Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 53 kg

Women's 53 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall
Date	15 August
Competitors	8 from 8 nations
Medalists
Udomporn Polsak   Thailand Raema Lisa Rumbewas   Indonesia Mabel Mosquera   Colombia
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Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
	Men	Women
	56 kg	48 kg
	62 kg	53 kg
	69 kg	58 kg
	77 kg	63 kg
	85 kg	69 kg
	94 kg	75 kg
	105 kg	+75 kg
	+105 kg
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The women's 53 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 15 August. ^{[1] [2]}

Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

Date	Time	Event
15 August 2004	16:30	Group A

Records

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

World Record	Snatch	Ri Song-hui  (PRK)	102.5 kg	Busan, South Korea	1 October 2002
	Clean & Jerk	Li Xuejiu  (CHN)	127.5 kg	Warsaw, Poland	20 November 2002
	Total	Yang Xia  (CHN)	225.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
Olympic Record	Snatch	Yang Xia  (CHN)	100.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk	Yang Xia  (CHN)	125.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
	Total	Yang Xia  (CHN)	225.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000

Results

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Udomporn Polsak  (THA)	A	52.83	92.5	97.5	100.0	97.5	117.5	122.5	125.0	125.0	222.5
	Raema Lisa Rumbewas  (INA)	A	52.80	85.0	90.0	95.0	95.0	115.0	122.5	125.0	115.0	210.0
	Mabel Mosquera  (COL)	A	51.82	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	105.0	107.5	110.0	110.0	197.5
4	Marioara Munteanu  (ROM)	A	52.55	85.0	85.0	85.0	85.0	95.0	105.0	105.0	105.0	190.0
5	Nastassia Novikava  (BLR)	A	52.95	80.0	85.0	87.5	87.5	102.5	107.5	110.0	102.5	190.0
6	Dika Toua  (PNG)	A	52.58	70.0	75.0	80.0	75.0	92.5	97.5	102.5	102.5	177.5
7	Virginie Lachaume  (FRA)	A	52.71	75.0	80.0	80.0	75.0	95.0	100.0	105.0	100.0	175.0
DQ	Sanamacha Chanu  (IND)	A	51.91	82.5	82.5	85.0	82.5	105.0	107.5	110.0	107.5	190.0

• Sanamacha Chanu of India originally finished fourth, but she was disqualified after she tested positive for furosemide. ^[3]

References

1. "Athens 2004: Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg" (PDF). Athens 2004 . LA84 Foundation. p. 18. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
2. "Weightlifting at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
3. "Chanu stripped of fourth-place finish". Associated Press . ESPN. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

External links

• Official Olympic Report
• IWF Results – Athens 2004 Olympic Coverage