Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg
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The women's 63 kg 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.
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Each lifter performed in both the snatch
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
and clean and jerk
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
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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| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 12:30-14:30 | Group B |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 15:30-17:10 | Group A |
Medalists
| 241 kg | |
| 240 kg | |
| 231 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World Record | Snatch |  Pawina ThongsukPawina Thongsuk Pawina Thongsuk is a Thai weightlifter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she won an Olympic gold medal, with 122.5 kg snatching and 272.5 kg total in the 75 kg category... (THA) Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
116 kg | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
12 November 2005 |
| Clean & Jerk | Pawina Thongsuk Pawina Thongsuk Pawina Thongsuk is a Thai weightlifter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she won an Olympic gold medal, with 122.5 kg snatching and 272.5 kg total in the 75 kg category... (THA) Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
142 kg | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
4 December 2006 | |
| Total |  Liu Haixia (CHN)People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
257 kg | Chiang Mai Chiang Mai Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
23 September 2007 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 115 kg | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
18 August 2004 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 kg | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
18 August 2004 | ||
| Total | 242.5 kg | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
19 September 2000 | ||
Qualified Athletes
20 lifters were selected for the games.| Athlete | |Notes | ||||
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| 1 | July 29, 1977 (age 31) | 225 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 2 | October 15, 1969 (age 38) | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |||
| 3 | January 03, 1985 (age 23) | 221 kg | |||
| 4 | May 17, 1979 (age 29) | 219 kg |  2003 European Championships2003 European Weightlifting Championships The 2003 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Loutraki, Greece. It was the 82nd edition of the event.-Men:-Women:-References:*...  2006 Commonwealth Games2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site... Tripartite Commission Wild Card |
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| 5 | November 01, 1985 (age 22) | ||||
| 6 | March 01, 1988 (age 20) | ||||
| 7 | August 06, 1985 (age 23) | 224 kg | |||
| 8 | December 22, 1980 (age 27) | 220 kg | |||
| 9 | June 01, 1978 (age 30) | 207 kg | |||
| 10 | August 04, 1985 (age 23) | 240 kg | 2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
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| 11 | June 10, 1982 (age 26) | 222 kg |  2007 European Championships2007 European Weightlifting Championships The 2007 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Strasbourg, France from 17 April to 22 April 2007. It was the 86th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:*... (-58 kg) |
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| 12 | July 20, 1979 (age 29) | 227.5 kg | 2006 European Championships 2006 European Weightlifting Championships The 2006 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Władysławowo, Poland from 29 April to 7 May 2006. It was the 85th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:... |
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| 13 | December 25, 1987 (age 20) | 250 kg | 2006 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... (-58 kg) and 2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:... |
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| 14 | April 06, 1985 (age 23) | 215 kg | |||
| 15 | January 08, 1986 (age 22) | 201 kg | |||
| 16 | August 24, 1983 (age 24) | 204 kg | |||
| 17 | November 07, 1983 (age 24) | 210 kg | |||
| 18 | May 12, 1981 (age 21) | 216 kg | |||
| 19 | October 27, 1984 (age 23) | 225 kg | |||
Results
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| A | 61.80 | 102.0 | 106.0 | |
106.0 | |
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135.0 | 135.0 | 241.0 | ||
| A | 62.86 | 105.0 | 110.0 | |
110.0 | 130.0 | |
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130.0 | 240.0 | ||
| A | 62.46 | 98.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 127.0 | |
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127.0 | 231.0 | ||
| 4 | A | 62.44 | 96.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 126.0 | |
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126.0 | 228.0 | |
| 5 | A | 62.49 | 98.0 | 100.0 | |
100.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | |
125.0 | 225.0 | |
| 6 | A | 62.74 | 98.0 | |
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98.0 | 127.0 | |
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127.0 | 225.0 | |
| 7 | A | 62.62 | 99.0 | 103.0 | |
103.0 | 121.0 | |
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121.0 | 224.0 | |
| 8 | B | 62.84 | 100.0 | |
103.0 | 103.0 | 120.0 | |
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120.0 | 223.0 | |
| 9 | A | 62.48 | 93.0 | 97.0 | |
97.0 | 120.0 | |
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120.0 | 217.0 | |
| 10 | B | 62.50 | 90.0 | |
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90.0 | 118.0 | 121.0 | 123.0 | 123.0 | 213.0 | |
| 11 | B | 62.60 | 92.0 | 94.0 | |
94.0 | 115.0 | |
117.0 | 117.0 | 211.0 | |
| 12 | B | 62.72 | 93.0 | 97.0 | |
97.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 | 114.0 | 114.0 | 211.0 | |
| 13 | B | 62.60 | 90.0 | |
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90.0 | |
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115.0 | 115.0 | 205.0 | |
| 14 | B | 62.20 | |
85.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 | |
116.0 | |
116.0 | 204.0 | |
| 15 | B | 61.55 | 80.0 | 85.0 | – | 85.0 | 80.0 | 90.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 185.0 | |
| 16 | B | 62.38 | 80.0 | |
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80.0 | 95.0 | |
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95.0 | 175.0 | |
| 17 | B | 62.96 | 60.0 | 63.0 | |
63.0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | |
78.0 | 141.0 | |
| – | B | 62.28 | 77.00 | 85.0 | |
85.0 | |
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– | DNF | |
| – | A | 62.12 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| – | A | 62.12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |