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

Women's 59 kg at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Tokyo International Forum
Date	27 July 2021
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Winning total	236 kg OR
Medalists
Kuo Hsing-chun   Chinese Taipei Polina Guryeva   Turkmenistan Mikiko Ando   Japan
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The women's 59 kg weightlifting competition 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	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 kg), clean and jerk (133 kg), and total (236 kg).

Results

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

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

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.