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

{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Women's +87 kg

| games = 2020 Summer

| image =

| caption =

| venue = Tokyo International Forum

| date = 2 August 2021

| competitors = 14

| nations = 14

| win_label = Winning total

| win_value = 320 kg {{OlyR|weightlifting}}

| gold = Li Wenwen

| goldNOC = CHN

| silver = Emily Campbell

| silverNOC = GBR

| bronze = Sarah Robles

| bronzeNOC = USA

| prev = 2016

| next = 2024

}}

{{Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}

The women's +87 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 2 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum.{{cite web |title=Weightlifting Competition Schedule |url=https://tokyo2020.org/en/schedule/weightlifting-schedule |website=Tokyo 2020 |access-date=17 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=Schedule - Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics |url=http://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=245406&L=1 |website=Olympian Database |access-date=17 March 2020}} During the competition, Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming the first transgender woman athlete to compete in the Olympics.{{cite news |title=Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/21/olympics-tokyo-laurel-hubbard-trans-weightlifter-new-zealand |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802040111/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/21/olympics-tokyo-laurel-hubbard-trans-weightlifter-new-zealand |archive-date=2 August 2021 |url-status=live}}

Li Wenwen from China won the gold, making three new Olympic records in the process, for snatch, clean & jerk as well as for the combined weight lifted.

The bouquets were presented by IWF Interim President Dr. Michael Irani (Great Britain), and medals were presented by IOC Member Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs (Spain).

Records

{{World Olympic Weightlifting Record

| world_athlete_snatch = {{flagathlete|Li Wenwen|CHN}}

| world_mark_snatch = 148

| world_place_snatch = Tashkent, Uzbekistan

| world_date_snatch = 25 April 2021

| world_athlete_cj = {{flagathlete|Li Wenwen|CHN}}

| world_mark_cj = 187

| world_place_cj = Tashkent, Uzbekistan

| world_date_cj = 25 April 2021

| world_athlete_total = {{flagathlete|Li Wenwen|CHN}}

| world_mark_total = 335

| world_place_total = Tashkent, Uzbekistan

| world_date_total = 25 April 2021

| olympic_athlete_snatch = Olympic Standard

| olympic_mark_snatch = 139

| olympic_place_snatch = —

| olympic_date_snatch = 1 November 2018

| olympic_athlete_cj = Olympic Standard

| olympic_mark_cj = 172

| olympic_place_cj = —

| olympic_date_cj = 1 November 2018

| olympic_athlete_total = Olympic Standard

| olympic_mark_total = 306

| olympic_place_total = —

| olympic_date_total = 1 November 2018

}}

Results

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!rowspan=2|Rank

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Nation

!rowspan=2|Group

! rowspan=2|Body
weight{{cite web|title=Weightlifting {{!}} Women's +87kg {{!}} Group A Competition Sheet|publisher=TOCOG|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C56B_WLFWO87KG-------------FNL-A00100--.pdf|date=2 August 2021|access-date=31 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802151137/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C56B_WLFWO87KG-------------FNL-A00100--.pdf|archivedate=2 August 2021|url-status=dead}}

! colspan=4|Snatch (kg)

! colspan=4|Clean & Jerk (kg)

! rowspan=2|Total{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFWO87KG-------------FNL---------.pdf|title=Weightlifting {{!}} Women's +87kg {{!}} Results|publisher=TOCOG|date=2 August 2021|access-date=31 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802125134/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFWO87KG-------------FNL---------.pdf|archivedate=2 August 2021|url-status=dead}}

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!Result

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!2

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!Result

{{Gold1}}align=left|Li Wenwenalign=left|{{flagIOC|CHN|2020 Summer}}A150.10130135140140 {{OlyR|weightlifting}}162173180180 {{OlyR|weightlifting}}320 {{OlyR|weightlifting}}
{{Silver2}}align=left|Emily Campbellalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|2020 Summer}}A124.80118122122122150156161161283
{{Bronze3}}align=left|Sarah Roblesalign=left|{{flagIOC|USA|2020 Summer}}A148.30120125128128150154157154282
4align=left|Lee Seon-mialign=left|{{flagIOC|KOR|2020 Summer}}A118.90118122125125148152155152277
5align=left|Nurul Akmalalign=left|{{flagIOC|INA|2020 Summer}}A113.55107111115115141151154141256
6align=left|Charisma Amoe-Tarrantalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|2020 Summer}}A154.0595100105105123128138138243
7align=left|Verónica Saladínalign=left|{{flagIOC|DOM|2020 Summer}}A126.20105111116111125131131242
8align=left|Kuinini Manumuaalign=left|{{flagIOC|TGA|2020 Summer}}A108.50100103106103125125128125228
9align=left|Eyurkenia Duvergeralign=left|{{flagIOC|CUB|2020 Summer}}B103.659610010096120124129129225
10align=left|Sarah Fischeralign=left|{{flagIOC|AUT|2020 Summer}}A93.3593979797117123123123220
11align=left|Anna Van Bellinghenalign=left|{{flagIOC|BEL|2020 Summer}}B87.109610010096115119123123219
12align=left|Erdenebatyn Bilegsaikhanalign=left|{{flagIOC|MGL|2020 Summer}}B80858785115120122122207
13align=left|Scarleth Uceloalign=left|{{flagIOC|GUA|2020 Summer}}B113.5086878787107112116116203
{{sort|14|–}}align=left|Laurel Hubbardalign=left|{{flagIOC|NZL|2020 Summer}}A146.70120125125{{sort|0|DNF}}

New records

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Snatch

|140 kg

|rowspan=5 align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Li Wenwen|CHN|2020 Summer}}

|{{OlyR|weightlifting}}

rowspan=2|Clean & Jerk

|173 kg

|{{OlyR|weightlifting}}

180 kg

|{{OlyR|weightlifting}}

rowspan=2|Total

|313 kg

|{{OlyR|weightlifting}}

320 kg

|{{OlyR|weightlifting}}

References

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