See main article: 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the featherweight (53 kg) division was staged on 10 November 1998.
| Snatch | 92.5 kg | 87.5 kg | 82.5 kg | ||||
| Clean & Jerk | 117.5 kg | 105.0 kg | 100.0 kg | ||||
| Total | 210.0 kg | 192.5 kg | 182.5 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 |
| 52.65 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 92.5 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 210.0 | ||||||||
| 52.21 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 105.0 | — | 192.5 | ||||||||||
| 52.73 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 100.0 | 182.5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 52.58 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 7 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 97.5 | 4 | 170.0 | |||||
| 5 | 52.69 | 72.5 | 8 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 5 | 170.0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 52.49 | 72.5 | 5 | 92.5 | 6 | 165.0 | |||||||||
| 7 | 52.51 | 67.5 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 6 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 7 | 160.0 | ||||||
| 8 | 52.65 | 65.0 | 12 | 85.0 | 87.5 | 8 | 152.5 | ||||||||
| 9 | 52.71 | 67.5 | 9 | 82.5 | 10 | 150.0 | |||||||||
| 10 | 52.79 | 67.5 | 10 | 82.5 | 11 | 150.0 | |||||||||
| 11 | 52.08 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 14 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 9 | 145.0 | |||||||
| 12 | 51.99 | 60.0 | 62.5 | 13 | 77.5 | 12 | 140.0 | ||||||||
| 13 | 52.39 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 11 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 13 | 140.0 | |||||||
| — | 52.81 | 60.0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| — | 52.99 | 77.5 | 4 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Clean & Jerk | width=70 | 115.0 kg | width=250 align=left | width=70 | ||
| 117.5 kg | ||||||
| Total | 210.0 kg |