1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 76 kg
| 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 76 kilograms division was staged on 9 May 1996.
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Li Yan (CHN) | 97.5 kg |  Mária Takács (HUN) | 95.0 kg |  Theresa Brick (CAN) | 95.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Li Yan (CHN) | 127.5 kg | Mária Takács (HUN) | 120.0 kg |  Panagiota Antonopoulou (GRE) | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Li Yan (CHN) | 225.0 kg | Mária Takács (HUN) | 215.0 kg | Panagiota Antonopoulou (GRE) | 210.0 kg |
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Hua Ju (CHN) | 105.5 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 5 October 1994 |
| Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guimei (CHN) | 140.0 kg | Shilong, China | 18 December 1993 | |
| Total | Zhang Guimei (CHN) | 235.0 kg | Shilong, China | 18 December 1993 |
Results
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Li Yan (CHN) | 74.95 | 95.0 | 97.5 | | 122.5 | 127.5 | — | | 225.0 | |
 | Mária Takács (HUN) | 74.55 | 95.0 | | 120.0 | | 215.0 | ||||
 | Panagiota Antonopoulou (GRE) | 75.50 | 90.0 | 7 | 120.0 | | 210.0 | ||||
| 4 | Theresa Brick (CAN) | 75.90 | 95.0 | | 115.0 | 6 | 210.0 | ||||
| 5 |  Olga Glaz (RUS) | 71.80 | 90.0 | 6 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 4 | 205.0 | |||
| 6 |  Sumita Laha (IND) | 75.80 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 8 | 115.0 | 5 | 205.0 | |||
| 7 |  Stacey Ketchum (USA) | 75.85 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 10 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 7 | 200.0 | ||
| 8 |  Mónica Carrió (ESP) | 71.05 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 10 | 195.0 | ||
| 9 | Filippia Kochliaridou (GRE) | 75.10 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 9 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 8 | 195.0 | ||
| 10 | Arlys Johnson (USA) | 75.90 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 11 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 9 | 195.0 | ||
| 11 |  Margarita Rojas (COL) | 75.15 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 12 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 11 | 180.0 | ||
| — |  Derya Açikgöz (TUR) | 75.35 | 92.5 | 4 | — | — | |||||