The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the lightweight (58 kg) division was staged on 11 November 1998.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) |
92.5 kg |  Song Zhijuan (CHN) |
92.5 kg |  Neli Yankova (BUL) |
100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) |
115.0 kg |  Maryse Turcotte (CAN) |
115.0 kg | Song Zhijuan (CHN) |
115.0 kg |
| Total | Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) |
207.5 kg | Song Zhijuan (CHN) |
207.5 kg | Neli Yankova (BUL) |
200.0 kg |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
97.5 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 24 April 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk | Xiu Xiongying (CHN) |
123.0 kg | Sofia, Bulgaria | 20 May 1998 | |
| Total | Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
220.0 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 | ||||
 |
Kuo Ping-chun (TPE) |
57.00 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 92.5 | |
110.0 | 112.5 | 115.0 | |
207.5 |
 |
Song Zhijuan (CHN) |
57.62 | 92.5 | |
112.5 | 115.0 |  |
207.5 | |||
| |
Neli Yankova (BUL) |
56.40 | 82.5 | 87.5 | |
107.5 | 112.5 | 4 | 200.0 | ||
| 4 | Maryse Turcotte (CAN) |
57.04 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | |
200.0 | ||
| 5 |  Maria Christoforidou (GRE) |
57.18 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 6 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 5 | 190.0 | ||
| 6 |  Dominika Misterska (POL) |
57.54 | 80.0 | 7 | 105.0 | 6 | 185.0 | ||||
| 7 |  Ingrid Fèvre (FRA) |
57.58 | 77.5 | 80.0 | 8 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 8 | 177.5 | ||
| 8 |  Liliana García (VEN) |
57.74 | 75.0 | 10 | 100.0 | 7 | 175.0 | ||||
| 9 |  Marie Korčiánová (CZE) |
57.68 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 13 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 9 | 167.5 | ||
| 10 | Marieta Gotfryd (POL) |
57.07 | 75.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 10 | 165.0 | ||||
| 11 |  Teresa van der Stoep (NED) |
57.31 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 11 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 11 | 162.5 | ||
| 12 |  Michaela Breeze (GBR) |
57.35 | 70.0 | 15 | 90.0 | 12 | 160.0 | ||||
| 13 |  Soraya Jiménez (MEX) |
57.62 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 12 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 14 | 157.5 | ||
| 14 |  Heidi Kanervisto (FIN) |
57.97 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 14 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 16 | 157.5 | |
| 15 |  Nita Uera (NRU) |
57.46 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 17 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 13 | 152.5 | ||
| 16 | Tuija Malinen (FIN) |
57.66 | 67.5 | 16 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 15 | 152.5 | |||
| — | Miel McGerrigle (CAN) |
57.38 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 4 | — | — | ||||