Women’s 59-Kilogram Results
[*]Kuo Hsing-Chun (Chinese Taipei) — X (103/X) (Gold, Olympic Record)
[*]Polina Guryeva — 217 (96/121) (Silver)
[*]Mikiko Andoh (Japan) — 214 (94/120) (Bronze)
Note: the above stats are structured as — Total (Snatch/Clean & Jerk)
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[Related: The Full 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Weightlifting Roster]
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games — Women’s 59KG
Here are the fourteen athletes in the Women’s 59-kilogram category who competed in Tokyo:
59-Kilogram Roster
Group A
- Izabella Yaylyan — Armenia
- Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero — Ecuador
- Dora Meiriama Tchakounte — France
- Zoe Smith — Great Britain
- Mikiko Andoh — Japan
- Polina Guryeva — Turkmenistan
- Kuo Hsing-Chun — Chinese Taipei
- Yusleidy Mariana Figueroa Roldan — Venezuela
- Thi Duyen Hoang — Vietnam
- Erika Yuriko Iris Yamasaki — Australia
- Tali Darsigny — Canada
- Maria Grazia Alemanno — Italy
- Magdeline Moyengwa — Botswana
- Sabine Beate Kusterer — Germany
Hsing-Chun also entered the competition holding all three world records in the 59-kilogram class. She hit the snatch and total world records at the 2019 Asian Championships and the clean & jerk world record at the 2019 IWF World Championships.
59-Kilogram World Records
- Snatch — Kuo Hsing-Chun, 110 kilograms (242.5 pounds)
- Clean & Jerk — Kuo Hsing-Chun, 140 kilograms (308.7 pounds)
- Total — Kuo Hsing-Chun, 247 kilograms (544.5 pounds)
Session Recap
Snatch
The snatch session at the Women’s 59-kilogram event was marred by a series of missed attempts, beginning with Zoe Smith of Great Britain, who failed 87 kilograms to initiate the session.
No athlete would successfully lift all three of their attempts, with many red lights in the 95-97 kilogram area, including three unsuccessful lifts from five-time Olympian Escobar of Ecuador, who bombed out of the event at 95 kilograms.
As expected, Taipei’s Hsing-Chun was the final lifter to open in the snatch, where she hit a comfortable 100-kilogram opener, and with no competitors having remaining attempts, followed herself with 103, but was called for a shaken elbow.
Despite extremely tight supervision from the jury in the session as a whole, the four-time Olympian came back out to make 103 on her final attempt, a new Olympic Record.
Clean & Jerk
Fortunately, the second half of the category saw more consistent performances across the board. With few misses until most second or third attempts, multiple athletes saw new personal bests, including Tchakounte of France and Guryeva of Turkmenistan.
The weight on the bar rocketed up above 115 kilograms as middle-of-the-pack snatchers vied for podium position with strong jerks. Exceptional efforts from Andoh and Guryeva guaranteed them the bronze and silver medals, respectively.
Hsing-Chun was once again the final athlete to appear, nailing 125 kilograms on her opener, ensuring her Olympic Champion status. She returned to post 133 kilograms, a new Olympic Record in the jerk and total (236).
For the final lift of the event, 141 was loaded — a new World Record. She failed to stand up the clean, but emerged from the platform with a smile.
The Games Continue
The next two sessions will feature the Women’s 64-kilogram and Men’s 73-kilogram categories. Group B for the Women’s 64-kilogram occurred at 10:50 p.m. on Monday, July 26, 2021. Group A competes at 6:50 a.m. EST on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The Men’s 73-kilogram class competes on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, with Groups B and A competing at 12:50 a.m EST and 6:50 a.m EST, respectively.
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