Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

The women's 48 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 14 August.

Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.

Schedule
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

Results

 * Nan Aye Khine of Myanmar originally finished fourth, but was disqualified after she tested positive for a steroid.