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Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 59 kg

The Women's 59 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 27 July at the Tokyo International Forum.[1][2] This was the first ever 59 kg Olympic competition after the weight categories were reorganized in 2018.

Women's 59 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date27 July 2021
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Winning total236 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kuo Hsing-chun  Chinese Taipei
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Polina Guryeva  Turkmenistan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikiko Ando  Japan
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Kuo Hsing-chun from Chinese Taipei set three Olympic records to win her first Olympic gold after her bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg competition. Polina Guryeva won the silver medal, the first ever Olympic medal for Turkmenistan, and Mikiko Ando won the bronze for the host nation, her first Olympic medal.

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).

Records edit

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

World Record Snatch   Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) 110 kg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 April 2021
Clean & Jerk   Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) 140 kg Pattaya, Thailand 21 September 2019
Total   Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) 247 kg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 April 2021
Olympic Record Snatch Olympic Standard 102 kg — 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk Olympic Standard 127 kg — 1 November 2018
Total Olympic Standard 229 kg — 1 November 2018

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

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight[3] 		Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total[4]
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
  Kuo Hsing-chun   Chinese Taipei A 58.65 100 103 103 103 OR 125 133 141 133 OR 236 OR
  Polina Guryeva   Turkmenistan A 58.95 93 96 96 96 116 119 121 121 217
  Mikiko Ando   Japan A 58.70 92 94 96 94 116 120 120 120 214
4 Dora Tchakounté   France A 58.55 93 96 98 96 112 117 120 117 213
5 Hoàng Thị Duyên   Vietnam A 58.65 95 95 98 95 113 119 119 113 208
6 Yusleidy Figueroa   Venezuela A 58.80 88 88 91 91 115 120 125 115 206
7 Izabella Yaylyan   Armenia A 58.15 90 95 97 95 110 115 115 110 205
8 Zoe Smith   Great Britain A 58.95 87 87 91 87 113 116 119 113 200
9 Tali Darsigny   Canada B 59.00 86 88 90 90 106 109 109 109 199
10 Sabine Kusterer   Germany B 58.70 88 90 91 91 107 107 109 107 198
11 Maria Grazia Alemanno   Italy B 58.95 85 88 89 85 100 105 105 100 185
12 Erika Yamasaki   Australia B 58.75 75 78 78 75 95 100 100 95 170
– Magdeline Moyengwa   Botswana B 58.05 65 70 70 70 80 80 80 – –
– Alexandra Escobar   Ecuador A 58.75 95 95 95 – – – – – DNF

New records edit

Snatch 103 kg   Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) OR
Clean & Jerk 133 kg OR
Total 236 kg OR

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Schedule - Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting | Women's 59kg | Group A Competition Sheet" (PDF). TOCOG. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting | Women's 59kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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