Mikiko Ando

Mikiko Ando
Personal information
Born (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)
Shiroi, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight58.40 kg (128.7 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –59 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang –58 kg

Mikiko Ando (安藤 美希子, Andō Mikiko, born (1992-09-30)30 September 1992) is a Japanese weightlifter.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 59 kg, winning a bronze medal. [2]

Career

She has competed at six world championships

Most recently, she competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships,[3] winning a bronze medal in the Clean and Jerk portion of the competition.

She competed in the 58 kg category until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018[4] after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

She injured her knee three weeks before the 2020 Olympics, but rehabilitated to compete.[5]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58 kg 90 93 94 8 120 124 126 4 218 5
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan 59 kg 92 94 96 6 116 120 120 3 214 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2011 France Paris, France 58 kg 82 85 87 23 112 115 117 11 202 14
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 58 kg 86 90 92 10 113 117 121 6 207 7
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 58 kg 87 89 91 16 116 119 119 6 208 8
2015 United States Houston, United States 58 kg 90 93 95 11 120 123 123 10 213 8
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 58 kg 93 93 95 7 123 126 130 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 219 4
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 59 kg 93 97 97 11 124 127 131 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 224 5

References

  1. ^ IWF.net. "Mikiko Andoh Events". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Japan's Mikiko Ando takes bronze in women's weightlifting". The Japan Times. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Mikiko Andoh". iwf.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –67 kg results
  5. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (28 July 2021). "An injury almost ended Mikiko Ando's Olympics before they began. Now she's a bronze medalist". The Japan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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