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

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Women's 59 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue Tokyo International Forum
Date27 July 2021
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Winning total236 kg OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kuo Hsing-chun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Silver medal icon.svg Polina Guryeva Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Bronze medal icon.svg Mikiko Ando Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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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.

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

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

World Record SnatchFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Kuo Hsing-chun  (TPE)110 kg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 April 2021
Clean & JerkFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Kuo Hsing-chun  (TPE)140 kg Pattaya, Thailand 21 September 2019
TotalFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Kuo Hsing-chun  (TPE)247 kg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19 April 2021
Olympic Record SnatchOlympic Standard102 kg—1 November 2018
Clean & JerkOlympic Standard127 kg—1 November 2018
TotalOlympic Standard229 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

RankAthleteNationGroupBody
weight [3] 		Snatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total [4]
123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svg Kuo Hsing-chun Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei A58.65100103103103 OR 125133141133 OR 236 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Polina Guryeva Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan A58.9593969696116119121121217
Bronze medal icon.svg Mikiko Ando Flag of Japan.svg  Japan A58.7092949694116120120120214
4 Dora Tchakounté Flag of France.svg  France A58.5593969896112117120117213
5 Hoàng Thị Duyên Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam A58.6595959895113119119113208
6 Yusleidy Figueroa Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela A58.8088889191115120125115206
7 Izabella Yaylyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia A58.1590959795110115115110205
8 Zoe Smith Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain A58.9587879187113116119113200
9 Tali Darsigny Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada B59.0086889090106109109109199
10 Sabine Kusterer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany B58.7088909191107107109107198
11 Maria Grazia Alemanno Flag of Italy.svg  Italy B58.9585888985100105105100185
12 Erika Yamasaki Flag of Australia.svg  Australia B58.75757878759510010095170
– Magdeline Moyengwa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana B58.0565707070808080––
– Alexandra Escobar Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador A58.75959595–––––DNF

New records

Snatch103 kgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Kuo Hsing-chun  (TPE) OR
Clean & Jerk133 kg OR
Total236 kg OR

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References

  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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