| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
The2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held inAntalya,Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 48 kg division was staged on 4 November 2001.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch |  Gao Wei (CHN) | 85.0 kg |  Remigia Arcila (VEN) | 77.5 kg |  Gema Peris (ESP) | 75.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gao Wei (CHN) | 105.0 kg |  Blessed Udoh (NGR) | 100.0 kg |  Chen Han-tung (TPE) | 95.0 kg |
| Total | Gao Wei (CHN) | 190.0 kg | Blessed Udoh (NGR) | 175.0 kg | Chen Han-tung (TPE) | 170.0 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch | Liu Xiuhua (CHN) | 87.5 kg | Montreal,Canada | 9 June 2000 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Donka Mincheva (BUL) | 113.5 kg | Athens,Greece | 21 November 1999 | |
| Total | Liu Xiuhua (CHN) | 197.5 kg | Montreal,Canada | 9 June 2000 |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
 | Gao Wei (CHN) | 47.54 | 80.0 | 85.0 | | 105.0 | | 190.0 | |||
 | Blessed Udoh (NGR) | 47.84 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 5 | 95.0 | 100.0 | | 175.0 | ||
 | Chen Han-tung (TPE) | 47.46 | 75.0 | 4 | 95.0 | | 170.0 | ||||
| 4 | Gema Peris (ESP) | 47.44 | 72.5 | 75.0 | | 85.0 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 4 | 167.5 | |
| 5 | Remigia Arcila (VEN) | 48.00 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 77.5 | | 90.0 | 8 | 167.5 | ||
| 6 |  Svetlana Ulyanova (RUS) | 47.78 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 6 | 90.0 | 7 | 162.5 | |||
| 7 |  Sabrina Richard (FRA) | 47.50 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 9 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 5 | 157.5 | |
| 8 |  Tikina Gopal (IND) | 47.72 | 67.5 | 11 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 6 | 157.5 | |||
| 9 | Snejana Popova (RUS) | 47.92 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 7 | 85.0 | 11 | 155.0 | |||
| 10 |  Betsabé García (MEX) | 47.50 | 67.5 | 10 | 85.0 | 10 | 152.5 | ||||
| 11 |  Karine Turcotte (CAN) | 47.40 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 12 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 9 | 150.0 | |
| 12 | María José Tocino (ESP) | 47.30 | 67.5 | 8 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 12 | 147.5 | |||
| 13 |  Renata Natan (ISR) | 47.60 | 45.0 | 50.0 | 13 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 13 | 112.5 | |