Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

The Women's 48 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 6 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.

The medals were presented by Tricia Smith, IOC member, Canada and Tamás Aján, President of International Weightlifting Federation.

Schedule
All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)

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


 * Chen Xiexia's Olympic records in 2008 were rescinded in 2017.
 * Nurcan Taylan's world record in 2010 was rescinded in 2021.