1996 World Weightlifting Championships
Women
	46 kg
	50 kg
	54 kg
	59 kg
	64 kg
	70 kg
	76 kg
	83 kg
	+83 kg

The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 59 kilograms division was staged on 6 May.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	97.5 kg	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	90.0 kg	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	85.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	112.5 kg	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	110.0 kg	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	107.5 kg
Total	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	207.5 kg	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	197.5 kg	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	197.5 kg

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Zou Feie (CHN)	98.5 kg	Istanbul, South Korea	21 November 1994
	Clean & Jerk	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	123.5 kg	Guangzhou, China	20 November 1995
	Total	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	220.0 kg	Hiroshima, Japan	4 October 1994

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Chen Xiaomin (CHN)	58.80	90.0	95.0	99.0		107.5	110.0	—		207.5
	Maria Christoforidou (GRE)	58.65	85.0	87.5	90.0		105.0	107.5	110.0		197.5
	Yuriko Takahashi (JPN)	58.70	80.0	80.0	85.0		107.5	110.0	112.5		197.5
4	Nancy Niro (CAN)	58.90	77.5	82.5	87.5	4	100.0	105.0	110.0	5	187.5
5	Josefa Pérez (ESP)	58.65	75.0	77.5	80.0	5	90.0	95.0	97.5	6	175.0
6	Marie Korčiánová (CZE)	58.80	75.0	77.5	80.0	6	92.5	97.5	100.0	10	170.0
7	Lilia Musakaeva (RUS)	58.80	65.0	65.0	70.0	9	90.0	95.0	100.0	7	165.0
8	Beata Prei (POL)	58.45	65.0	67.5	70.0	8	90.0	92.5	92.5	9	162.5
9	Gina Hernández (COL)	57.55	67.5	72.5	75.0	7	77.5	82.5	82.5	13	150.0
10	Tuija Malinen (FIN)	58.40	67.5	70.0	70.0	10	80.0	82.5	85.0	11	150.0
11	Albena Yurukova (BUL)	58.80	65.0	70.0	—	11	80.0	85.0	—	12	145.0
—	Wu Mei-yi (TPE)	57.90	85.0	85.0	85.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
—	Gergana Kirilova (BUL)	58.65	85.0	85.0	85.0	—	105.0	105.0	107.5	4	—
—	Eleni Kyssidou (GRE)	58.95	75.0	75.0	75.0	—	90.0	95.0	95.0	8	—

Snatch

99.0 kg

Chen Xiaomin (CHN)

WR

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