| 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 58 kg weightlifting event was the third women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, 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 fourth 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.
Contents |
| Gold | Chen Yanqing China (CHN) |
| Silver | Marina Shainova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | O Jong Ae North Korea (PRK) |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 111 kg | Doha, Qatar | 3 December 2006 |
| Clean & Jerk | Qiu Hongmei (CHN) | 141 kg | Tai'an, People's Republic of China | 23 April 2007 | |
| Total | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 251 kg | Doha, Qatar | 3 December 2006 | |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 107.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 16 August 2004 |
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 130 kg | |||
| Total | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | 237.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 16 August 2004 |
12 lifters were selected for the games.
| Athlete | Date of Birth | Weight | PB [1] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romela Begaj (ALB) | November 2, 1986 (age 21) | 212 kg | 2008 European Championships | |
| 2 | Chen Yanqing (CHN) | April 5, 1979 (age 29) | 57.66 | 251 kg | 2004 Olympic Games |
| 3 | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) | July 17, 1980 (age 28) | 57.82 | 220 kg | 2008 Pan-American Championships |
| 4 | O Jong Ae (PRK) | January 17, 1984 (age 24) | 57.15 | 227 kg | 2007 World Championships |
| 5 | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | February 20, 1991 (age 17) | 162 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 6 | Marieta Gotfryd (POL) | September 11, 1980 (age 27) | 212 kg | ||
| 7 | Aleksandra Klejnowska (POL) | December 17, 1982 (age 25) | 57.66 | 225.5 kg | 2008 European Championships |
| 8 | Geralee Vega (PUR) | July 22, 1986 (age 22) | 208 kg | 2008 Pan-American Championships | |
| 9 | Roxana Cocoş (ROU) | June 5, 1989 (age 19) | 209 kg | 2008 European Championships | |
| 10 | Marina Shainova (RUS) | March 14, 1986 (age 22) | 57.93 | 237 kg | 2007 World Championships 2005 World Championships |
| 11 | Wendy Hale (SOL) | November 3, 1987 (age 20) | 170 kg | Tripartite Commission Wild Card | |
| 12 | Wandee Kameaim (THA) | January 18, 1978 (age 30) | 57.25 | 236 kg | 2004 Olympic Games 2005 World Championships 2006 World Championships |
| Rank | Name | Group | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
| Chen Yanqing (CHN) | A | 57.66 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 130 | 132 | 138 | 138 OR | 244 OR | |
| Marina Shainova (RUS) | A | 57.93 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 227 | |||
| O Jong Ae (PRK) | A | 57.15 | 95 | 95 | 125 | 131 | 131 | 226 | ||||
| 4 | Wandee Kameaim (THA) | A | 57.25 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 226 | ||
| 5 | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) | A | 57.82 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 223 | ||
| 6 | Romela Begaj (ALB) | A | 57.56 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 216 | |
| 7 | Aleksandra Klejnowska (POL) | A | 57.66 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 120 | 120 | 215 | |||
| 8 | Roxana Cocoş (ROU) | A | 57.88 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 204 | |
| 9 | Geralee Vega (PUR) | A | 57.51 | 90 | 90 | 112 | 112 | 202 | ||||
| 10 | Marieta Gotfryd (POL) | A | 57.70 | 90 | 90 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 200 | |||
| 11 | Hidilyn Diaz (PHI) | A | 56.28 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 192 | ||
| 12 | Wendy Hale (SOL) | A | 57.15 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 95 | 173 | |||