1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +83 kg
# 1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +83 kg

The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the +83 kilograms division was staged on 11 May.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) | 107.5 kg | Wan Ni (CHN) | 102.5 kg | Sylvie Iskin (FRA) | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wan Ni (CHN) | 137.5 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) | 130.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Wan Ni (CHN) | 240.0 kg | Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) | 232.5 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) | 227.5 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Wan Ni (CHN) | 108.0 kg | Guangzhou, China | 25 November 1995 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Li Yajuan (CHN) | 155.0 kg | Melbourne, Australia | 20 November 1993 |
| World Record | Total | Li Yajuan (CHN) | 260.0 kg | Melbourne, Australia | 20 November 1993 |

## 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 |
| | Wan Ni (CHN) | 84.40 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110.0 | | 130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | | 240.0 |
| | Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) | 83.10 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | | 125.0 | 127.5 | 127.5 | | 232.5 |
| | Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) | 100.40 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 5 | 130.0 | 137.5 | 137.5 | | 227.5 |
| 4 | Sylvie Iskin (FRA) | 96.85 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 4 | 225.0 |
| 5 | Erika Takács (HUN) | 96.00 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 5 | 217.5 |
| 6 | Stamatia Bontozi (GRE) | 108.90 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 7 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 6 | 202.5 |
| 7 | Decia Stenzel (USA) | 85.60 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 6 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 7 | 195.0 |
