[1][2] This was the first ever 59 kg Olympic competition after the weight categories were reorganized in 2018.

In group B, Canada's Tali Darsigny, Germany's Sabine Kusterer, Italy's Maria Grazia Alemanno and Australia's Erika Yamasaki earned their spots in top 14.

Botswana's Magdeline Moyengwa and Alexandra Escobar of Ecuador failed to finish their attempts, thus they were eliminated from the event.

The bouquets were presented by IWF Honorary Vice President Chang Chao-kuo (Chinese Taipei), and the medals were presented by IOC Member Stefan Holm (Olympic Champion in athletics, Sweden).

During the competition, Kuo Hsing-chun set three Olympic records: in snatch (103), clean and jerk (133), and total (236).