Erika Yamasaki
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Erika Yamasaki (born 2 September 1987, Darwin
, Australia
) is an Australian weightlifter. She started Weightlifting
in 2000, when she was tested in a talent identification program. Erika first started to represent Australia in 2003 at the Oceania Championships. She has now competed at several international events, including Oceania Championships, World Junior Championships, World Cup, Commonwealth Championships, and Commonwealth Games.
Erika Yamasaki won a bronze medal
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in the women's 48 kilogram event by snatching 69 kilograms, and clean and jerking 87 kilograms. She had previously lifted 75 kilograms in the snatch and 95 kilograms in the clean and jerk
(168 kilograms total) competing in a national competition in the 53 kilogram class.
After the 2006 Commonwealth Games
she had an operation to remove a tear in her hip joint which she obtained late 2005 whilst training.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
she competed in the 48 kilogram event, snatching 73 kilograms, which was a Oceania record, but unfortunately was injured during the warm up for the clean and jerk, tearing the internal ligament in her elbow, and was not able to secure a clean and jerk result.
Currently, Yamasaki holds 23 Queensland, 15 Australian records and 1 Oceania record, including events in the under 16, under 18 and open categories.
Erika is coached by 2006 Commonwealth Games
Gold Medallist Ben Turner.
Oceania & South Pacific Junior Championships - Niue
2004
Oceania Senior & Junior Championships - Suva, Fiji
World Junior Championships - Minsk, Belarus
Mermet Cup (AUS vs. USA) - Melbourne, Australia
Commonwealth Youth Games
- Bendigo, Australia
2005
Australia Youth Olympic Festival - Sydney
, Australia
World Junior Championships - Busan, South Korea
Mermet Cup Internation - Louisiana, USA
Commonwealth, Oceania & South Pacific Championships - Melbourne, Australia
2006
Commonwealth Games - Melbourne, Australia
World Junior Championships Hangzhou, China
2007
Arafura Games Darwin, Australia
World Junior Championships Prague, Czech Republic
IWF World Cup Apia, Samoa
2010
Commonwealth Games - New Delhi, India
2011
Arafura Games & Oceania Championships - Darwin, Australia
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, 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...
) is an Australian weightlifter. She started Weightlifting
Weightlifting
Olympic Weightlifting, also called Olympic-style weightlifting, or weightlifting, is an athletic discipline in the modern Olympic programme in which participants attempt a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates....
in 2000, when she was tested in a talent identification program. Erika first started to represent Australia in 2003 at the Oceania Championships. She has now competed at several international events, including Oceania Championships, World Junior Championships, World Cup, Commonwealth Championships, and Commonwealth Games.
Erika Yamasaki won a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 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...
in the women's 48 kilogram event by snatching 69 kilograms, and clean and jerking 87 kilograms. She had previously lifted 75 kilograms in the snatch and 95 kilograms in the 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...
(168 kilograms total) competing in a national competition in the 53 kilogram class.
After the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 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...
she had an operation to remove a tear in her hip joint which she obtained late 2005 whilst training.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
she competed in the 48 kilogram event, snatching 73 kilograms, which was a Oceania record, but unfortunately was injured during the warm up for the clean and jerk, tearing the internal ligament in her elbow, and was not able to secure a clean and jerk result.
Currently, Yamasaki holds 23 Queensland, 15 Australian records and 1 Oceania record, including events in the under 16, under 18 and open categories.
Erika is coached by 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 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...
Gold Medallist Ben Turner.
Representative Career in Weightlifting
2003Oceania & South Pacific Junior Championships - Niue
Niue
Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...
2004
Oceania Senior & Junior Championships - Suva, Fiji
World Junior Championships - Minsk, Belarus
Mermet Cup (AUS vs. USA) - Melbourne, Australia
Commonwealth Youth Games
Commonwealth Youth Games
The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries.-History:...
- Bendigo, Australia
2005
Australia Youth Olympic Festival - 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
World Junior Championships - Busan, South Korea
Mermet Cup Internation - Louisiana, USA
Commonwealth, Oceania & South Pacific Championships - Melbourne, Australia
2006
Commonwealth Games - Melbourne, Australia
World Junior Championships Hangzhou, China
2007
Arafura Games Darwin, Australia
World Junior Championships Prague, Czech Republic
IWF World Cup Apia, Samoa
Apia, Samoa
-Administration:Apia is part of the Tuamasaga political district and of election district Vaimauga West and Faleata East. There is no city administration for Apia. Apia consists of some 45 individual, independent villages...
2010
Commonwealth Games - New Delhi, India
2011
Arafura Games & Oceania Championships - Darwin, Australia
Personal bests
| Lift | Weight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Snatch | 78.0 kg | June 2011 |
| Clean & Jerk | 98.0 kg | July 2011 |
| Total | 175.0 kg | June 2011 |
| Lift | Weight |
|---|---|
| Front Squat | 117.0 kg |
| Back Squat | 128.0 kg |