1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 59 kg
# 1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 59 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 59 kg division was staged on 9 December 1997.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 97.5 kg | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 92.5 kg | Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 117.5 kg | Naw Ju Ni (MYA) | 117.5 kg | Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 115.0 kg |
| Total | Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 212.5 kg | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 210.0 kg | Naw Ju Ni (MYA) | 207.5 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Zou Feie (CHN) | 100.0 kg | Busan, South Korea | 13 May 1997 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 125.0 kg | Jakarta, Indonesia | 13 October 1997 |
| World Record | Total | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 220.0 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 4 October 1994 |

## 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 |
| | Patmawati Abdul Hamid (INA) | 57.65 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | | 212.5 |
| | Khassaraporn Suta (THA) | 58.05 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | | 210.0 |
| | Naw Ju Ni (MYA) | 58.20 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 4 | 110.0 | 117.5 | 120.0 | | 207.5 |
| 4 | Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 58.50 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | | 112.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 4 | 207.5 |
| 5 | Karnam Malleswari (IND) | 58.60 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 5 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 5 | 205.0 |
| 6 | Nancy Niro (CAN) | 58.55 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 6 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 7 | 190.0 |
| 7 | Dominika Misterska (POL) | 57.70 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 7 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 8 | 182.5 |
| 8 | Pratima Kumari (IND) | 58.40 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 12 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 112.5 | 6 | 182.5 |
| 9 | Josefa Pérez (ESP) | 58.50 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 9 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 11 | 180.0 |
| 10 | Valentina Popova (RUS) | 57.90 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 8 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 12 | 177.5 |
| 11 | Isabella Aconiti (ITA) | 58.40 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 11 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10 | 177.5 |
| 12 | Olga Sablina (UZB) | 55.85 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 13 | 100.0 | 105.0 | — | 9 | 175.0 |
| 13 | Ana María Arraez (VEN) | 58.00 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 10 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13 | 175.0 |
| 14 | Lilia Musakayeva (RUS) | 56.20 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 15 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14 | 167.5 |
| 15 | Marie Korčiánová (CZE) | 58.55 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 14 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 15 | 167.5 |
| 16 | Nurbanu Akdoğan (TUR) | 58.70 | 65.0 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 16 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 16 | 162.5 |
| 17 | Nita Uera (NRU) | 58.35 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 17 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 17 | 152.5 |
