Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 55 kg
Women's 55 kg at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo International Forum | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 July 2021 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning total | 224 kg OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The Women's 55 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 26 July at the Tokyo International Forum.
The event was won by Hidilyn Diaz, the first Olympic gold medal (in any event) for the Philippines. China's Liao Qiuyun took silver and Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan takes the bronze.
Meanwhile in the group B, Poland's Joanna Łochowska, Japan's Kanae Yagi, Canada's Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet, Chinese Taipei's Chiang Nien-hsin and Solomon Islands' Mary Kini Lifu earned their top 14 spots.
The bouquets were presented by IWF Executive Board Member Karoliina Lundahl (Olympian in weightlifting, Finland), and the medals were presented by IOC Executive Board Member Mikaela Cojuangco-Jaworski (Philippines).
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World Record | Snatch | Li Yajun (CHN) | 102 kg | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3 November 2018 | |
Clean & Jerk | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | 129 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 20 September 2019 | ||
Total | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | 227 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 20 September 2019 | ||
Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 97 kg | — | 1 November 2018 | |
Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 121 kg | — | 1 November 2018 | ||
Total | Olympic Standard | 217 kg | — | 1 November 2018 |
Results
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||||
Hidilyn Diaz | Philippines | A | 54.80 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 119 | 124 | 127 | 127 OR | 224 OR | ||
Liao Qiuyun | China | A | 54.65 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 118 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 223 | |
Zulfiya Chinshanlo | Kazakhstan | A | 54.95 | 90 | 90 | 123 | 123 | 213 | |||||
4 | Muattar Nabieva | Uzbekistan | A | 54.95 | 95 | 98 | 98 OR | 114 | 114 | 212 | |||
5 | Kamila Konotop | Ukraine | A | 54.95 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 106 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 206 | |
6 | Kristina Şermetowa | Turkmenistan | A | 54.85 | 90 | 90 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 205 | |||
7 | Ham Eun-ji | South Korea | A | 54.90 | 85 | 85 | 116 | 116 | 201 | ||||
8 | Nouha Landoulsi | Tunisia | A | 54.85 | 88 | 88 | 108 | 108 | 196 | ||||
9 | Ana Gabriela López | Mexico | A | 54.80 | 90 | 90 | 105 | 105 | 195 | ||||
10 | Joanna Łochowska | Poland | B | 54.70 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 102 | 102 | 186 | |||
11 | Kanae Yagi | Japan | B | 54.75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 183 | ||
12 | Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet | Canada | B | 54.90 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 99 | 99 | 181 | |||
13 | Chiang Nien-hsin | Chinese Taipei | B | 54.80 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 95 | 95 | 176 | ||
14 | Mary Kini Lifu | Solomon Islands | B | 54.50 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 154 |
New records
Snatch | 98 kg | Muattar Nabieva (UZB) | OR |
Clean & Jerk | 123 kg | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | OR |
124 kg | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | OR | |
126 kg | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | OR | |
127 kg | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | OR | |
Total | 220 kg | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | OR |
221 kg | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | OR | |
223 kg | Liao Qiuyun (CHN) | OR | |
224 kg | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | OR |