The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the light-heavyweight (69 kg division) was staged on 13 November 1998.
Medalists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Snatch | Tang Weifang (CHN) | 110.0 kg | Erzsébet Márkus (HUN) | 102.5 kg | Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 100.0 kg |
Clean & Jerk | Tang Weifang (CHN) | 130.0 kg | Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 127.5 kg | Irina Kasimova (RUS) | 127.5 kg |
Total | Tang Weifang (CHN) | 240.0 kg | Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 227.5 kg | Irina Kasimova (RUS) | 225.0 kg |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
World Record | Snatch | Tang Weifang (CHN) | 110.0 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 |
Clean & Jerk | Shang Shichun (CHN) | 133.5 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 22 May 1998 | |
Total | Tang Weifang (CHN) | 242.5 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 |
Results
editRank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
Tang Weifang (CHN) | 68.90 | 105.0 | 110.5 | — | 130.0 | 240.0 | |||||
Wu Mei-yi (TPE) | 67.91 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 227.5 | |||||
Irina Kasimova (RUS) | 68.48 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 4 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 225.0 | ||||
4 | Erzsébet Márkus (HUN) | 67.82 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 120.0 | 6 | 222.5 | ||||
5 | Beata Prei (POL) | 68.40 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 5 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 5 | 217.5 | |
6 | Daniela Kerkelova (BUL) | 68.26 | 90.0 | 9 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 4 | 212.5 | |||
7 | Park Mi-jung (KOR) | 68.39 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 7 | 115.0 | 7 | 207.5 | |||
8 | Lea Foreman (USA) | 65.43 | 92.5 | 6 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 9 | 202.5 | |||
9 | Stephanie Mantek (GER) | 67.63 | 85.0 | 10 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 10 | 195.0 | |||
10 | Susanna Samuelsson (FIN) | 67.83 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 12 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 11 | 192.5 | ||
11 | Maria Tatsi (GRE) | 68.09 | 80.0 | 14 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 8 | 192.5 | |||
12 | Suzanne Leathers (USA) | 67.82 | 82.5 | 11 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 12 | 187.5 | |||
13 | Simone Ingram (AUS) | 68.21 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 13 | 100.0 | 13 | 182.5 | ||
14 | Tina Beiter (DEN) | 68.16 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 15 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 14 | 172.5 | ||
15 | Beate Amdahl (NOR) | 68.69 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 16 | 95.0 | 15 | 170.0 | |||
— | Nagwan El-Zawawi (EGY) | 68.25 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 8 | — | — |
New records
editSnatch | 110.5 kg | Tang Weifang (CHN) | WR |