The girls' 48 kg weightlifting event was the first women's event at the weightlifting competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, with competitors limited to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15 at 14:30.
Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Tian Yuan China |
190 kg |
| Silver | Sirivimon Pramongkhol Thailand |
163 kg |
| Bronze | Genesis Rodriguez Venezuela |
154 kg |
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
 |
 Tian Yuan (CHN) |
A | 47.82 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 190 |
 |
 Sirivimon Pramongkhol (THA) |
A | 47.04 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 163 | ||
 |
 Genesis Rodriguez (VEN) |
A | 47.57 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 154 | |
| 4 |  Thi Hong Nguyen (VIE) |
A | 45.82 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 151 | ||
| 5 |  Santoshi Matsa (IND) |
A | 47.84 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 150 | ||
| 6 |  Atenery Hernandez (ESP) |
A | 47.93 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 139 | ||
| 7 |  Kay Khine Khine (MYA) |
A | 45.33 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 65 | 120 | |||
| 8 |  Lilla Berki (HUN) |
A | 46.03 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 103 | |