1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 76 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 76 kg division was staged on 12 December 1997.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch   Hua Ju (CHN) 107.5 kg   Mária Takács (HUN) 100.0 kg   Mónica Carrió (ESP) 97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk   Hua Ju (CHN) 140.0 kg   Kim Soon-hee (KOR) 125.0 kg   Mária Takács (HUN) 125.0 kg
Total   Hua Ju (CHN) 247.5 kg   Mária Takács (HUN) 225.0 kg   Kim Soon-hee (KOR) 220.0 kg

Records

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

World Record Snatch   Gao Xiaoyan (CHN) 106.5 kg Seoul, South Korea 24 November 1996
Clean & Jerk   Zhang Guimei (CHN) 140.0 kg Shilong, China 18 December 1993
Total   Zhang Guimei (CHN) 235.0 kg Shilong, China 18 December 1993

Results

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Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
    Hua Ju (CHN) 70.50 102.5 102.5 107.5   130.0 140.5   247.5
    Mária Takács (HUN) 74.05 95.0 97.5 100.0   120.0 122.5 125.0   225.0
    Kim Soon-hee (KOR) 74.00 90.0 95.0 97.5 5 115.0 122.5 125.0   220.0
4   Ok Son-hui (PRK) 71.45 92.5 97.5 100.0 4 117.5 122.5 125.0 6 215.0
5   Sumita Laha (IND) 74.40 90.0 92.5 92.5 10 115.0 117.5 120.0 5 210.0
6   Line Mary (FRA) 75.30 92.5 97.5 97.5 8 112.5 115.0 117.5 8 210.0
7   Bharti Singh (IND) 75.90 90.0 95.0 97.5 7 107.5 112.5 112.5 10 207.5
8   Mónica Carrió (ESP) 71.35 92.5 95.0 97.5   107.5 110.0 110.0 11 205.0
9   Jeane Lassen (CAN) 73.60 80.0 85.0 90.0 12 110.0 115.0 117.5 7 202.5
10   Hiromi Fujiwara (JPN) 74.20 87.5 87.5 92.5 11 107.5 112.5 115.0 9 202.5
11   Manuela Torazza (ITA) 74.05 85.0 90.0 90.0 9 105.0 110.0 110.0 12 195.0
  Lu Yu-ruu (TPE) 75.75 95.0 95.0 100.0 6 120.0 120.0 120.0
  Cho Cho Win (MYA) 74.85 90.0 90.0 90.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 4
DQ   Aysel Özgür (TUR) 75.65 105.0 110.0 112.5 125.0 130.0 130.0
DQ   Sefi Onubaye (NGR) 74.80 90.0 90.0 95.0 110.0 115.0 120.0
DQ   Lubov Grigurko (UKR) 75.20 90.0 95.0 97.5 105.0 110.0 110.0

New records

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Snatch 107.5 kg   Hua Ju (CHN) WR
110.0 kg   Aysel Özgür (TUR) WR
Clean & Jerk 140.5 kg   Hua Ju (CHN) WR
Total 237.5 kg   Hua Ju (CHN) WR
247.5 kg   Hua Ju (CHN) WR

References

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