The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 54 kg division was staged on 8 December 1997.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Meng Xianjuan (CHN) |
87.5 kg |  Khin Moe Nwe (MYA) |
85.0 kg |  Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) |
85.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Meng Xianjuan (CHN) |
117.5 kg |  Ri Song-hui (PRK) |
110.0 kg |  Saipin Detsaeng (THA) |
110.0 kg |
| Total | Meng Xianjuan (CHN) |
205.0 kg | Ri Song-hui (PRK) |
195.0 kg | Saipin Detsaeng (THA) |
195.0 kg |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Yang Xia (CHN) |
93.5 kg | Yangzhou, China | 9 July 1997 |
| Clean & Jerk | Yang Xia (CHN) |
115.0 kg | Yangzhou, China | 9 July 1997 | |
| Total | Yang Xia (CHN) |
207.5 kg | Yangzhou, China | 9 July 1997 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Meng Xianjuan (CHN) |
53.90 | 87.5 | |
100.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | |
205.0 | ||
 |
Ri Song-hui (PRK) |
53.60 | 85.0 | 4 | 110.0 | |
195.0 | ||||
 |
Saipin Detsaeng (THA) |
53.65 | 75.0 | 85.0 | 5 | 105.0 | 110.0 | |
195.0 | ||
| 4 |  Neli Yankova (BUL) |
53.00 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 6 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 5 | 187.5 | |
| 5 |  Maryse Turcotte (CAN) |
53.15 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 8 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 4 | 187.5 | ||
| 6 | Khin Moe Nwe (MYA) |
53.35 | 80.0 | 85.0 | |
100.0 | 6 | 185.0 | |||
| 7 | Rungarun Paljai (THA) |
53.35 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 7 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 7 | 182.5 | ||
| 8 |  Nandini Devi (IND) |
53.80 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 10 | 97.5 | 10 | 177.5 | |||
| 9 |  Dagmar Daneková (SVK) |
52.50 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 11 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 8 | 175.0 | ||
| 10 |  Mari Nakaga (JPN) |
53.60 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 9 | 95.0 | 13 | 175.0 | |||
| 11 |  Melanie Pritchard (USA) |
53.60 | 75.0 | 13 | 97.5 | 9 | 172.5 | ||||
| 12 |  Emilia Fernández (ESP) |
53.40 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 12 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 12 | 170.0 |
| 13 |  Nancy Maneiro (VEN) |
51.95 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 14 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 11 | 167.5 |
| 14 |  Soraya Jiménez (MEX) |
54.00 | 70.0 | 16 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 14 | 165.0 | |||
| 15 |  Micol Dal Nevo (ITA) |
54.00 | 65.0 | 17 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 15 | 155.0 | |||
| 16 |  Teresa van der Stoep (NED) |
53.75 | 70.0 | 15 | 80.0 | 17 | 150.0 | ||||
| 17 |  Rabab Ashour (EGY) |
53.25 | 60.0 | 18 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 18 | 137.5 | |||
| — | Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) |
53.45 | 82.5 | 85.0 | |
— | — | ||||
| — |  Ana-Maria Iagăru (ROM) |
53.10 | — | 70.0 | 80.0 | 16 | — | ||||
New records edit
| Clean & Jerk | 117.5 kg | Meng Xianjuan (CHN)
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