1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 83 kg

The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 83 kg division was staged on 13 December 1997.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Tang Weifang (CHN)	117.5 kg	Albina Khomich (RUS)	107.5 kg	María Isabel Urrutia (COL)	105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Tang Weifang (CHN)	142.5 kg	María Isabel Urrutia (COL)	130.0 kg	Aye Mon Khin (MYA)	127.5 kg
Total	Tang Weifang (CHN)	260.0 kg	María Isabel Urrutia (COL)	235.0 kg	Aye Mon Khin (MYA)	227.5 kg

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

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
Rank	Athlete	Body weight	1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank	Total
	Tang Weifang (CHN)	76.30	110.0	115.0	117.5		135.0	140.0	143.0		260.0
	María Isabel Urrutia (COL)	81.75	100.0	~~105.0~~	105.0		130.0	~~137.5~~	~~137.5~~		235.0
	Aye Mon Khin (MYA)	81.25	95.0	100.0	~~105.0~~	4	120.0	125.0	127.5		227.5
4	Albina Khomich (RUS)	81.70	100.0	105.0	107.5		~~120.0~~	120.0	~~125.0~~	4	227.5
5	Monique Riesterer (GER)	81.95	90.0	~~95.0~~	~~95.0~~	7	115.0	~~120.0~~	120.0	5	210.0
6	Karoliina Lundahl (FIN)	82.75	~~95.0~~	~~95.0~~	95.0	5	110.0	115.0	~~117.5~~	6	210.0
7	Caroline Pileggi (AUS)	82.75	~~87.5~~	87.5	92.5	6	~~107.5~~	107.5	~~115.0~~	8	200.0
8	Dilek Ünal (TUR)	78.65	80.0	85.0	~~87.5~~	9	100.0	105.0	110.0	7	195.0
9	Theano Zagkliveri (GRE)	76.10	82.5	85.0	~~87.5~~	8	100.0	105.0	~~110.0~~	9	190.0
10	Zuzana Kováčová (SVK)	81.40	75.0	~~80.0~~	~~80.0~~	11	100.0	105.0	~~110.0~~	10	180.0
11	Rosetta Penani (NRU)	78.05	65.0	70.0	75.0	10	90.0	95.0	~~100.0~~	11	170.0
DQ	Derya Açikgöz (TUR)	82.70	105.0	110.0	115.0	—	140.0	147.5	—	—	—