The women's 63 kilograms weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 12:30, and Group A, at 15:30. This event was the sixth Weightlifting event to conclude.
| Women's 63 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.
Schedule edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2008 | 12:30 | Group B |
| 15:30 | Group A |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Pawina Thongsuk (THA) |
116 kg | Doha, Qatar | 12 November 2005 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Pawina Thongsuk (THA) |
142 kg | Doha, Qatar | 4 December 2006 | ||
| Total |  Liu Haixia (CHN) |
257 kg | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 23 September 2007 | ||
| Olympic Record | Snatch |  Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) |
115 kg | Athens, Greece | 18 August 2004 | |
| Clean & Jerk |  Nataliya Skakun (UKR) |
135 kg | Athens, Greece | 18 August 2004 | ||
| Total |  Chen Xiaomin (CHN) |
242 kg | Sydney, Australia | 19 September 2000 | ||
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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 Pak Hyon-suk (PRK) |
A | 61.80 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 135 | 135 | 241 | |||
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 Lu Ying-chi (TPE) |
A | 62.46 | 98 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 127 | 127 | 231 | ||
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 Christine Girard (CAN) |
A | 62.44 | 96 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 126 | 126 | 228 | ||
| 4 |  Nguyễn Thị Thiết (VIE) |
A | 62.49 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 225 | ||
| 5 |  Kim Soo-kyung (KOR) |
A | 62.74 | 98 | 98 | 127 | 127 | 225 | ||||
| 6 |  Ruth Kasirye (NOR) |
A | 62.62 | 99 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 121 | 224 | |||
| 7 |  Luz Acosta (MEX) |
B | 62.84 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 120 | 120 | 223 | |||
| 8 |  Mercedes Pérez (COL) |
A | 62.48 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 120 | 120 | 217 | |||
| 9 |  Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa (MGL) |
B | 62.50 | 90 | 90 | 118 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 213 | ||
| 10 |  Dominika Misterska (POL) |
B | 62.60 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 211 | ||
| 11 |  Natalie Woolfolk (USA) |
B | 62.72 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 107 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 211 | |
| 12 |  Solenny Villasmil (VEN) |
B | 62.60 | 90 | 90 | 115 | 115 | 205 | ||||
| 13 | Carissa Gump (USA) |
B | 62.20 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 116 | 116 | 204 | |||
| 14 |  Michaela Breeze (GBR) |
B | 61.55 | 80 | 85 | — | 85 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 185 |
| 15 |  Hanene Ourfelli (TUN) |
B | 62.38 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 95 | 175 | ||||
| 16 |  María Teresa Monasterio (BOL) |
B | 62.96 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 141 | ||
| — |  Svetlana Tsarukaeva (RUS) |
A | 62.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Leila Lassouani (ALG) |
B | 62.28 | 85 | 85 | — | — | |||||
| DQ |  Irina Nekrassova (KAZ) |
A | 62.86 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 130 | 130 | ||||
| DQ | Maiya Maneza (KAZ) |
A | 62.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Irina Nekrassova of Kazakhstan originally finished second, but was disqualified after she tested positive for stanozolol.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ Public disclosures
- ^ "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.