The 1996 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 3 May to 11 May. The women's competition in the 83 kilograms division was staged on 10 May.
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 110.0 kg |  Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 107.5 kg |  María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 135.0 kg | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 135.0 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 242.5 kg | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 242.5 kg | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 235.0 kg |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch | Zhang Xiaoli (CHN) | 108.0 kg | Hiroshima, Japan | 5 October 1994 |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 135.0 kg | Guangzhou, China | 24 November 1995 | |
| Total | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 240.0 kg | Guangzhou, China | 24 November 1995 |
Results
edit| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Wei Xiangying (CHN) | 78.35 | 102.5 | 108.5 | 110.0 | | 130.0 | 132.5 |  | 242.5 | |
 | Chen Shu-chih (TPE) | 82.80 | 102.5 | 107.5 | | 130.0 | 135.0 | | 242.5 | ||
| María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 79.50 | 100.0 | | 125.0 | 132.5 | 135.0 | | 235.0 | ||
| 4 |  Monique Riesterer (GER) | 82.10 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 4 | 225.0 | |
| 5 |  Line Mary (FRA) | 80.90 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 5 | 110.0 | 6 | 207.5 | |||
| 6 |  Miyuki Arai (JPN) | 82.45 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 7 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 5 | 200.0 | ||
| 7 |  Caroline Pileggi (AUS) | 82.90 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 8 | 95.0 | 102.5 | 7 | 182.5 | ||
| — |  Natalia Chiriaeva (RUS) | 82.35 | 95.0 | 6 | — | — | |||||
New records
edit| Snatch | 108.5 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) |
WR |
| 110.0 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) |
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| Total | 242.5 kg | Wei Xiangying (CHN) |
WR |