The women's +75 kilograms weightlifting event was the heaviest women's event at the weightlifting competition, allowing competitors with over 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 16, starting at 19:00.
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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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.
The winner of the event, Jang Mi-ran, broke three world records: the snatch (140 kg, +1 kg), the clean and jerk (186 kg, +4 kg) and the total (326 kg, +7 kg).[1] With the disqualification of Olha Korobka and Mariya Grabovetskaya, Jang won the competition by 57kg, an Olympic record margin.
Schedule edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2008 | 19:00 | Group A |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Mu Shuangshuang (CHN) |
139 kg | Doha, Qatar | 6 December 2006 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
182 kg | Athens, Greece | 21 August 2004 | ||
| Total | Mu Shuangshuang (CHN) |
319 kg | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 26 September 2007 | ||
| Olympic Record | Snatch |  Ding Meiyuan (CHN) |
135 kg | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
182 kg | Athens, Greece | 21 August 2004 | ||
| Total | Tang Gonghong (CHN) |
305 kg | Athens, Greece | 21 August 2004 | ||
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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 Jang Mi-ran (KOR) |
A | 116.75 | 130 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 175 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 326 |
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 Ele Opeloge (SAM) |
A | 123.89 | 113 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 269 | |
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 Mariam Usman (NGR) |
A | 115.30 | 115 | 115 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 265 | |||
| 4 |  Cheryl Haworth (USA) |
A | 136.29 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 259 | ||
| 5 |  Yuliya Dovhal (UKR) |
A | 96.05 | 114 | 118 | 118 | 140 | 140 | 258 | |||
| 6 |  Deborah Lovely (AUS) |
A | 94.19 | 109 | 113 | 113 | 135 | 135 | 248 | |||
| 7 |  Victoria Mavridou (GRE) |
A | 102.15 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 121 | 126 | 126 | 231 | ||
| 8 |  Cristina Cornejo (PER) |
A | 117.50 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 123 | 128 | 128 | 225 | ||
| — |  Eva Dimas (ESA) |
A | 86.85 | 100 | 105 | 105 | — | — | ||||
| DQ | Olha Korobka (UKR) |
A | 166.97 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 150 | 153 | — | 153 | ||
| DQ |  Mariya Grabovetskaya (KAZ) |
A | 112.93 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 145 | 150 | 150 | |||
- Olha Korobka of Ukraine and Mariya Grabovetskaya of Kazakhstan originally finished second and third, respectively. But were both disqualified after they tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone and Oxandrolone.[2][3]
New records edit
| Snatch | 136 kg | Jang Mi-ran (KOR)
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OR |
| 140 kg | Jang Mi-ran (KOR)
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WR | |
| Clean & Jerk | 183 kg | Jang Mi-ran (KOR)
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WR |
| 186 kg | Jang Mi-ran (KOR)
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WR | |
| Total | 315 kg | Jang Mi-ran (KOR)
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OR |
| 323 kg | Jang Mi-ran (KOR)
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WR | |
| 326 kg | Jang Mi-ran (KOR)
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WR |
References edit
- ^ "Records tumble as Jang takes gold". BBC Sport. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ Public disclosures
- ^ "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.