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.

Main article: 1996 World Weightlifting Championships

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		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
	Clean & Jerk	Chen Shu-chih (TPE)	135.0 kg	Guangzhou, China	24 November 1995
	Total	Chen Shu-chih (TPE)	240.0 kg	Guangzhou, China	24 November 1995

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	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
	110.0 kg	Wei Xiangying (CHN)	WR
Total	242.5 kg	Wei Xiangying (CHN)	WR

References

• Results
• Weightlifting Database