The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from 9 November to 17 November. The women's 48 kilograms division was staged on 9 November 2005.

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

World Record	Snatch	Nurcan Taylan (TUR)	97 kg	Athens, Greece	14 August 2004
	Clean & Jerk	Yang Lian (CHN)	117 kg	Macau	30 October 2005
	Total	Nurcan Taylan (TUR)	210 kg	Athens, Greece	14 August 2004

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