Sarah Fischer (born 9 November 2000)[1] is an Austrian weightlifter. She is a three-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships.[2][3] She also represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Her brother is weightlifter David Fischer.[5]

Sarah Fischer
Personal information
Born (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 23)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+87 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Austria
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Batumi 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tirana +87 kg
IWF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 87 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tashkent 90 kg

Career edit

At the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, Fischer won the silver medal in the women's +75 kg event.[6] In that same year, at the 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania, she won the silver medal in the women's junior 90 kg event.[7]

In 2018, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 90 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8]

In 2019, at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi, Georgia, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event.[3] In that same year, she also won the silver medal in the women's junior 87 kg event at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[9]

In 2020, she won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1][10] In 2021, she competed in her event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[11]

Fischer represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 10th place in the women's +87 kg event.[12] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the silver medal in her event.[13]

Fischer won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[14][15] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania.[16]

In 2023, she competed in the women's +87 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[17] She won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk.[17] She also competed at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[18]

Achievements edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021   Tokyo, Japan +87 kg 93 97 97 117 123 123 220 10
World Championships
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 87 kg 97 102 102 14 125 125 130 9 222 10
European Championships
2018   Bucharest, Romania 90 kg 97 100 101   122 125 127   226  
2019   Batumi, Georgia 87 kg 97 102 105 4 125 129 133   231  
2021   Moscow, Russia 87 kg 95 99 102 9 118 123 123 7 222 7
2022   Tirana, Albania +87 kg 97 100 102   128 131 135   230  
2023   Yerevan, Armenia +87 kg 99 103 104 5 128 132 134   238 5
2024   Sofia, Bulgaria +87 kg 97 101 105 6 125 130 132 4 231 5
World Cup
2020   Rome, Italy 87 kg 98 98 98 5 123 128 128   221  

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (20 June 2021). "Five lucky weightlifters get huge boost with places at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ Oliver, Brian (9 July 2020). "Exclusive: Bitter weightlifting dispute goes public as angry Austrian opts to compete for Bulgaria". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021. David Fischer
  6. ^ "2017 Youth World Championships Results Book" (PDF). Polish Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. ^ Oliver, Brian (1 February 2020). "Transgender weightlifter Hubbard keeps Olympic hopes alive at age 41". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  14. ^ Oliver, Brian (5 June 2022). "Landmark golds for Britain's Campbell and Norway's Koanda at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. ^ a b "2023 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  18. ^ "2024 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). easywl.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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