The Women's 53 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 7 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.

Schedule All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00) Date Time Event 7 August 2016 12:30 Group B 15:30 Group A

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

World recordSnatch103 kgGuangzhou, China14 November 2010Clean & Jerk134 kgAlmaty, Kazakhstan10 November 2014Total233 kgIncheon, South Korea21 September 2014Olympic record Snatch 100 kg Sydney, Australia 18 September 2000 Clean & Jerk 131 kg London, England 27 July 2012 Total 226 kg London, England 27 July 2012

Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result Hsu Shu-ching A 52.60 92 96 100 100 112 126 112 212 A 52.61 88 88 91 88 111 112 117 112 200 Yoon Jin-hee A 52.59 88 90 90 88 110 110 111 111 199 A 52.11 87 87 90 90 103 107 110 107 197 A 52.57 85 90 90 90 103 107 108 103 193 B 52.39 81 81 81 81 101 101 105 105 186 A 52.78 80 80 80 80 105 105 108 105 185 B 51.58 68 72 75 75 88 909690165 B 49.53 67 70 72 72 85 88 9090162 10 B 52.85 62 66 68 66 83 86 8989155 11 B 48.32 62 65 67 65 85 88 9088153 12 B 51.74 64 64 67 64 82 82 88 82 146 Li Yajun A 52.50 98 101 104 101 123 126 126 –

New records Snatch101 kgOR

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