Rika Saito Explained

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Rika Saito
Birth Date:23 May 1983
Birth Place:Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height:1.63 m
Weight:69 kg
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:69 kg

is a Japanese weightlifter.[1] Saito represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's light heavyweight category (69 kg). Saito placed eighth in this event, as she successfully lifted 87 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 122 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 209 kg.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Rika Saito. 11 December 2012.
  2. News: Women's 69kg (152 lbs). NBC Olympics. 11 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730233336/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc=WLW069000/standings.html. 30 July 2012.