |
72.5 |
75.0 |
5 |
92.5 |
95.0 |
97.5 |
6 |
165.0
|
| 7 |
Anna Stroubou (GRE) |
52.51 |
67.5 |
70.0 |
72.5 |
6 |
85.0 |
87.5 |
90.0 |
7 |
160.0
|
| 8 |
Micol Dal Nevo (ITA) |
52.65 |
65.0 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
12 |
85.0 |
87.5 |
87.5 |
8 |
152.5
|
| 9 |
Tarana Abbasova (AZE) |
52.71 |
67.5 |
67.5 |
70.0 |
9 |
82.5 |
85.0 |
85.0 |
10 |
150.0
|
| 10 |
Maria Bohm (SWE) |
52.79 |
67.5 |
72.5 |
72.5 |
10 |
82.5 |
85.0 |
85.0 |
11 |
150.0
|
| 11 |
Rabab Ashour (EGY) |
52.08 |
60.0 |
62.5 |
65.0 |
14 |
77.5 |
82.5 |
85.0 |
9 |
145.0
|
| 12 |
Sabrin Kamel (EGY) |
51.99 |
60.0 |
62.5 |
62.5 |
13 |
77.5 |
82.5 |
82.5 |
12 |
140.0
|
| 13 |
Michal Shahar (ISR) |
52.39 |
60.0 |
65.0 |
65.0 |
11 |
70.0 |
75.0 |
80.0 |
13 |
140.0
|
| — |
Tyoni Batsiua (NRU) |
52.81 |
60.0 |
65.0 |
65.0 |
15 |
80.0 |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| — |
Melanie Kosoff (USA) |
52.99 |
77.5 |
80.0 |
80.0 |
4 |
107.5 |
107.5 |
107.5 |
— |
—
|
New records
References
