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

The women's 58 kilograms 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.

Women's 58 kg
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date11 August
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Medalists
Chen Yanqing  China
O Jong-ae  North Korea
Wandee Kameaim  Thailand

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 200815:30Group A

Records

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

World RecordSnatch Chen Yanqing (CHN)111 kgDoha, Qatar3 December 2006
Clean & Jerk Qiu Hongmei (CHN)141 kgTai'an, China23 April 2007
Total Chen Yanqing (CHN)251 kgDoha, Qatar3 December 2006
Olympic RecordSnatch Chen Yanqing (CHN)107 kgAthens, Greece16 August 2004
Clean & JerkOlympic Standard130 kg1 January 1997
Total Chen Yanqing (CHN)237 kgAthens, Greece16 August 2004

Results

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
 Chen Yanqing (CHN)A57.66100103106106130132138138244
 O Jong-ae (PRK)A57.1595989895125131131131226
 Wandee Kameaim (THA)A57.25959810098125128129128226
4 Alexandra Escobar (ECU)A57.8296969999120124127124223
5 Romela Begaj (ALB)A57.56959810098110115118118216
6 Aleksandra Klejnowska (POL)A57.6692929595120125126120215
7 Roxana Cocoș (ROU)A57.8882868989111115115115204
8 Geralee Vega (PUR)A57.5190909090112115116112202
9 Marieta Gotfryd (POL)A57.7090959590105110113110200
10 Hidilyn Diaz (PHI)A56.2880859085102102107107192
11 Wendy Hale (SOL)A57.15747882789510010095173
DQ Marina Shainova (RUS)A57.9395989898125128129129227
  • Marina Shainova of Russia originally won the silver medal, but she was disqualified after a re-analysis of her 2008 sample tested positive for steroids.[1]

New records

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

References

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