Weightlifting 2020/Women's 59 kg

Women's 59 kg
General information
Sport	Weightlifting 2020
Date	27 July 2021
Competitors	14 athletes
Venue	Tokyo International Forum
Medalists
	Kuo Hsing-chun
	Polina Guryeva
	Mikiko Andoh

The women's 59 kg of Weightlifting 2020 during the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July 2021 in the Tokyo International Forum. With 14 athletes competing, the event was won by Kuo Hsing-chun from Chinese Taipei, with Polina Guryeva from Turkmenistan taking the silver medal and Mikiko Andoh from Japan 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 Kuo Hsing-chun as the big favorite for the title. The weightlifter from Chinese Taipei won the last three editions of the world championships, the last five editions of the Asian championships, and held the world record in the event. However, there were plenty of contenders for the other medals. Mikiko Andoh finished fifth at the most recent world championships, while Zoe Smith had finished sixth and Yusleidy Mariana Figueroa Roldan had finished just behind her. Dora Meiriama Tchakounte and Polina Guryeva had also proven to be strong during the qualification period, with Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero and Izabella Yaylyan as potential outsiders.

Summary

Snatch

Snatch Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
1		Kuo Hsing-chun	100	103	103
2		Polina Guryeva	93	96	96
2		Dora Meiriama Tchakounte	93	96	98
4		Thi Duyen Hoang	95	95	98
4		Izabella Yaylyan	90	95	97
6		Mikiko Andoh	92	94	96
7		Yusleidy Mariana Figueroa Roldan	88	88	91
7		Sabine Beate Kusterer	88	90	91
9		Tali Darsigny	86	88	90
10		Zoe Smith	87	87	91
11		Maria Grazia Alemanno	85	88	89
12		Erika Yuriko Iris Yamasaki	75	78	78
13		Magdeline Moyengwa	65	70	70
14		Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero	95	95	95

Clean and Jerk

Clean and Jerk Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
1		Kuo Hsing-chun	125	133	141
2		Polina Guryeva	116	119	121
3		Mikiko Andoh	116	120	120
4		Dora Meiriama Tchakounte	112	117	120
5		Yusleidy Mariana Figueroa Roldan	115	120	125
6		Thi Duyen Hoang	113	119	119
6		Zoe Smith	113	116	119
8		Izabella Yaylyan	110	115	115
9		Tali Darsigny	106	109	109
10		Sabine Beate Kusterer	107	107	109
11		Maria Grazia Alemanno	100	105	105
12		Erika Yuriko Iris Yamasaki	95	100	100
-		Magdeline Moyengwa	80	80	80
-		Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero	-	-	-

Results

Result	Athlete	Nationality	Total
	Kuo Hsing-chun	Chinese Taipei	236
	Polina Guryeva	Turkmenistan	217
	Mikiko Andoh	Japan	214
4	Dora Meiriama Tchakounte	France	213
5	Thi Duyen Hoang	Vietnam	208
6	Yusleidy Mariana Figueroa Roldan	Venezuela	206
7	Izabella Yaylyan	Armenia	205
8	Zoe Smith	Great Britain	200
9	Tali Darsigny	Canada	199
10	Sabine Beate Kusterer	Germany	198
11	Maria Grazia Alemanno	Italy	185
12	Erika Yuriko Iris Yamasaki	Australia	170
-	Magdeline Moyengwa	Botswana	-
-	Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero	Ecuador	DNF