Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.

[2] The results of this event were significantly altered following the 2016 retesting of the original in-competition samples for banned substances.

In June 2016, following the Russian doping scandal, it was announced by the IWF that retests of samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that gold medalist Svetlana Podobedova had tested positive for the prohibited substance Stanazolol.

[3] A few weeks later, the IWF reported the second wave of re-testing indicated both silver medalist Natalya Zabolotnaya and bronze medalist Iryna Kulesha had tested positive for prohibited anabolic agents.

[6] Thus, Lydia Valentín of Spain, who had originally finished fourth, was declared the 2012 Olympic champion.