| Venue: | Akita City Culture Hall, Akita, Japan |
| Date: | 20 August 2001 |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Gold: |  Svetlana Miklashevich |
| Silver: | Natalia Payusova |
| Bronze: | Chao Chen-yeh |
| Prev: | 1997 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The women's heavyweight 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 11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Miklashevich | Russia | 74.9 | 220.0 | 170.0 | 215.0 | 605.0 | 575.597 | ||
| Natalia Payusova | 89.5 | 230.0 | 160.0 | 235.0 | 625.0 | 541.313 | |||
| Chao Chen-yeh | 112.5 | 265.0 | 177.5 | 225.0 | 667.5 | 540.208 | |||
| 4 | Inger Blikra |  Norway | 69.0 | 205.0 | 112.5 | 200.0 | 517.5 | 519.984 | |
| 5 | Cecile Jamin |  France | 69.3 | 200.0 | 97.5 | 217.5 | 515.0 | 515.927 | |
| 6 | Leslie Look |  United States | 82.3 | 225.0 | 115.0 | 220.0 | 560.0 | 504.616 | |
| 7 | Harriet Hall | United States | 103.5 | 225.0 | 132.5 | 212.5 | 570.0 | 470.079 | |
| 8 | Lizabeth Willett | United States | 139.9 | 255.0 | 137.5 | 202.5 | 595.0 | 462.732 | |
| 9 | Midori Kato |  Japan | 85.3 | 177.5 | 90.0 | 182.5 | 450.0 | 398.295 | |
| 10 | Mariko Seino | Japan | 68.0 | 140.0 | 72.5 | 135.0 | 347.5 | 352.817 | |
| Lee Chia-sui | Chinese Taipei | 119.1 | 265.0 | NM | - | DNF | DNF |