The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the super-heavyweight (+75 kg) division was staged on 14 November 1998.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Agata Wróbel (POL) |
115.0 kg |  María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
110.0 kg |  Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
145.0 kg |  Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
140.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
132.5 kg |
| Total | Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
255.0 kg | Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
245.0 kg | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
242.5 kg |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Zhang Nan (CHN) |
118.5 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 24 May 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk | Ding Meiyuan (CHN) |
155.5 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 | |
| Total | Ding Meiyuan (CHN) |
267.5 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 |
Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
114.91 | 105.0 | 110.0 |  |
145.0 | |
255.0 | |||
 |
Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE) |
99.17 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 4 | 140.0 | |
245.0 | |||
| |
María Isabel Urrutia (COL) |
88.53 | 105.0 | 110.0 | |
130.0 | 132.5 | |
242.5 | ||
| 4 | Agata Wróbel (POL) |
108.70 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | |
127.5 | 6 | 242.5 | ||
| 5 |  Monique Riesterer (GER) |
90.01 | 100.0 | 7 | 125.0 | 132.5 | 4 | 232.5 | |||
| 6 |  Vita Rudenok (UKR) |
93.38 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 5 | 230.0 | |
| 7 |  Katarina Sederholm (NOR) |
91.62 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 8 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 7 | 222.5 | ||
| 8 | Viktoriya Shaimardanova (UKR) |
85.49 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 6 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 9 | 220.0 | ||
| 9 |  Lourdes Gorostegui (ESP) |
94.24 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 9 | 120.0 | 10 | 217.5 | |||
| 10 |  Erika Takács (HUN) |
99.97 | 95.0 | 11 | 122.5 | 8 | 217.5 | ||||
| 11 |  Sylvie Iskin (FRA) |
95.24 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 10 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 11 | 212.5 | |
| 12 |  Theresa Brick (CAN) |
78.71 | 80.5 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 12 | 105.0 | 13 | 192.5 | ||
| 13 |  Sheeva Peo (NRU) |
86.56 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 13 | 105.0 | 14 | 190.0 | |||
| 14 | Susanne Dandenault (CAN) |
103.16 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 15 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 12 | 190.0 | ||
| 15 |  Claudia Mues (DEN) |
92.97 | 85.0 | 14 | 102.5 | 16 | 187.5 | ||||
| 16 | Reanna Solomon (NRU) |
120.89 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 16 | 105.0 | 15 | 180.0 | |||