Weightlifting 2020/Women's 55 kg

Women's 55 kg
General information
Sport	Weightlifting 2020
Date	26 July 2021
Competitors	14 athletes
Venue	Tokyo International Forum
Medalists
	Hidilyn Diaz
	Liao Qiuyun
	Zulfiya Chinshanlo

The women's 55 kg of Weightlifting 2020 during the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 26 July 2021 in the Tokyo International Forum. With 14 athletes competing, the event was won by Hidilyn Diaz from Philippines, with Liao Qiuyun from China taking the silver medal and Zulfiya Chinshanlo from Kazakhstan taking bronze.

Format

The competition exists out of two rounds in which athletes try to lift as much weight as possible. In the snatch round, this lift needs to be done in one continuous motion, while the competitors are allowed to rest the barbell on the chest in the clean and jerk. The athlete with the highest combined weight lifted wins the event.

Preview

Fourteen athletes qualified for the event with Liao Qiuyun as the reigning world champion, and her biggest challenge seemed to come from Hidilyn Diaz, who had won an Olympic silver medal in 2016 and finished third at the world championships in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Ham Eun-ji, Muattar Nabieva, and Zulfiya Chinshanlo were also featured in a strong field, with Kristina Shermetova and Nouha Landoulsi as potential outsiders for the medals.

Summary

Snatch

Snatch Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
1		Muattar Nabieva	95	98	98
2		Hidilyn Diaz	94	97	99
2		Liao Qiuyun	92	95	97
4		Kamila Konotop	91	94	96
5		Zulfiya Chinshanlo	90	93	93
5		Kristina Shermetova	90	93	93
5		Ana Gabriela Lopez Ferrer	90	94	95
8		Nouha Landoulsi	88	92	92
9		Ham Eun-ji	95	85	90
10		Joanna Lochowska	81	84	86
11		Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet	79	82	85
12		Kanae Yagi	78	78	81
12		Chiang Nien-hsin	75	78	81
14		Mary Kini Lifu	64	67	67

Clean and Jerk

Clean and Jerk Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
1		Hidilyn Diaz	119	124	127
2		Liao Qiuyun	118	123	126
3		Zulfiya Chinshanlo	123	123	125
4		Han Eun-ji	115	115	116
5		Kristina Shermetova	111	115	117
6		Muattar Nabieva	114	114	117
7		Kamila Konotop	106	110	112
8		Nouha Landoulsi	108	113	113
9		Ana Gabriela Lopez Ferrer	105	110	110
10		Joanna Lochowska	102	102	106
10		Kanae Yagi	99	102	106
12		Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet	99	102	102
13		Chiang Nien-hsin	95	100	101
14		Mary Kini Lifu	84	87	90

Results

Result	Athlete	Nationality	Total
	Hidilyn Diaz	Philippines	224
	Liao Qiuyun	China	223
	Zulfiya Chinshanlo	Kazakhstan	213
4	Muattar Nabieva	Uzbekistan	212
5	Kamila Konotop	Ukraine	206
6	Kristina Shermetova	Turkmenistan	205
7	Ham Eun-ji	South Korea	201
8	Nouha Landoulsi	Tunisia	196
9	Ana Gabriela Lopez Ferrer	Mexico	195
10	Joanna Lochowska	Poland	186
11	Kanae Yagi	Japan	183
12	Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet	Canada	181
13	Chiang Nien-hsin	Chinese Taipei	176
14	Mary Kini Lifu	Solomon Islands	154