The 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the super-heavyweight (+75 kg) division was staged on 14 November 1998.

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

World Record	Snatch	Zhang Nan (CHN)	118.5 kg	Sofia, Bulgaria	24 May 1998
	Clean & Jerk	Ding Meiyuan (CHN)	155.5 kg	Ramat Gan, Israel	24 April 1998
	Total	Ding Meiyuan (CHN)	267.5 kg	Ramat Gan, Israel	24 April 1998

• Results
• Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics, Page 14 Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine