Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +75 kg

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.

Women's +75 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date16 August
Competitors11 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jang Mi-ran  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ele Opeloge  Samoa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mariam Usman  Nigeria
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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

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
16 August 2008 19:00 Group A

Records

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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

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Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
    Jang Mi-ran (KOR) A 116.75 130 136 140 140 175 183 186 186 326
    Ele Opeloge (SAM) A 123.89 113 116 119 119 145 150 152 150 269
    Mariam Usman (NGR) A 115.30 115 115 120 115 145 150 156 150 265
4   Cheryl Haworth (USA) A 136.29 112 115 118 115 140 144 150 144 259
5   Yuliya Dovhal (UKR) A 96.05 114 114 118 118 140 140 147 140 258
6   Deborah Lovely (AUS) A 94.19 109 113 115 113 135 135 140 135 248
7   Victoria Mavridou (GRE) A 102.15 100 105 110 105 121 126 128 126 231
8   Cristina Cornejo (PER) A 117.50 93 97 99 97 123 128 130 128 225
  Eva Dimas (ESA) A 86.85 100 105 105 105 125 127 127
DQ   Olha Korobka (UKR) A 166.97 120 124 127 124 150 153 153 277
DQ   Mariya Grabovetskaya (KAZ) A 112.93 115 115 120 120 145 150 150 150 270

New records

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Snatch 136 kg   Jang Mi-ran (KOR) OR
140 kg   Jang Mi-ran (KOR) WR
Clean & Jerk 183 kg   Jang Mi-ran (KOR) WR
186 kg   Jang Mi-ran (KOR) WR
Total 315 kg   Jang Mi-ran (KOR) OR
323 kg   Jang Mi-ran (KOR) WR
326 kg   Jang Mi-ran (KOR) WR

References

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  1. ^ "Records tumble as Jang takes gold". BBC Sport. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  2. ^ Public disclosures
  3. ^ "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.