Weightlifting_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_63_kg

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

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

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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.

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

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World RecordSnatch Pawina Thongsuk (THA)116 kgDoha, Qatar12 November 2005
Clean & Jerk Pawina Thongsuk (THA)142 kgDoha, Qatar4 December 2006
Total Liu Haixia (CHN)257 kgChiang Mai, Thailand23 September 2007
Olympic RecordSnatch Hanna Batsiushka (BLR)115 kgAthens, Greece18 August 2004
Clean & Jerk Nataliya Skakun (UKR)135 kgAthens, Greece18 August 2004
Total Chen Xiaomin (CHN)242 kgSydney, Australia19 September 2000

Results

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References

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

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