Women's 59 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date27 July 2021
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Winning total236 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kuo Hsing-chun  Chinese Taipei
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Polina Guryeva  Turkmenistan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikiko Ando  Japan

The Women's 59 kg weightlifting competitions 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 RecordSnatch Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE)110 kgTashkent, Uzbekistan19 April 2021
Clean & Jerk Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE)140 kgPattaya, Thailand21 September 2019
Total Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE)247 kgTashkent, Uzbekistan19 April 2021
Olympic RecordSnatchOlympic Standard102 kg—1 November 2018
Clean & JerkOlympic Standard127 kg—1 November 2018
TotalOlympic Standard229 kg—1 November 2018

During the competition, Kuo Hsing-chun set three Olympic records: in snatch (103), clean and jerk (133), and total (236).

Results

Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight[3]		 Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total[4]
123Result 123Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kuo Hsing-chun Chinese TaipeiA58.65 100103103103 OR 125133141133 OR 236 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Polina Guryeva TurkmenistanA58.95 93969696 116119121121 217
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mikiko Ando JapanA58.70 92949694 116120120120 214
4Dora Tchakounté FranceA58.55 93969896 112117120117 213
5Hoàng Thị Duyên VietnamA58.65 95959895 113119119113 208
6Yusleidy Figueroa VenezuelaA58.80 88889191 115120125115 206
7Izabella Yaylyan ArmeniaA58.15 90959795 110115115110 205
8Zoe Smith Great BritainA58.95 87879187 113116119113 200
9Tali Darsigny CanadaB59.00 86889090 106109109109 199
10Sabine Kusterer GermanyB58.70 88909191 107107109107 198
11Maria Grazia Alemanno ItalyB58.95 85888985 100105105100 185
12Erika Yamasaki AustraliaB58.75 75787875 9510010095 170
–Magdeline Moyengwa BotswanaB58.05 65707070 808080– –
–Alexandra Escobar EcuadorA58.75 959595– –––– 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.
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