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 10 May.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 110.0 kg | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 107.5 kg | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 135.0 kg | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 135.0 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 242.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 242.5 kg | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 235.0 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Zhang Xiaoli (CHN) | 108.0 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 5 October 1994 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 135.0 kg | Guangzhou, China | 24 November 1995 |
| World Record | Total | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 240.0 kg | Guangzhou, China | 24 November 1995 |

## 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 |
| | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 78.35 | 102.5 | 108.5 | 110.0 | | 130.0 | 132.5 | 135.0 | | 242.5 |
| | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 82.80 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110.0 | | 130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | | 242.5 |
| | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 79.50 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | | 125.0 | 132.5 | 135.0 | | 235.0 |
| 4 | Monique Riesterer (GER) | 82.10 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 4 | 225.0 |
| 5 | Line Mary (FRA) | 80.90 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 6 | 207.5 |
| 6 | Miyuki Arai (JPN) | 82.45 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 7 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 5 | 200.0 |
| 7 | Caroline Pileggi (AUS) | 82.90 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 8 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 7 | 182.5 |
| — | Natalia Chiriaeva (RUS) | 82.35 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 6 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | — | — |

## New records

| Snatch | 108.5 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | WR |
| - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | 110.0 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | WR |
| Total | 242.5 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | WR |
