| Host City | Manchester |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 24 – 26 November 1989 |
| Competitors | 37 |
| Countries | 12 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -44 kg Snatch | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -44 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -44 kg Total | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -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 | 2 |
| -60 kg Clean & Jerk | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -60 kg Total | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -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 | 2 |
| +82.5 kg Total | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 23 | 3 | 1 | 27 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | India | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| = | Japan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| = | South Korea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |