1987 World Weightlifting Championships - Women

Host City Daytona Beach, Florida
Country USA
Held 30 October – 1 November 1987
Competitors 30
Countries 8

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-44 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 2
-44 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 2
-44 kg Total Women — Medal 3 2
-48 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
-48 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
-48 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3
-52 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
-52 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
-52 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3
+82.5 kg Snatch Women — Medal 3 3
+82.5 kg Clean & Jerk Women — Medal 3 3
+82.5 kg Total Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 China CHN 22 4 1 27
2 United States USA 4 7 7 18
3 Bulgaria BUL 1 5 10 16
4 Hungary HUN 0 7 2 9
5 Great Britain GBR 0 2 1 3
6 South Korea KOR 0 2 0 2
7 France FRA 0 0 3 3
= Spain ESP 0 0 3 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
-44 kg Snatch, Women Cai Jun CHN Chen Aizhen CHN Sibby Harris USA
-44 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Chen Aizhen CHN Cai Jun CHN Sibby Harris USA
-44 kg Total, Women Cai Jun CHN Chen Aizhen CHN Sibby Harris USA
-48 kg Snatch, Women Huang Xiaoyu CHN Robin Byrd USA Sandra Gómez ESP
-48 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Huang Xiaoyu CHN Robin Byrd USA Sandra Gómez ESP
-48 kg Total, Women Huang Xiaoyu CHN Robin Byrd USA Sandra Gómez ESP
-52 kg Snatch, Women Yan Zhangqun CHN Margarita Babadzanova BUL Rachel Silverman USA
-52 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Yan Zhangqun CHN Margarita Babadzanova BUL Rachel Silverman USA
-52 kg Total, Women Yan Zhangqun CHN Margarita Babadzanova BUL Rachel Silverman USA
-56 kg Snatch, Women Cui Aihong CHN Won Sun-Lee KOR Stéphanie Genna FRA
-56 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Cui Aihong CHN Marie Forteath GBR Stéphanie Genna FRA
-56 kg Total, Women Cui Aihong CHN Won Sun-Lee KOR Stéphanie Genna FRA
-60 kg Snatch, Women Zeng Xinling CHN Gabriela Dimitrova BUL Ibolya Torma HUN
-60 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Zeng Xinling CHN Ibolya Torma HUN Gabriela Dimitrova BUL
-60 kg Total, Women Zeng Xinling CHN Ibolya Torma HUN Gabriela Dimitrova BUL
-67.5 kg Snatch, Women Arlys Kovach USA Senka Asenova BUL Gao Lijuan CHN
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Gao Lijuan CHN Jeanette Rose GBR Arlys Kovach USA
-67.5 kg Total, Women Gao Lijuan CHN Arlys Kovach USA Senka Asenova BUL
-75 kg Snatch, Women Tanya Dimitrova BUL Li Hongling CHN Mária Takács HUN
-75 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Li Hongling CHN Mária Takács HUN Tanya Dimitrova BUL
-75 kg Total, Women Li Hongling CHN Mária Takács HUN Tanya Dimitrova BUL
-82.5 kg Snatch, Women Karyn Marshall USA Erika Takács HUN Miglena Mileshkova BUL
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Karyn Marshall USA Erika Takács HUN Judy Oakes GBR
-82.5 kg Total, Women Karyn Marshall USA Erika Takács HUN Miglena Mileshkova BUL
+82.5 kg Snatch, Women Han Changmei CHN Becky Levi USA Snezhana Vasileva BUL
+82.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Women Han Changmei CHN Becky Levi USA Snezhana Vasileva BUL
+82.5 kg Total, Women Han Changmei CHN Becky Levi USA Snezhana Vasileva BUL