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
Pak Hyon-suk  North Korea
Lu Ying-chi  Chinese Taipei
Christine Girard  Canada

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)

Date Time Event
12 August 200812:30Group B
15:30Group A

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

Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
 Pak Hyon-suk (PRK)A61.80102106108106135135135135241
 Lu Ying-chi (TPE)A62.4698102104104127130130127231
 Christine Girard (CAN)A62.449699102102126130130126228
4 Nguyễn Thị Thiết (VIE)A62.4998100102100120125127125225
5 Kim Soo-kyung (KOR)A62.749810210398127134134127225
6 Ruth Kasirye (NOR)A62.6299103105103121125125121224
7 Luz Acosta (MEX)B62.84100103103103120125125120223
8 Mercedes Pérez (COL)A62.48939710097120126126120217
9 Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa (MGL)B62.5090959590118121123123213
10 Dominika Misterska (POL)B62.6092949594115117117117211
11 Natalie Woolfolk (USA)B62.72939710197107111114114211
12 Solenny Villasmil (VEN)B62.6090959590115115115115205
13 Carissa Gump (USA)B62.2085858888116116121116204
14 Michaela Breeze (GBR)B61.558085858090100100185
15 Hanene Ourfelli (TUN)B62.38808585809510010695175
16 María Teresa Monasterio (BOL)B62.966063656375788078141
 Svetlana Tsarukaeva (RUS)A62.37107107107
 Leila Lassouani (ALG)B62.2885909085110110110
DQ Irina Nekrassova (KAZ)A62.86105110112110130135135130240
DQ Maiya Maneza (KAZ)A62.12

References

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