The women's 55 kg weightlifting competition 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 medalist (in any event) for the Philippines. China's Liao Qiuyun took silver and Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan 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).
Background Two lifters from the previous Olympics - Diaz (silver medallist) and Yagi - returned for the event. Chinshanlo and Łochowska also returned after 9 years since 2012, having missed the Rio Olympics. Two former Nanjing 2014 participants - Chiang (champion in 58 kg; representing Chinese Taipei), and Tunisia's Nouha Landoulsi (bronze medallist at the 53 kg) - made their senior Olympic debuts. Followed by other debutants, they were split into two groups (A and B).
During the snatch, all lifters did well in their first attempts, except South Korea's Ham Eun-ji and Yagi, who failed to complete. Uzbekistan's Muattar Nabieva later set a new Olympic record for the heaviest snatch ever to be lifted. They showed improvement in the second and third attempts, yet some had still fails. By the end of the snatch, Diaz and Łochowska lead the A and B groups (total lifts are 97 kg and 84 kg), chased up by Chinshanlo, Liao, Yagi, and Leblanc-Bazinet.
In clean and jerk, Not much difference were occurred. In group A, after failing two earlier attempts, Ham manages to lift on the third attempt, securing her survival. Ukraine's Kamila Konotop cleans all attempts, like Diaz and Liao. Diaz, Liao, and Chinshanlo compete in attempts to determine who is winning the medals. With the Kazakh having failed two attempts (123 kg and 125 kg), he takes up the bronze; Diaz takes up the gold, lifting 1 kg heavier (224 kg) than Liao (223 kg), who concedes silver, ensuring the Philippines' first gold medal at the Olympics in 100 years. On the other hand, Mexico's Ana Gabriela López and Landoulsi had failed the last two attempts. Their total lifts are 195 kg and 196 kg, placing them at the bottom two in that group, and Turkmenistan's Kristina Şermetowa missed just one lift (117 kg). With total lifting calculated at 205 kg, she sits at 6th place at the end of the event.
In group B, despite failed third attempts, all lifters earn their spots in total lifting. Łochowska, Yagi, and Leblanc-Bazinet leads the group, joined by Chiang and Kini Lifu (whose totals are 176 kg and 154 kg), with total lifts are 189 kg for the Polish, 183 kg for the host country (Japan), and 181 kg for the Canadian. None of these lifters in both groups are eliminated from the event, ensuring their survivals.
During the Victory Ceremony, Diaz, Liao (who had all clean attempts in both parts), and Chinshanlo are awarded medals by Lundahl and Cojuangco-Jarowski.
Records
Results RankAthleteNationGroupBodyweightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total123Result123Result Hidilyn Diaz A 54.80 9497 9997 119 124 127 127 224 Liao Qiuyun A 54.65 929597 97 118 123 126 126 223 Zulfiya Chinshanlo A 54.95 90 93 93 90123 123 125 123 213 4 Muattar Nabieva A 54.95 959898 98 114 114 117 114 212 5 Kamila Konotop A 54.95 9194 96 94 106 110 112 112 206 6 Kristina Şermetowa A 54.85 90 93 93 90111 115 117 115 205 7 Ham Eun-ji A 54.90 85 85 90 85 115 115 116 116 201 8 Nouha Landoulsi A 54.85 88 92 92 88 108 113 113 108 196 9 Ana Gabriela López A 54.80 90 94 95 90 105 110 110 105 195 10 Joanna Łochowska B 54.70 81 84 86 84 102 102 106 102 186 11 Kanae Yagi B 54.75 78 78 81 81 99 102 106 102 183 12 Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet B 54.90 79 82 85 82 99 102 102 99 181 13 Chiang Nien-hsin B 54.80 75 78 81 81 95 100 101 95 176 14 Mary Kini Lifu B 54.50 64 67 67 67 84 87 90 87 154
New records Snatch98 kgClean & Jerk123 kg124 kg126 kg127 kgTotal220 kg221 kg223 kg224 kg
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