Mikiko Ando (安藤 美希子, Andō Mikiko, born (1992-09-30)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]

Mikiko Ando
Personal information
Born (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)
Shiroi, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight58.40 kg (128.7 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –59 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang –58 kg

Career

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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

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58 kg 90 93 94 8 120 124 126 4 218 5
2021   Tokyo, Japan 59 kg 92 94 96 6 116 120 120 3 214  
World Championships
2011   Paris, France 58 kg 82 85 87 23 112 115 117 11 202 14
2013   Wrocław, Poland 58 kg 86 90 92 10 113 117 121 6 207 7
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 58 kg 87 89 91 16 116 119 119 6 208 8
2015   Houston, United States 58 kg 90 93 95 11 120 123 123 10 213 8
2017   Anaheim, United States 58 kg 93 93 95 7 123 126 130   219 4
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 59 kg 93 97 97 11 124 127 131   224 5

References

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  1. ^ IWF.net. "Mikiko Andoh Events". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Japan's Mikiko Ando takes bronze in women's weightlifting". The Japan Times. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Mikiko Andoh". iwf.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –67 kg results
  5. ^ 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.
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