Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 87 kg

Women's 87 kg at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Tokyo International Forum
Date	2 August 2021
Competitors	13 from 13 nations
Winning total	270 kg
Medalists
Wang Zhouyu  China Tamara Salazar  Ecuador Crismery Santana  Dominican Republic

The women's 87 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 2 August at the Tokyo International Forum.[1][2] Wang Zhouyu won the gold, with a combined lift of 270 kg.

The bouquets were presented by IWF Delegate Sam Coffa (Olympian in weightlifting, Australia), and the medals were presented by IOC Member Luis Mejía Oviedo (Dominican Republic).

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	World standard	132 kg	—	1 November 2018
	Clean & Jerk	World standard	164 kg	—	1 November 2018
	Total	World standard	294 kg	—	1 November 2018
Olympic Record	Snatch	Olympic Standard	130 kg	—	1 November 2018
	Clean & Jerk	Olympic Standard	159 kg	—	1 November 2018
	Total	Olympic Standard	289 kg	—	1 November 2018

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight[3]	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total[4]
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Wang Zhouyu	China	A	84.20	115	115	120	120	145	150	160	150	270
	Tamara Salazar	Ecuador	A	85.30	108	111	113	113	144	147	150	150	263
	Crismery Santana	Dominican Republic	A	86.50	112	116	119	116	140	144	144	140	256
4	Mönkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg	Mongolia	A	86.95	110	110	112	110	140	142	147	142	252
5	Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke	France	A	84.05	103	106	108	108	135	139	145	139	247
6	Mattie Rogers	United States	A	78.55	108	111	112	108	138	138	138	138	246
7	Naryury Pérez	Venezuela	A	86.35	105	109	112	112	130	137	138	130	242
8	Elena Cîlcic	Moldova	A	86.80	105	109	109	105	130	135	139	135	240
9	Kang Yeoun-hee	South Korea	B	76.70	100	103	103	103	120	125	128	128	231
10	Lydia Valentín	Spain	B	80.60	100	103	106	103	122	–	–	122	225
11	Clementine Meukeugni	Cameroon	B	85.85	99	103	103	99	120	120	125	125	224
12	Jaqueline Ferreira	Brazil	B		95	95	100	100	115	124	124	115	215
13	Kanah Andrews-Nahu	New Zealand	B		94	98	100	94	105	112	120	112	206

References

1. "Weightlifting Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
2. "Schedule - Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
3. "Weightlifting | Women's 87kg | Group A Competition Sheet" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
4. "Weightlifting | Women's 87kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.