Rira Suzuki Explained

Rira Suzuki
Birth Date:1998 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Hometown:Shiroi, Chiba, Japan
Education:Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Employer:ALSOK, Tokyo, Japan
Height:146 cm
Weight:48.5 kg
Country:Japan
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:49 kg
Team:ALSOK, Tokyo, Japan
Coach:Daichi Nagayama (ALSOK), Mari Taira (National)

(born September 6, 1998) is a Japanese weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 49kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] [2]

Career

She competed in the women's 48kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.

She won the clean & jerk bronze medal in the women's 48kg event at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] [4]

In 2024, Suzuki won the silver medal in the women's 49kg event at the Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Later that year she set personal bests in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and total at the IWF World Cup.[5]

In August 2024, Suzuki competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[6] She made one successful attempt both in Snatch and Clean & Jerk setting 191 kg in total placing eighth in her first Olympic Games.[7]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rankwidth=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rank
Summer Olympics
align=left 83 85 85 108 112 117 191 8
World Championships
align=left 78 81 81 101 101 104 179
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align=left 78 80 82 13 103 103 107 6 187 8
IWF World Cup
49 kg 83 85 87 8 107 110 112 4 197 4
Asian Games
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Asian Championships
202349 kg 81 81 83 7 104 108 111 194 5
202449 kg 82 84 84 5 105 109 191

Notes and References

  1. News: Oliver. Brian. 8 December 2021. Thailand take two golds on return to weightlifting's World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 8 December 2021.
  2. News: 10 December 2021. Rira Suzuki grabs silver at weightlifting world championships. The Japan Times. 10 December 2021.
  3. News: Etchells. Daniel. 7 July 2018. Thailand's Nanthawong claims first gold medals of IWF Junior World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 8 December 2021.
  4. Web site: 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714192938/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/07/Results_book_TASHKENT2018.pdf. 14 July 2018. 19 July 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
  5. News: オール白井で応援「鈴木梨羅選手応援イベントin白井」 . 12 August 2024 . Shoroi City . 8 August 2024 . Japanese.
  6. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
  7. News: ウエイトリフティング 女子49キロ級 鈴木梨羅 8位 パリ五輪 . Japanese. 12 August 2024 . NHK . 8 August 2024.