Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's +75 kg

The women's +75 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 19.[1][2]

Women's +75 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date22 September
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ding Meiyuan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Agata Wróbel  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cheryl Haworth  United States
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Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.

Schedule edit

All times are Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10:00)

Date Time Event
22 September 2000 14:30 Group A

Records edit

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

World Record Snatch   Agata Wróbel (POL) 130.0 kg Prague, Czech Republic 8 July 2000
Clean & Jerk   Wang Yanmei (CHN) 161.0 kg Montreal, Canada 11 June 2000
Total   Agata Wróbel (POL) 290.0 kg Prague, Czech Republic 8 July 2000
Olympic Record Snatch Olympic Standard 130.0 kg 1 January 1997
Clean & Jerk Olympic Standard 160.0 kg 1 January 1997
Total Olympic Standard 290.0 kg 1 January 1997

Results edit

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
    Ding Meiyuan (CHN) A 103.56 130.0 135.0 135.0 135.0 157.5 162.5 165.0 165.0 300.0
    Agata Wróbel (POL) A 119.42 125.0 125.0 132.5 132.5 155.0 162.5 170.0 162.5 295.0
    Cheryl Haworth (USA) A 139.38 117.5 122.5 125.0 125.0 140.0 142.5 145.0 145.0 270.0
4   Carmenza Delgado (COL) A 91.78 110.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 140.0 145.0 147.5 145.0 260.0
5   Helen Idahosa (NGR) A 97.04 110.0 110.0 115.0 110.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 140.0 250.0
6   Monique Riesterer (GER) A 93.52 105.0 110.0 112.5 112.5 127.5 132.5 137.5 132.5 245.0
7   Moon Kyung-ae (KOR) A 94.52 110.0 115.0 115.0 110.0 135.0 147.5 147.5 135.0 245.0
8   Olivia Baker (NZL) A 94.74 100.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 125.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 235.0
9   Melinda Szik (HUN) A 97.30 102.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 235.0
10   Sheeva Peo (NRU) A 92.34 92.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 220.0
  Vita Rudenok (UKR) A 106.98 105.0 110.0 115.0 115.0

New records edit

Snatch 132.5 kg   Agata Wróbel (POL) WR
135.0 kg   Ding Meiyuan (CHN) WR
Clean & Jerk 162.5 kg   Agata Wróbel (POL) WR
165.0 kg   Ding Meiyuan (CHN) WR
Total 292.5 kg   Ding Meiyuan (CHN) WR
295.0 kg   Agata Wróbel (POL) WR
297.5 kg   Ding Meiyuan (CHN) WR
300.0 kg   Ding Meiyuan (CHN) WR

References edit

  1. ^ "Sydney 2000: Weightlifting – Women's +75 kg" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 48. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Super-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links edit