Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg
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The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude. It was the second set of medals to be awarded at the Games, a few moments after the women's 10m Air Rifle.
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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and clean and jerk
lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method is used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. When every competitor finished their snatch attempt with the maximum at 88 kg, Chen started her attempts at 90 kg. She successfully worked her way up to 95 kg.
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 |
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| Saturday, August 9, 2008 | 10:00-11:40 | Group A |
Medalists
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World Record | Snatch |  Yang LianYang Lian (weightlifter) Yang Lian is a Chinese weightlifter.Yang participated in the women's -48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 98 kg and clean and jerking an additional 119 kg for a total of 217 kg. Both being world records and a world record... (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... |
98 kg | Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
1 October 2006 |
| Clean & Jerk | Chen Xiexia Chen Xiexia Chen Xiexia is a Chinese weightlifter. She won three golds at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. and the first gold medal for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class, setting an Olympic Record by lifting a total of 212 kg.... (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... |
120 kg | Tai'an Tai'an Tai'an is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, People's Republic of China.Centered around Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Laiwu to the northeast, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to the extreme west and Jining to the south... , People's Republic of 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... |
21 April 2007 | |
| Total | Yang Lian Yang Lian (weightlifter) Yang Lian is a Chinese weightlifter.Yang participated in the women's -48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 98 kg and clean and jerking an additional 119 kg for a total of 217 kg. Both being world records and a world record... (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... |
217 kg | Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
1 October 2006 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 97.5 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.... |
14 August 2004 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 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.... |
14 August 2004 | ||
| Total | 210 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.... |
14 August 2004 | ||
Qualified Athletes
14 lifters were selected for the games.| Athlete | |Notes | ||||
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| 1 | May 11, 1986 (age 22) | 47.75 | 161 kg | ||
| 2 | January 08, 1983 (age 25) | 47.46 | 214 kg |  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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| 3 | May 13, 1986 (age 22) | 47.91 | 178 kg | ||
| 4 | October 15, 1988 (age 19) | 47.85 | 194 kg |  2008 European Championships2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:... |
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| 5 | November 18, 1985 (age 22) | 47.35 | 191 kg | 2006 World Championships 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... |
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| 6 | May 22, 1984 (age 24) | 47.62 | 152.5 kg | ||
| 7 | December 07, 1986 (age 21) | 47.62 | |||
| 8 | March 15, 1988 (age 20) | 47.07 | 148 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 9 | February 19, 1988 (age 20) | 47.62 | 166 kg | ||
| 10 | January 13, 1984 (age 24) | 47.95 | 196 kg |  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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| 11 | January 17, 1984 (age 24) | 47.67 | 203 kg | 2005 World Championships 2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... 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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| 12 | January 04, 1982 (age 24) | 47.11 | 181 kg | ||
| 13 | March 03, 1988 (age 20) | 47.80 | 196 kg | 2008 European Championships 2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:... |
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| 14 | October 29, 1983 (age 24) | 47.84 | 210 kg | 2004 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg These are the results of the women's 48 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 15 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:... 2003 World Championships2003 World Weightlifting Championships The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... 2002 World Championships2002 World Weightlifting Championships The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from November 18 to November 26, 2002.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals... |
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Results
Each weightlifter has three attempts for both the snatchSnatch (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...
lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method is used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. When every competitor finished their snatch attempt with the maximum at 88 kg, Chen started her attempts at 90 kg. She successfully worked her way up to 95 kg.
| 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 | 47.46 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 117 OR | 212 OR | ||
| A | 47.80 | 86 | |
88 | 88 | |
108 | 111 | 111 | 199 PB | ||
| A | 47.11 | 84 | |
84 | 108 | 112 | |
112 | 196 | |||
| 4 | A | 47.62 | 83 | 86 | |
86 | 106 | 110 | |
110 | 196 | |
| 5 | A | 47.67 | |
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85 | 85 | 110 | |
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110 | 195 | |
| 6 | A | 47.35 | 80 | |
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80 | 105 | |
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105 | 185 | |
| 7 | A | 47.91 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 97 | |
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97 | 177 | |
| 8 | A | 47.62 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 92 | |
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92 | 172 | ||
| 9 | A | 47.62 | 79 | |
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79 | |
92 | |
92 | 171 | |
| 10 | A | 47.75 | 73 | 76 | |
76 | |
90 | |
90 | 166 | |
| 11 | A | 47.07 | |
65 | |
65 | |
83 | 85 | 85 | 150 | |
| – | A | 47.84 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| – | A | 47.95 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | DNF | |
| – | A | 47.85 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | DNF | |