See main article: 1997 World Weightlifting Championships. The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14. The women's competition in the 54 kg division was staged on 8 December 1997.
| Snatch | 87.5 kg | 85.0 kg | 85.0 kg | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | 117.5 kg | 110.0 kg | 110.0 kg | ||||
| Total | 205.0 kg | 195.0 kg | 195.0 kg |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank | width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | Rank |
| 53.90 | 87.5 | 100.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 205.0 | ||||||||||
| 53.60 | 85.0 | 4 | 110.0 | 195.0 | |||||||||||
| 53.65 | 75.0 | 85.0 | 5 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 195.0 | |||||||||
| 4 | 53.00 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 6 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 5 | 187.5 | ||||||
| 5 | 53.15 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 8 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 4 | 187.5 | |||||||
| 6 | 53.35 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 100.0 | 6 | 185.0 | |||||||||
| 7 | 53.35 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 7 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 7 | 182.5 | |||||||
| 8 | 53.80 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 10 | 97.5 | 10 | 177.5 | ||||||||
| 9 | 52.50 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 11 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 8 | 175.0 | |||||||
| 10 | 53.60 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 9 | 95.0 | 13 | 175.0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 53.60 | 75.0 | 13 | 97.5 | 9 | 172.5 | |||||||||
| 12 | 53.40 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 75.0 | 12 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 12 | 170.0 | |||||
| 13 | 51.95 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 14 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95.0 | 11 | 167.5 | |||||
| 14 | 54.00 | 70.0 | 16 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 14 | 165.0 | ||||||||
| 15 | 54.00 | 65.0 | 17 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 15 | 155.0 | ||||||||
| 16 | 53.75 | 70.0 | 15 | 80.0 | 17 | 150.0 | |||||||||
| 17 | 53.25 | 60.0 | 18 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 18 | 137.5 | ||||||||
| — | 53.45 | 82.5 | 85.0 | — | — | ||||||||||
| — | 53.10 | — | 70.0 | 80.0 | 16 | — | |||||||||
| width=100 | Clean & Jerk | width=70 | 117.5 kg | width=250 align=left | width=70 |