The Women's 48 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 30 July 2002.

The weightlifter from India won the gold, lifting a total weight of 167.5 kg.

[1] All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: