Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 75 kg
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The women's 75 kg weightlifting event was the sixth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15 at 15:30. This event was the ninth 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
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8UTC+8
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| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday, August 15, 2008 | 15:30-17:10 | Group A |
Medalists
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World Record | Snatch |  Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS)Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
131 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... |
25 September 2007 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Liu ChunhongLiu Chunhong Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records.... (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... |
159 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... |
13 November 2005 | |
| Total | Svetlana Podobedova Svetlana Podobedova Svetlana Podobedova is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.-External links:*... (RUS) Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
286 kg | Hangzhou Hangzhou Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people... , China 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... |
2 June 2006 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 125 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.... |
20 August 2004 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 150 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.... |
20 August 2004 | ||
| Total | 272.5 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.... |
20 August 2004 | ||
Qualified Athletes
13 lifters were selected for the games.| Athlete | |Notes | ||||
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| 1 | May 19, 1972 (age 36) | 260 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 2 | July 27, 1987 (age 21) | 257 kg | |||
| 3 | June 26, 1986 (age 22) | 227 kg | |||
| 4 | May 06, 1989 (age 19) | 206 kg | |||
| 5 | September 26, 1980 (age 27) | 238 kg |  2006 World Championships2006 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... (-69 kg) |
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| 6 | September 28, 1987 (age 20) | 197 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 7 | December 24, 1983 (age 24) | 286 kg |  20062006 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... 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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| 8 | July 06, 1982 (age 26) | 240 kg | |||
| 9 | February 09, 1985 (age 23) | 247 kg | |||
| 10 | May 29, 1983 (age 25) | 266 kg | |||
| 11 | July 25, 1977 (age 31) | 230 kg | |||
| 12 | May 27, 1988 (age 20) | 278 kg |  2006 World Championships2006 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... 2007 World Championships2007 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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| 13 | March 25, 1984 (age 24) | 242 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 | 73.16 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 128.0 | 128.0 OR | 147.0 | 154.0 | |
154.0 OR | 282.0 OR | ||
| A | 73.88 | |
115.0 | 119.0 | 119.0 | 141.0 | 145.0 | 147.0 | 147.0 | 266.0 | ||
| A | 73.33 | 112.0 | |
117.0 | 117.0 | 138.0 | 143.0 | 147.0 | 147.0 | 264.0 | ||
| 4 | A | 74.78 | 112.0 | 116.0 | 118.0 | 118.0 | 128.0 | 133.0 | 137.0 | 137.0 | 255.0 | |
| 5 | A | 74.42 | |
110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | |
135.0 | 250.0 | |
| 6 | A | 74.82 | 103.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 136.0 | 136.0 | 245.0 | |
| 7 | A | 73.30 | 105.0 | |
110.0 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 134.0 | |
134.0 | 244.0 | |
| 8 | A | 74.42 | |
105.0 | |
105.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | |
135.0 | 240.0 | |
| 9 | A | 74.11 | 102.0 | |
105.0 | 105.0 | 125.0 | 127.0 | 132.0 | 132.0 | 237.0 | |
| 10 | A | 74.19 | 105.0 | |
110.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 122.0 | 127.0 | 127.0 | 237.0 | |
| 11 | A | 74.74 | 100.0 | 105.0 | |
105.0 | 125.0 | |
130.0 | 130.0 | 235.0 | |
| 12 | A | 74.43 | 86.0 | 91.0 | |
91.0 | 106.0 | |
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106.0 | 197.0 |