2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg
# 2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg

The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 48 kg division was staged on 4 November 2001.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Gao Wei (CHN) | 85.0 kg | Remigia Arcila (VEN) | 77.5 kg | Gema Peris (ESP) | 75.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gao Wei (CHN) | 105.0 kg | Blessed Udoh (NGR) | 100.0 kg | Chen Han-tung (TPE) | 95.0 kg |
| Total | Gao Wei (CHN) | 190.0 kg | Blessed Udoh (NGR) | 175.0 kg | Chen Han-tung (TPE) | 170.0 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Liu Xiuhua (CHN) | 87.5 kg | Montreal, Canada | 9 June 2000 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Donka Mincheva (BUL) | 113.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 21 November 1999 |
| World Record | Total | Liu Xiuhua (CHN) | 197.5 kg | Montreal, Canada | 9 June 2000 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Gao Wei (CHN) | 47.54 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 88.0 | | 105.0 | 114.0 | 114.0 | | 190.0 |
| | Blessed Udoh (NGR) | 47.84 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 5 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | 175.0 |
| | Chen Han-tung (TPE) | 47.46 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 4 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | 170.0 |
| 4 | Gema Peris (ESP) | 47.44 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 75.0 | | 85.0 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 4 | 167.5 |
| 5 | Remigia Arcila (VEN) | 48.00 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 8 | 167.5 |
| 6 | Svetlana Ulyanova (RUS) | 47.78 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 6 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 7 | 162.5 |
| 7 | Sabrina Richard (FRA) | 47.50 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 9 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 5 | 157.5 |
| 8 | Tikina Gopal (IND) | 47.72 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 11 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 6 | 157.5 |
| 9 | Snejana Popova (RUS) | 47.92 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 7 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 11 | 155.0 |
| 10 | Betsabé García (MEX) | 47.50 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 10 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 10 | 152.5 |
| 11 | Karine Turcotte (CAN) | 47.40 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 12 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 9 | 150.0 |
| 12 | María José Tocino (ESP) | 47.30 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 8 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 12 | 147.5 |
| 13 | Renata Natan (ISR) | 47.60 | 45.0 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 13 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 13 | 112.5 |
