| Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | +75 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | |||||
The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, 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 the sixth 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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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 12:30-14:30 | Group B |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 15:30-17:10 | Group A |
| Gold | Pak Hyon Suk North Korea (PRK) |
241 kg |
| Silver | Irina Nekrassova Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
240 kg |
| Bronze | Lu Ying-Chi Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
231 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Pawina Thongsuk (THA) | 116 kg | Doha, Qatar | 12 November 2005 |
| Clean & Jerk | Pawina Thongsuk (THA) | 142 kg | Doha, Qatar | 4 December 2006 | |
| Total | Liu Haixia (CHN) | 257 kg | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 23 September 2007 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) | 115 kg | Athens, Greece | 18 August 2004 |
| Clean & Jerk | Nataliya Skakun (UKR) | 135 kg | Athens, Greece | 18 August 2004 | |
| Total | Chen Xiaomin (CHN) | 242.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 19 September 2000 |
20 lifters were selected for the games.
| Athlete | Date of Birth | Weight | PB [1] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leila Lassouani (ALG) | July 29, 1977 (age 31) | 225 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 2 | Maria Teresa Monasterio (BOL) | October 15, 1969 (age 38) | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | ||
| 3 | Christine Girard (CAN) | January 3, 1985 (age 23) | 221 kg | ||
| 4 | Michaela Breeze (GBR) | May 17, 1979 (age 29) | 219 kg | 2003 European Championships 2006 Commonwealth Games Tripartite Commission Wild Card |
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| 5 | Maya Maneza (KAZ) | November 1, 1985 (age 22) | |||
| 6 | Irina Nekrassova (KAZ) | March 1, 1988 (age 20) | |||
| 7 | Kim Soo-Kyung (KOR) | August 6, 1985 (age 23) | 224 kg | ||
| 8 | Luz Acosta (MEX) | December 22, 1980 (age 27) | 220 kg | ||
| 9 | Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa (MGL) | June 1, 1978 (age 30) | 207 kg | ||
| 10 | Pak Hyon Suk (PRK) | August 4, 1985 (age 23) | 240 kg | 2007 World Championships | |
| 11 | Ruth Kasirye (NOR) | June 10, 1982 (age 26) | 222 kg | 2007 European Championships (-58 kg) | |
| 12 | Dominika Misterska (POL) | July 20, 1979 (age 29) | 227.5 kg | 2006 European Championships | |
| 13 | Svetlana Tsarukaeva (RUS) | December 25, 1987 (age 20) | 250 kg | 2006 (-58 kg) and 2007 World Championships | |
| 14 | Lu Ying-Chi (TPE) | April 6, 1985 (age 23) | 215 kg | ||
| 15 | Hanene Ouerfelli (TUN) | January 8, 1986 (age 22) | 201 kg | ||
| 16 | Carissa Gump (USA) | August 24, 1983 (age 24) | 204 kg | ||
| 17 | Natalie Woolfolk (USA) | November 7, 1983 (age 24) | 210 kg | ||
| 18 | Solenny Villasmil (VEN) | May 12, 1981 (age 21) | 216 kg | ||
| 19 | Nguyen Thi Thiet (VIE) | October 27, 1984 (age 23) | 225 kg |
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| Pak Hyon-Suk (PRK) | A | 61.80 | 102.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 241.0 | ||||
| Irina Nekrassova (KAZ) | A | 62.86 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 240.0 | ||||
| Lu Ying-chi (TPE) | A | 62.46 | 98.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 127.0 | 127.0 | 231.0 | |||
| 4 | Christine Girard (CAN) | A | 62.44 | 96.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 126.0 | 126.0 | 228.0 | ||
| 5 | Thi Thiet Nguyen (VIE) | A | 62.49 | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 225.0 | ||
| 6 | Kim Soo-Kyung (KOR) | A | 62.74 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 127.0 | 127.0 | 225.0 | ||||
| 7 | Ruth Kasirye (NOR) | A | 62.62 | 99.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 121.0 | 121.0 | 224.0 | |||
| 8 | Luz Mercedes (MEX) | B | 62.84 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 223.0 | |||
| 9 | Mercedes Pérez (COL) | A | 62.48 | 93.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 217.0 | |||
| 10 | Namkhaidorjiin Bayarmaa (MGL) | B | 62.50 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 118.0 | 121.0 | 123.0 | 123.0 | 213.0 | ||
| 11 | Dominika Misterska (POL) | B | 62.60 | 92.0 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 115.0 | 117.0 | 117.0 | 211.0 | ||
| 12 | Natalie Woolfolk (USA) | B | 62.72 | 93.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 | 114.0 | 114.0 | 211.0 | |
| 13 | Solenni Villasmil (VEN) | B | 62.60 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 205.0 | ||||
| 14 | Carissa Gump (USA) | B | 62.20 | 85.0 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 116.0 | 116.0 | 204.0 | |||
| 15 | Michaela Breeze (GBR) | B | 61.55 | 80.0 | 85.0 | – | 85.0 | 80.0 | 90.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 185.0 |
| 16 | Hanene Ourfelli (TUN) | B | 62.38 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 175.0 | ||||
| 17 | María Teresa Monasterio (BOL) | B | 62.96 | 60.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 141.0 | ||
| – | Leila Lassouani (ALG) | B | 62.28 | 77.00 | 85.0 | 85.0 | – | DNF | ||||
| – | Svetlana Tsarukaeva (RUS) | A | 62.12 | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | |||
| – | Maya Maneza (KAZ) | A | 62.12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |