Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +87 kg

The Women's +87 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 2 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum.[1][2] During the competition, Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming the first transgender woman athlete to compete in the Olympics.[3]

Women's +87 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date2 August 2021
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Winning total320 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Wenwen  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emily Campbell  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Robles  United States
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Li Wenwen from China won the gold, making three new Olympic records in the process, for snatch, clean & jerk as well as for the combined weight lifted.

The bouquets were presented by IWF Interim President Dr. Michael Irani (Great Britain), and medals were presented by IOC Member Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs (Spain).

Records edit

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

World Record Snatch   Li Wenwen (CHN) 148 kg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 25 April 2021
Clean & Jerk   Li Wenwen (CHN) 187 kg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 25 April 2021
Total   Li Wenwen (CHN) 335 kg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 25 April 2021
Olympic Record Snatch Olympic Standard 139 kg 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk Olympic Standard 172 kg 1 November 2018
Total Olympic Standard 306 kg 1 November 2018

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight[4]
Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total[5]
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
  Li Wenwen   China A 150.10 130 135 140 140 OR 162 173 180 180 OR 320 OR
  Emily Campbell   Great Britain A 124.80 118 122 122 122 150 156 161 161 283
  Sarah Robles   United States A 148.30 120 125 128 128 150 154 157 154 282
4 Lee Seon-mi   South Korea A 118.90 118 122 125 125 148 152 155 152 277
5 Nurul Akmal   Indonesia A 113.55 107 111 115 115 141 151 154 141 256
6 Charisma Amoe-Tarrant   Australia A 154.05 95 100 105 105 123 128 138 138 243
7 Verónica Saladín   Dominican Republic A 126.20 105 111 116 111 125 131 131 242
8 Kuinini Manumua   Tonga A 108.50 100 103 106 103 125 125 128 125 228
9 Eyurkenia Duverger   Cuba B 103.65 96 100 100 96 120 124 129 129 225
10 Sarah Fischer   Austria A 93.35 93 97 97 97 117 123 123 123 220
11 Anna Van Bellinghen   Belgium B 87.10 96 100 100 96 115 119 123 123 219
12 Erdenebatyn Bilegsaikhan   Mongolia B 80 85 87 85 115 120 122 122 207
13 Scarleth Ucelo   Guatemala B 113.50 86 87 87 87 107 112 116 116 203
Laurel Hubbard   New Zealand A 146.70 120 125 125 DNF

New records edit

Snatch 140 kg   Li Wenwen (CHN) OR
Clean & Jerk 173 kg OR
180 kg OR
Total 313 kg OR
320 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. ^ "Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics". The Guardian. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting | Women's +87kg | Group A Competition Sheet" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting | Women's +87kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.