1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg

Main article: 1998 World Weightlifting Championships

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

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

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

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	115.0		145.0	145.0	156.0		255.0
	Chen Hsiao-lien (TPE)	99.17	100.0	105.0	110.0	4	140.0	140.0	145.0		245.0
	María Isabel Urrutia (COL)	88.53	105.0	110.0	112.5		130.0	130.0	132.5		242.5
4	Agata Wróbel (POL)	108.70	107.5	112.5	115.0		127.5	127.5	132.5	6	242.5
5	Monique Riesterer (GER)	90.01	100.0	105.0	105.0	7	125.0	132.5	135.0	4	232.5
6	Vita Rudenok (UKR)	93.38	95.0	100.0	102.5	5	122.5	127.5	127.5	5	230.0
7	Katarina Sederholm (NOR)	91.62	92.5	97.5	100.0	8	120.0	125.0	125.0	7	222.5
8	Viktoriya Shaimardanova (UKR)	85.49	95.0	100.0	102.5	6	115.0	120.0	122.5	9	220.0
9	Lourdes Gorostegui (ESP)	94.24	92.5	92.5	97.5	9	120.0	120.0	125.0	10	217.5
10	Erika Takács (HUN)	99.97	95.0	97.5	97.5	11	122.5	127.5	127.5	8	217.5
11	Sylvie Iskin (FRA)	95.24	87.5	92.5	95.0	10	112.5	117.5	120.0	11	212.5
12	Theresa Brick (CAN)	78.71	80.5	85.0	87.5	12	105.0	110.0	110.0	13	192.5
13	Sheeva Peo (NRU)	86.56	80.0	85.0	90.0	13	105.0	105.0	110.0	14	190.0
14	Susanne Dandenault (CAN)	103.16	77.5	82.5	85.0	15	102.5	107.5	107.5	12	190.0
15	Claudia Mues (DEN)	92.97	85.0	90.0	90.0	14	102.5	102.5	107.5	16	187.5
16	Reanna Solomon (NRU)	120.89	70.0	75.0	75.0	16	105.0	110.0	110.0	15	180.0

References

• Results
• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 14 Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine