Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 58 kg
| Women's 58 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | +75 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | |||||
The women's 58 kg weightlifting event was the third women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 12:30, and Group A, at 15:30. This event was the fourth weightlifting event to conclude.
Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2008 | 15:30 | Group A |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch |  Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
111 kg | Doha, Qatar | 3 December 2006 |
| Clean & Jerk | Qiu Hongmei (CHN) |
141 kg | Tai'an, China | 23 April 2007 | |
| Total | Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
251 kg | Doha, Qatar | 3 December 2006 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 107 kg | Athens, Greece | 16 August 2004 |
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 130 kg | — | 1 January 1997 | |
| Total | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 237 kg | Athens, Greece | 16 August 2004 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | A | 57.66 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 130 | 132 | 138 | 138 | 244 |
| DSQ |  Marina Shainova (RUS) | A | 57.93 | 95 | | 98 | 98 | 125 | | 129 | 129 | DSQ |
 |  O Jong-ae (PRK) | A | 57.15 | 95 | | | 95 | 125 | | 131 | 131 | 226 |
| 4 |  Wandee Kameaim (THA) | A | 57.25 | 95 | 98 | | 98 | 125 | 128 | | 128 | 226 |
| 5 |  Alexandra Escobar (ECU) | A | 57.82 | | 96 | 99 | 99 | 120 | 124 | | 124 | 223 |
| 6 |  Romela Begaj (ALB) | A | 57.56 | 95 | 98 | | 98 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 216 |
| 7 |  Aleksandra Klejnowska (POL) | A | 57.66 | | 92 | 95 | 95 | 120 | | | 120 | 215 |
| 8 |  Roxana Cocoș (ROU) | A | 57.88 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 111 | | 115 | 115 | 204 |
| 9 |  Geralee Vega (PUR) | A | 57.51 | | | 90 | 90 | 112 | | | 112 | 202 |
| 10 | Marieta Gotfryd (POL) | A | 57.70 | 90 | | | 90 | 105 | 110 | | 110 | 200 |
| 11 |  Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | A | 56.28 | 80 | 85 | | 85 | | 102 | 107 | 107 | 192 |
| 12 |  Wendy Hale (SOL) | A | 57.15 | 74 | 78 | | 78 | 95 | | | 95 | 173 |
New records
| Clean & Jerk | 131 kg | O Jong-ae (PRK) |
OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 132 kg | Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
OR |
| Total | 238 kg | Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 138 kg | Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
OR |
| Total | 244 kg | Chen Yanqing (CHN) |
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