Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg
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The women's 69 kg weightlifting event was the fifth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, 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 be the eighth 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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| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | 15:30-17:10 | Group A |
Medalists
| 286 kg | WR | |
| 255 kg | ||
| 250 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World Record | Snatch |  Oxana SlivenkoOxana Slivenko Oxana Nikolayevna Slivenko is a Russian weightlifter.She won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships in the 63 kg category, and again at the 2006 Junior World Championships in the 69 kg category.Slivenko participated in the women's 69 kg class at the 2006 World... (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... |
123 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... |
4 October 2006 |
| Clean & Jerk | Zarema Kasaeva Zarema Kasaeva Zarema Kasaeva is a Russian weightlifter. Kasaeva became an Olympic medalist during the 2004 Summer Olympics when she won the bronze medal in the women's -69 kg class.... (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... |
157 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 | Oxana Slivenko Oxana Slivenko Oxana Nikolayevna Slivenko is a Russian weightlifter.She won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships in the 63 kg category, and again at the 2006 Junior World Championships in the 69 kg category.Slivenko participated in the women's 69 kg class at the 2006 World... (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... |
276 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... |
24 September 2007 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 122.5 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.... |
19 August 2004 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 152.5 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.... |
19 August 2004 | ||
| Total | 275 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.... |
19 August 2004 | ||
Qualified Athletes
10 lifters were selected for the games.| Athlete | |Notes | ||||
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| 1 | October 24, 1981 (age 26) | 242.5 kg |  2004 Olympic GamesWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg These are the results of the women's 63 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 9 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 63 kilograms.-Medalists:-Results:... (-63 kg) |
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| 2 | January 29, 1985 (age 23) | 275 kg |  2004 Olympic GamesWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg These are the results of the women's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 11 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 69 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... 2005 World Championships2005 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... (-75 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 | March 18, 1983 (age 25) | 242.5 kg | |||
| 4 | February 17, 1990 (age 18) | 237 kg | |||
| 5 | June 13, 1992 (age 16) | 233 kg | |||
| 6 | May 23, 1983 (age 25) | 210 kg | |||
| 7 | August 19, 1986 (age 21) | 238 kg | |||
| 8 | December 20, 1986 (age 21) | 276 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... 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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| 9 | July 22, 1985 (age 23) | 244 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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| 10 | February 24, 1988 (age 20) | 211 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 | 68.87 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 128.0 | 128.0 WR | 145.0 | 149.0 | 158.0 | 158.0 WR | 286.0 WR | ||
| A | 68.47 | 110.0 | |
115.0 | 115.0 | 136.0 | 140.0 | – | 140.0 | 255.0 | ||
| A | 68.63 | 110.0 | 113.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 130.0 | 133.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 250.0 | ||
| 4 | A | 67.54 | 99.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 125.0 | 132.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 240.0 | |
| 5 | A | 69.00 | 100.0 | |
105.0 | 105.0 | |
133.0 | |
133.0 | 238.0 | |
| 6 | A | 68.63 | 100.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | 120.0 | |
124.0 | 124.0 | 230.0 | |
| 7 | A | 68.63 | 105.0 | |
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105.0 | 120.0 | |
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120.0 | 225.0 | |
| 8 | A | 68.65 | |
87.0 | |
87.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.0 | 122.0 | 209.0 | |
| – | A | 65.33 | 87.0 | 90.0 | |
90.0 | |
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– | DNF | |
| – | A | 68.07 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | DNF |