| Event: | Women's 53 kg |
| Games: | 1998 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Thunder Dome |
| Date: | 8 December |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Gold: | Yang Xia |
| Goldnoc: | CHN |
| Silver: | Li Feng-ying |
| Silvernoc: | TPE |
| Bronze: | Swe Swe Win |
| Bronzenoc: | MYA |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games.
The women's 53 kilograms event at the 1998 Asian Games took place on 8 December 1998 at Thunder Dome, Maung Thong Thani Sports Complex.
The weightlifter from China won the gold, with a combined lift of 212.5 kg.
| width=40 | Rank | width=250 | Athlete | width=60 | Body weight | width=70 | Snatch | width=70 | Cl&Jerk | width=80 | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.75 | 92.5 | 120.0 | 212.5 | ||||||||
| 52.55 | 90.0 | 112.5 | 202.5 | ||||||||
| 52.25 | 87.5 | 110.0 | 197.5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 52.55 | 87.5 | 110.0 | 197.5 | |||||||
| 5 | 52.45 | 87.5 | 105.0 | 192.5 | |||||||
| 6 | 51.15 | 85.0 | 105.0 | 190.0 | |||||||
| 7 | 52.25 | 82.5 | 105.0 | 187.5 | |||||||
| 8 | 52.15 | 85.0 | 100.0 | 185.0 | |||||||
| 9 | 52.95 | 80.0 | 105.0 | 185.0 | |||||||
| 10 | 53.00 | 80.0 | 102.5 | 182.5 | |||||||
| 11 | 52.00 | 77.5 | 100.0 | 177.5 | |||||||
| 12 | 52.55 | 75.0 | 102.5 | 177.5 |