| Venue: | Akita City Culture Hall, Akita, Japan |
| Date: | 20 August 2001 |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Gold: |  Raija Koskinen |
| Silver: | Chen Kuan-ting |
| Bronze: |  Yukako Fukushima |
| Prev: | 1997 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The women's lightweight competition in powerlifting at the 2001 World Games took place on 20 August 2001 at the Akita City Culture Hall in Akita, Japan.[1]
A total of 12 athletes entered the competition. Each athlete had 3 attempts in each of 3 events: squat, bench press and deadlift. The athlete with the biggest score in Wilks points is the winner.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Weight | Squat | Bench press | Deadlift | Total weight | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raija Koskinen | Finland | 43.9 | 170.0 | 72.5 | 162.5 | 405.0 | 571.131 | ||
| Chen Kuan-ting | 47.9 | 175.0 | 90.0 | 155.0 | 420.0 | 557.130 | |||
| Yukako Fukushima | 47.3 | 145.0 | 117.5 WR | 145.0 | 407.5 | 545.520 | |||
| 4 | Riitta Liimatainen |  Sweden | 51.4 | 170.5 | 92.5 | 170.0 | 432.5 | 543.999 | |
| 5 | Nataliya Shapovalova |  Russia | 48.7 | 165.0 | 87.5 | 160.0 | 412.5 | 540.499 | |
| 6 | Chen Wei-ling | Chinese Taipei | 43.6 | 152.5 | 67.5 | 160.0 | 380.0 | 538.308 | |
| 7 | Lin Li-min | Chinese Taipei | 51.5 | 165.0 | 97.5 | 160.0 | 422.5 | 530.660 | |
| 8 | Jennifer Maile |  United States | 50.2 | 157.5 | 90.0 | 220.0 | 535.0 | 529.276 | |
| 9 | Suzanne Hartwig | United States | 49.6 | 150.0 | 82.5 | 160.0 | 407.5 | 521.926 | |
| 10 | Azusa Hara | Japan | 43.5 | 142.5 | 70.0 | 130.0 | 342.5 | 485.939 | |
| 11 | Jacqueline Sandu |  Canada | 51.6 | 142.5 | 67.5 | 157.5 | 367.5 | 406.882 | |
| Tatyana Eltsova | Russia | 51.8 | NM | - | - | DNF | DNF |