Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 53 kg

The women's 53 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 18.[1][2]

Women's 53 kg
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date18 September
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Xia  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Li Feng-ying  Chinese Taipei
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Winarni Binti Slamet  Indonesia
2004 →

Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.

Schedule

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All times are Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10:00)

Date Time Event
18 September 2000 14:30 Group A

Records

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

World Record Snatch   Meng Xianjuan (CHN) 97.5 kg Chiba, Japan 1 May 1999
Clean & Jerk   Li Feng-ying (TPE) 121.5 kg Athens, Greece 21 November 1999
Total   Meng Xianjuan (CHN) 217.5 kg Chiba, Japan 1 May 1999
Olympic Record Snatch Olympic Standard 97.5 kg 1 January 1997
Clean & Jerk Olympic Standard 120.0 kg 1 January 1997
Total Olympic Standard 217.5 kg 1 January 1997

Results

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Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
    Yang Xia (CHN) A 52.46 95.0 97.5 100.0 100.0 122.5 125.0 125.0 225.0
    Li Feng-ying (TPE) A 52.42 92.5 98.0 100.0 97.5 115.0 125.0 127.5 115.0 212.5
    Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) A 52.44 85.0 85.0 90.0 90.0 105.0 110.0 112.5 112.5 202.5
4   Franca Gbodo (NGR) A 52.00 85.0 90.0 90.0 85.0 105.0 110.0 117.5 110.0 195.0
5   Swe Swe Win (MYA) A 52.08 85.0 87.5 87.5 85.0 105.0 110.0 117.5 110.0 195.0
6   Sanamacha Chanu (IND) A 52.16 80.0 85.0 87.5 85.0 105.0 110.0 117.5 110.0 195.0
7   Mari Nakaga (JPN) A 52.58 77.5 77.5 77.5 77.5 105.0 110.0 110.0 105.0 182.5
8   Marioara Munteanu (ROM) A 53.00 75.0 80.0 82.5 82.5 92.5 97.5 102.5 97.5 180.0
9   Karla Fernández (VEN) A 52.60 80.0 80.0 85.0 80.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 175.0
10   Tarana Abbasova (AZE) A 52.78 70.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 85.0 90.0 92.5 90.0 165.0

New records

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Snatch 98.0 kg   Li Feng-ying (TPE) WR
100.0 kg   Yang Xia (CHN) WR
Clean & Jerk 122.5 kg   Yang Xia (CHN) WR
125.0 kg   Yang Xia (CHN) WR
Total 222.5 kg   Yang Xia (CHN) WR
225.0 kg   Yang Xia (CHN) WR

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney 2000: Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 43. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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