Kaori Niyanagi (original name: 二柳 かおり, born 21 November 1977 in Shiga) was a Japanese female weightlifter, competing in the 48 kg category and representing Japan at international competitions.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kaori Niyanagi |
| Born | 21 November 1977 Shiga, Japan |
| Height | 149 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 47.71 kg (105.2 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 48 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 28 September 2016 | |
She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg event. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia | 48 kg | — | — | 6 | |||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Piraeus, Greece | 48 kg | 75 | 80 | 4 | 100 | 105 |  | 185 | | ||
| 1998 |  Lahti, Finland | 48 kg | 70 | 8 | 95 | | 165 | 8 | ||||
References
External links
- Kaori Niyanagi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Dragneva-snatches-first-weightlifting-gold-20000917
- http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/11/World-Weightlifting-Championships-2014-Mens-56kg.pdf
- http://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/kaori-niyanagi?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=kaori%20niyanagi