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Mikiko Ando (安藤 美希子, Andō Mikiko, born 30 September 1992) is a Japanese weightlifter.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 59 kg, winning a bronze medal. [2]
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| Born | 30 September 1992 Shiroi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58.40 kg (128.7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
She has competed at six world championships
Most recently, she competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships,[3] winning a bronze medal in the Clean and Jerk portion of the competition.
She competed in the 58 kg category until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018[4] after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
She injured her knee three weeks before the 2020 Olympics, but rehabilitated to compete.[5]
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
58 kg | 90 | 94 | 8 | 120 | 124 | 4 | 218 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan |
59 kg | 92 | 94 | 6 | 116 | 120 | 3 | 214 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Paris, France |
58 kg | 82 | 85 | 23 | 112 | 115 | 117 | 11 | 202 | 14 | |
| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland |
58 kg | 86 | 90 | 10 | 113 | 117 | 6 | 207 | 7 | ||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
58 kg | 87 | 89 | 16 | 116 | 119 | 6 | 208 | 8 | ||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
58 kg | 90 | 93 | 11 | 120 | 10 | 213 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States |
58 kg | 93 | 7 | 123 | 126 |  |
219 | 4 | |||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
59 kg | 93 | 11 | 124 | 127 | 131 | |
224 | 5 | ||
References edit
- ^ IWF.net. "Mikiko Andoh Events". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Japan's Mikiko Ando takes bronze in women's weightlifting". The Japan Times. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Mikiko Andoh". iwf.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –67 kg results
- ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (28 July 2021). "An injury almost ended Mikiko Ando's Olympics before they began. Now she's a bronze medalist". The Japan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links edit
- "Rehabbing Miyake named in Olympic weightlifting team". The Japan Times. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Weightlifting: All Japan Weightlifting Championship 2016 - Images | Nippon News". Nipponnews.photoshelter.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- Hernon, Matthew (20 May 2016). "Could This Woman Be Japan's Next Weightlifting Champion? | Sports". Tokyoweekender.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Japan Weightlifting Association". J-w-a.or.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Mikiko Ando Pictures and Photos". Getty Images. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- Mikiko Ando at Olympedia
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