| Venue: | Rheinhausenhalle, Duisburg, Germany |
| Date: | 16 July 2005 |
| Competitors: | 13 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Gold: |  Olesya Lafina |
| Silver: |  Olena Dmytruk |
| Bronze: | Chen Wei-ling |
| Prev: | 2001 |
| Next: | 2009 |
The women's lightweight competition in powerlifting at the 2005 World Games took place on 16 July 2005 at the Rheinhausenhalle in Duisburg, Germany.[1]
A total of 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olesya Lafina | Russia | 51.65 | 220.0 WR | 127.5 | 147.5 | 495.0 | 620.30 | ||
| Olena Dmytruk | 51.80 | 182.5 | 117.5 | 172.5 | 472.5 | 590.81 | |||
| Chen Wei-ling | 45.35 | 172.5 | 72.5 | 182.5 | 427.5 | 589.67 | |||
| 4 | Yukako Fukushima |  Japan | 47.40 | 157.5 | 125.0 | 157.5 | 440.0 | 588.15 | |
| 5 | Raija Koskinen |  Finland | 43.80 | 160.0 | 80.0 | 157.5 | 397.5 | 561.38 | |
| 6 | Stephanie Cornette |  France | 52.00 | 180.0 | 97.5 | 170.0 | 447.5 | 557.85 | |
| 7 | Jennifer Maile |  United States | 51.70 | 167.5 | 105.0 | 170.0 | 442.5 | 554.09 | |
| 8 | Chou Yi-ju | Chinese Taipei | 49.65 | 162.5 | 77.5 | 180.0 | 420.0 | 542.43 | |
| 9 | Caitlin Miller | United States | 52.00 | 150.0 | 70.0 | 157.5 | 377.5 | 470.59 | |
| 10 | Marion Friedrich | Germany | 44.75 | 130.0 | 82.5 | 120.0 | 332.5 | 462.87 | |
| Yolimar Cobos |  Venezuela | 50.80 | 155.0 | NM | - | DSQ | DSQ | ||
| Mervi Sirkiä | Finland | 51.35 | 155.0 | NM | - | DSQ | DSQ | ||
| Mervi Rantamäki | Finland | 51.90 | NM | - | - | DSQ | DSQ |