Women's +87 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date2 August 2021
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Winning total320 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Wenwen  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emily Campbell  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Robles  United States

The Women's +87 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 2 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum.[1][2] During the competition, Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming the first transgender woman athlete to compete in the Olympics.[3]

Li Wenwen from China won the gold, making three new Olympic records in the process, for snatch, clean & jerk as well as for the combined weight lifted.

The bouquets were presented by IWF Interim President Dr. Michael Irani (Great Britain), and medals were presented by IOC Member Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs (Spain).

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World RecordSnatch Li Wenwen (CHN)148 kgTashkent, Uzbekistan25 April 2021
Clean & Jerk Li Wenwen (CHN)187 kgTashkent, Uzbekistan25 April 2021
Total Li Wenwen (CHN)335 kgTashkent, Uzbekistan25 April 2021
Olympic RecordSnatchOlympic Standard139 kg1 November 2018
Clean & JerkOlympic Standard172 kg1 November 2018
TotalOlympic Standard306 kg1 November 2018

Results

Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight[4]
Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total[5]
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)Li Wenwen ChinaA150.10130135140140 OR162173180180 OR320 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Emily Campbell Great BritainA124.80118122122122150156161161283
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Sarah Robles United StatesA148.30120125128128150154157154282
4Lee Seon-mi South KoreaA118.90118122125125148152155152277
5Nurul Akmal IndonesiaA113.55107111115115141151154141256
6Charisma Amoe-Tarrant AustraliaA154.0595100105105123128138138243
7Verónica Saladín Dominican RepublicA126.20105111116111125131131242
8Kuinini Manumua TongaA108.50100103106103125125128125228
9Eyurkenia Duverger CubaB103.659610010096120124129129225
10Sarah Fischer AustriaA93.3593979797117123123123220
11Anna Van Bellinghen BelgiumB87.109610010096115119123123219
12Erdenebatyn Bilegsaikhan MongoliaB80858785115120122122207
13Scarleth Ucelo GuatemalaB113.5086878787107112116116203
Laurel Hubbard New ZealandA146.70120125125DNF

New records

Snatch 140 kg  Li Wenwen (CHN) OR
Clean & Jerk 173 kg OR
180 kg OR
Total 313 kg OR
320 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. "Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics". The Guardian. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "Weightlifting | Women's +87kg | Group A Competition Sheet" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. "Weightlifting | Women's +87kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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