Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 58 kg

Women's 58 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beihang University Gymnasium
Date 11 August
Competitors 12 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Chen Yanqing  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) vacant
3rd, bronze medalist(s) O Jong-ae  North Korea
Weightlifting at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Men Women
  56 kg     48 kg  
62 kg 53 kg
69 kg 58 kg
77 kg 63 kg
85 kg 69 kg
94 kg 75 kg
105 kg +75 kg
+105 kg

The women's 58 kg weightlifting event was the third women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, 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 fourth 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+08:00)

Date Time Event
11 August 2008 15:30 Group A

Records

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

World record Snatch  Chen Yanqing (CHN) 111 kg Doha, Qatar 3 December 2006
Clean & Jerk  Qiu Hongmei (CHN) 141 kg Tai'an, China 23 April 2007
Total  Chen Yanqing (CHN) 251 kg Doha, Qatar 3 December 2006
Olympic record Snatch  Chen Yanqing (CHN) 107 kg Athens, Greece 16 August 2004
Clean & Jerk Olympic Standard 130 kg 1 January 1997
Total  Chen Yanqing (CHN) 237 kg Athens, Greece 16 August 2004

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st, gold medalist(s)  Chen Yanqing (CHN) A 57.66 100 103 106 106 130 132 138 138 244
DSQ  Marina Shainova (RUS) A 57.93 95 98 98 98 125 128 129 129 DSQ
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  O Jong-ae (PRK) A 57.15 95 98 98 95 125 131 131 131 226
4  Wandee Kameaim (THA) A 57.25 95 98 100 98 125 128 129 128 226
5  Alexandra Escobar (ECU) A 57.82 96 96 99 99 120 124 127 124 223
6  Romela Begaj (ALB) A 57.56 95 98 100 98 110 115 118 118 216
7  Aleksandra Klejnowska (POL) A 57.66 92 92 95 95 120 125 126 120 215
8  Roxana Cocoș (ROU) A 57.88 82 86 89 89 111 115 115 115 204
9  Geralee Vega (PUR) A 57.51 90 90 90 90 112 115 116 112 202
10  Marieta Gotfryd (POL) A 57.70 90 95 95 90 105 110 113 110 200
11  Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) A 56.28 80 85 90 85 102 102 107 107 192
12  Wendy Hale (SOL) A 57.15 74 78 82 78 95 100 100 95 173

New records

Clean & Jerk 131 kg  O Jong-ae (PRK) OR
Clean & Jerk 132 kg  Chen Yanqing (CHN) OR
Total 238 kg  Chen Yanqing (CHN) OR
Clean & Jerk 138 kg  Chen Yanqing (CHN) OR
Total 244 kg  Chen Yanqing (CHN) OR

References

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