1996 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 46 kg

Main article: 1996 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 46 kilograms division was staged on 3 May.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Guan Hong (CHN)	77.5 kg	Tsai Huey-woan (TPE)	70.0 kg	Kunjarani Devi (IND)	67.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Guan Hong (CHN)	95.0 kg	Kunjarani Devi (IND)	90.0 kg	Tsai Huey-woan (TPE)	87.5 kg
Total	Guan Hong (CHN)	172.5 kg	Kunjarani Devi (IND)	157.5 kg	Tsai Huey-woan (TPE)	157.5 kg

Records

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

World record	Snatch	Guan Hong (CHN)	81.0 kg	Guangzhou, China	17 November 1995
	Clean & Jerk	Guan Hong (CHN)	105.0 kg	Yachiyo, Japan	8 July 1997
	Total	Guan Hong (CHN)	185.0 kg	Yachiyo, Japan	4 April 1996

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Guan Hong (CHN)	44.75	72.5	77.5	77.5		95.0	105.5	105.5		172.5
	Kunjarani Devi (IND)	45.45	67.5	67.5	67.5		87.5	90.0	97.5		157.5
	Tsai Huey-woan (TPE)	45.60	67.5	70.0	72.5		85.0	87.5	90.0		157.5
4	Kaori Niyanagi (JPN)	45.80	62.5	67.5	70.0	4	85.0	90.0	90.0	4	152.5
5	Donka Mincheva (BUL)	45.80	65.0	67.5	67.5	5	80.0	80.0	82.5	6	150.0
6	Lubov Averianova (RUS)	45.80	62.5	—	—	7	82.5	—	—	5	145.0
7	Loreen Briner (USA)	45.85	60.0	65.0	70.0	6	72.5	77.5	80.0	7	137.5

References

• Results
• Weightlifting Database