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 at the Tokyo International Forum.[1][2] Wang Zhouyu won the gold, with a combined lift of 270 kg.

Women's 87 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date2 August 2021
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Winning total270 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Zhouyu  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tamara Salazar  Ecuador
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Crismery Santana  Dominican Republic
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The bouquets were presented by IWF Delegate Sam Coffa (Olympian in weightlifting, Australia), and the medals were presented by IOC Member Luis Mejía Oviedo (Dominican Republic).

Records edit

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

World Record Snatch World standard 132 kg 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk World standard 164 kg 1 November 2018
Total World standard 294 kg 1 November 2018
Olympic Record Snatch Olympic Standard 130 kg 1 November 2018
Clean & Jerk Olympic Standard 159 kg 1 November 2018
Total Olympic Standard 289 kg 1 November 2018

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight[3]
Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total[4]
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
  Wang Zhouyu   China A 84.20 115 115 120 120 145 150 160 150 270
  Tamara Salazar   Ecuador A 85.30 108 111 113 113 144 147 150 150 263
  Crismery Santana   Dominican Republic A 86.50 112 116 119 116 140 144 144 140 256
4 Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg   Mongolia A 86.95 110 110 112 110 140 142 147 142 252
5 Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke   France A 84.05 103 106 108 108 135 139 145 139 247
6 Mattie Rogers   United States A 78.55 108 111 112 108 138 138 138 138 246
7 Naryury Pérez   Venezuela A 86.35 105 109 112 112 130 137 138 130 242
8 Elena Cîlcic   Moldova A 86.80 105 109 109 105 130 135 139 135 240
9 Kang Yeoun-hee   South Korea B 76.70 100 103 103 103 120 125 128 128 231
10 Lydia Valentín   Spain B 80.60 100 103 106 103 122 122 225
11 Clementine Meukeugni   Cameroon B 85.85 99 103 103 99 120 120 125 125 224
12 Jaqueline Ferreira   Brazil B 95 95 100 100 115 124 124 115 215
13 Kanah Andrews-Nahu   New Zealand B 94 98 100 94 105 112 120 112 206

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. ^ "Weightlifting | Women's 87kg | Group A Competition Sheet" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting | Women's 87kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.