Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg


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

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordSnatch98 kgSanto Domingo, Dominican1 October 2006
World recordClean & Jerk121 kgAntalya, Turkey17 September 2010
World recordTotal217 kgSanto Domingo, Dominican1 October 2006
Olympic recordSnatch97 kgAthens, Greece14 August 2004
Olympic recordClean & Jerk117 kgBeijing, China9 August 2008
Olympic recordTotal212 kgBeijing, China9 August 2008

Results