1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg

The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the light-heavyweight (69 kg division) was staged on 13 November 1998.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snatch  Tang Weifang (CHN)110.0 kg  Erzsébet Márkus (HUN)102.5 kg  Wu Mei-yi (TPE)100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  Tang Weifang (CHN)130.0 kg  Wu Mei-yi (TPE)127.5 kg  Irina Kasimova (RUS)127.5 kg
Total  Tang Weifang (CHN)240.0 kg  Wu Mei-yi (TPE)227.5 kg  Irina Kasimova (RUS)225.0 kg

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Tang Weifang (CHN)110.0 kgRamat Gan, Israel24 April 1998
Clean & Jerk Shang Shichun (CHN)133.5 kgSofia, Bulgaria22 May 1998
Total Tang Weifang (CHN)242.5 kgRamat Gan, Israel24 April 1998

Results

Rank Athlete Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
 Tang Weifang (CHN)68.90105.0110.5130.0135.0 135.0 240.0
 Wu Mei-yi (TPE)67.9195.0 95.0100.0125.0 125.0127.5227.5
 Irina Kasimova (RUS)68.4895.0 95.097.54125.0127.5132.5 225.0
4 Erzsébet Márkus (HUN)67.82100.0102.5105.0 120.0 120.0122.5 6222.5
5 Beata Prei (POL)68.4090.095.097.5 5115.0120.0122.55217.5
6 Daniela Kerkelova (BUL)68.2690.095.0 95.0 9117.5122.5127.5 4212.5
7 Park Mi-jung (KOR)68.3987.592.597.5 7115.0120.0 120.0 7207.5
8 Lea Foreman (USA)65.4392.5 92.5 92.56105.0110.0115.0 9202.5
9 Stephanie Mantek (GER)67.6385.087.5 87.5 10107.5110.0112.5 10195.0
10 Susanna Samuelsson (FIN)67.8380.082.585.0 12105.0110.0112.5 11192.5
11 Maria Tatsi (GRE)68.0980.0 80.085.0 14107.5112.5 112.58192.5
12 Suzanne Leathers (USA)67.8282.587.5 90.0 11100.0105.0110.0 12187.5
13 Simone Ingram (AUS)68.2177.580.082.513100.0 100.0102.5 13182.5
14 Tina Beiter (DEN)68.1670.0 70.075.01592.597.5100.0 14172.5
15 Beate Amdahl (NOR)68.6970.075.077.5 1695.0100.0 100.0 15170.0
 Nagwan El-Zawawi (EGY)68.2585.090.0 90.08110.0 110.0 110.0

New records

Snatch 110.5 kg  Tang Weifang (CHN) WR

References

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