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 83 kg division was staged on 13 December 1997.
| Snatch | 117.5 kg | 107.5 kg | 105.0 kg | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | 142.5 kg | 130.0 kg | 127.5 kg | ||||
| Total | 260.0 kg | 235.0 kg | 227.5 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 |
| 76.30 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 143.0 | 260.0 | ||||||||
| 81.75 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 130.0 | 235.0 | |||||||||||
| 81.25 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 227.5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 81.70 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 120.0 | 4 | 227.5 | ||||||||
| 5 | 81.95 | 90.0 | 7 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 5 | 210.0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 82.75 | 95.0 | 5 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 6 | 210.0 | ||||||||
| 7 | 82.75 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 6 | 107.5 | 8 | 200.0 | ||||||||
| 8 | 78.65 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 9 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 7 | 195.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 76.10 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 9 | 190.0 | |||||||
| 10 | 81.40 | 75.0 | 11 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 10 | 180.0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 78.05 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 10 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 11 | 170.0 | ||||||
| DQ | 82.70 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | — | 140.0 | 147.5 | — | — | — | |||||
| width=100 | Snatch | width=70 | 117.5 kg | width=250 align=left | width=70 | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 143.0 kg | ||||||
| Total | 260.0 kg | ||||||