Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg

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
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date12 August
Competitors20 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pak Hyon-suk  North Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lu Ying-chi  Chinese Taipei
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christine Girard  Canada
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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

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Event
12 August 2008 12:30 Group B
15:30 Group A

Records

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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

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Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
    Pak Hyon-suk (PRK) A 61.80 102 106 108 106 135 135 135 135 241
    Lu Ying-chi (TPE) A 62.46 98 102 104 104 127 130 130 127 231
    Christine Girard (CAN) A 62.44 96 99 102 102 126 130 130 126 228
4   Nguyễn Thị Thiết (VIE) A 62.49 98 100 102 100 120 125 127 125 225
5   Kim Soo-kyung (KOR) A 62.74 98 102 103 98 127 134 134 127 225
6   Ruth Kasirye (NOR) A 62.62 99 103 105 103 121 125 125 121 224
7   Luz Acosta (MEX) B 62.84 100 103 103 103 120 125 125 120 223
8   Mercedes Pérez (COL) A 62.48 93 97 100 97 120 126 126 120 217
9   Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa (MGL) B 62.50 90 95 95 90 118 121 123 123 213
10   Dominika Misterska (POL) B 62.60 92 94 95 94 115 117 117 117 211
11   Natalie Woolfolk (USA) B 62.72 93 97 101 97 107 111 114 114 211
12   Solenny Villasmil (VEN) B 62.60 90 95 95 90 115 115 115 115 205
13   Carissa Gump (USA) B 62.20 85 85 88 88 116 116 121 116 204
14   Michaela Breeze (GBR) B 61.55 80 85 85 80 90 100 100 185
15   Hanene Ourfelli (TUN) B 62.38 80 85 85 80 95 100 106 95 175
16   María Teresa Monasterio (BOL) B 62.96 60 63 65 63 75 78 80 78 141
  Svetlana Tsarukaeva (RUS) A 62.37 107 107 107
  Leila Lassouani (ALG) B 62.28 85 90 90 85 110 110 110
DQ   Irina Nekrassova (KAZ) A 62.86 105 110 112 110 130 135 135 130 240
DQ   Maiya Maneza (KAZ) A 62.12

References

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  1. ^ Public disclosures
  2. ^ "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. Retrieved 17 November 2016.