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

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 and clean and jerk

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

 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.

Medalists

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the 58 kg class in both competitions, making her the first woman to win gold medals in weightlifting in two consecutive Olympics.Chen won her first gold...  (CHN) People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	111 kg	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...	3 December 2006
	Clean & Jerk	Qiu Hongmei Qiu Hongmei Qiu Hongmei is a Chinese weightlifter.Qiu participated in the women's -58 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 107 kg and clean and jerking an additional 130 kg for a total of 237 kg.At the 2007 World Weightlifting...  (CHN) People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	141 kg	Tai'an Tai'an Tai'an is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, People's Republic of China.Centered around Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Laiwu to the northeast, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to the extreme west and Jining to the south... , People's Republic of China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	23 April 2007
	Total	Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the 58 kg class in both competitions, making her the first woman to win gold medals in weightlifting in two consecutive Olympics.Chen won her first gold...  (CHN) People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	251 kg	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...	3 December 2006
Olympic Record	Snatch		107.5 kg	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	16 August 2004
	Clean & Jerk	Olympic Standard	130 kg
	Total		237.5 kg	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	16 August 2004

Qualified Athletes

12 lifters were selected for the games.

	Athlete	|Notes
1		November 02, 1986 (age 21)		212 kg	2008 European Championships 2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:...
2		April 05, 1979 (age 29)	57.66	251 kg	2004 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg These are the results of the women's 58 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 14 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 58 kilograms.-Medalists:...
3		July 17, 1980 (age 28)	57.82	220 kg	2008 Pan-American Championships 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Callao, Peru from 19 March to 23 March 2008.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-Notes and references:*...
4		January 17, 1984 (age 24)	57.15	227 kg	2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
5		February 20, 1991 (age 17)		162 kg	Tripartite Commission Wild Card
6		September 11, 1980 (age 27)		212 kg
7		December 17, 1982 (age 25)	57.66	225.5 kg	2008 European Championships 2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:...
8		July 22, 1986 (age 22)		208 kg	2008 Pan-American Championships 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Callao, Peru from 19 March to 23 March 2008.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-Notes and references:*...
9		June 05, 1989 (age 19)		209 kg	2008 European Championships 2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:...
10		March 14, 1986 (age 22)	57.93	237 kg	2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... 2005 World Championships 2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...
11		November 03, 1987 (age 20)		170 kg	Tripartite Commission Wild Card
12		January 18, 1978 (age 30)	57.25	236 kg	2004 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg These are the results of the women's 58 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 14 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 58 kilograms.-Medalists:... 2005 World Championships 2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... 2006 World Championships 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

Results

Rank	Name	Group	Body Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total (kg)
				1	2	3	Res	1	2	3	Res
		A	57.66	100	103	106	106	130	132	138	138 OR	244 OR
		A	57.93	95	98	98	98	125	128	129	129	227
		A	57.15	95	98	98	95	125	131	131	131	226
4		A	57.25	95	98	100	98	125	128	129	128	226
5		A	57.82	96	96	99	99	120	124	127	124	223
6		A	57.56	95	98	100	98	110	115	118	118	216
7		A	57.66	92	92	95	95	120	125	126	120	215
8		A	57.88	82	86	89	89	111	115	115	115	204
9		A	57.51	90	90	90	90	112	115	116	112	202
10		A	57.70	90	95	95	90	105	110	113	110	200
11		A	56.28	80	85	90	85	102	102	107	107	192
12		A	57.15	74	78	82	78	95	100	100	95	173