Worlds · December 1988
1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
The 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships ran in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2 to 4 December 1988. This page lists the medallists in its nine classes. Gold went to Xing Fen (44 kg, 147.5 kg), Huang Xiaoyu (48 kg, 165 kg), Peng Liping (52 kg, 175 kg), Ma Na (56 kg, 180 kg), Yang Jing (60 kg, 195 kg), Guo Qiuxiang (67.5 kg, 210 kg), Li Hongling (75 kg, 212.5 kg), Li Yanxia (82.5 kg, 215 kg) and Han Changmei (+82.5 kg, 232.5 kg).
- Medallists
- 27
- Classes
- 9
- Start date
- 2 Dec 1988
The 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships in numbers
How close each class finished.
Winning margin in each class
The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest final: Women's 82.5 kg came down to 5 kg between gold and silver. The widest: Women's 52 kg by 27.5 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.
Women's 44 kg
Women's 48 kg
Women's 52 kg
Women's 56 kg
Women's 60 kg
Women's 67.5 kg
Women's 75 kg
Women's 82.5 kg
Women's +82.5 kg
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for, with the total.
Women's 44 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Xing Fen China
|
147.5 |
| 2 |
 Choi Myung-shik South Korea
|
130 |
| 3 |
 Ponco Imbarwati Indonesia
|
105 |
Women's 48 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Huang Xiaoyu China
|
165 |
| 2 |
 Robin Goad United States
|
140 |
| 3 |
Siti Aisah Indonesia
|
137.5 |
Women's 52 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Peng Liping China
|
175 |
| 2 |
 Sandra Gómez Spain
|
147.5 |
| 3 |
Kim Oh-sook South Korea
|
145 |
Women's 56 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ma Na China
|
180 |
| 2 |
Won Soon-yi South Korea
|
155 |
| 3 | Yang Mei-tzu Chinese Taipei | 152.5 |
Women's 60 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yang Jing China
|
195 |
| 2 |
 Maria Christoforidou Greece
|
177.5 |
| 3 |
Colleene Colley United States
|
175 |
Women's 67.5 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Guo Qiuxiang China
|
210 |
| 2 |
 Mária Takács Hungary
|
197.5 |
| 3 |
 Jeanette Rose Great Britain
|
180 |
Women's 75 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Li Hongling China
|
212.5 |
| 2 |
 Milena Trendafilova Bulgaria
|
205 |
| 3 |
Arlys Johnson-Maxwell United States
|
197.5 |
Women's 82.5 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Li Yanxia China
|
215 |
| 2 |
Erika Takács Hungary
|
210 |
| 3 |
Milena Mileskova Bulgaria
|
202.5 |
Women's +82.5 kg, 1988 Women's World Weightlifting Championships
| Place | Athlete | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Han Changmei China
|
232.5 |
| 2 |
Karyn Marshall United States
|
225 |
| 3 |
Veronika Tóbiás Hungary
|
192.5 |