The Women's 48 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 6 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.
The medals were presented by Tricia Smith, IOC member, Canada and Tamás Aján, President of International Weightlifting Federation.
Schedule All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00) Date Time Event 6 August 2016 19:00 Group A
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordSnatch98 kgSanto Domingo, Dominican1 October 2006Clean & Jerk120 kgTai'an, China21 April 2007Total217 kgSanto Domingo, Dominican1 October 2006Olympic record Snatch 97 kg Athens, Greece 14 August 2004 Clean & Jerk 115 kg Athens, Greece 14 August 2004 Total 210 kg Athens, Greece 14 August 2004
Chen Xiexia's Olympic records in 2008 were rescinded in 2017. Nurcan Taylan's world record in 2010 was rescinded in 2021.
Results RankAthleteNationGroupBodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result A 47.91 88 90 92 92 106 108 110 108 200 A 47.25 82 85 87 85 107 115 115 107 192 A 47.95 81 81 81 81 105 107 107 107 188 A 47.50 85 87 87 85 102 105 105 102 187 A 47.72 80 84 84 80 103 106 106 106 186 A 47.79 80 82 83 83 100 103 103 100 183 Chen Wei-ling A 47.13 75 79 81 81 99 100 100 100 181 A 47.74 84 86 86 84 95 95 98 95 179 A 47.90 73 78 80 80 93 98 100 93 173 10 A 47.56 68 72 75 72 92 97 101 97 169 A 47.77 82 82 84 82 104 106 106 – – Vương Thị Huyền A 47.84 83 84 84 – – – – – –
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