The Women's 59 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 27 July at the Tokyo International Forum.[1][2] This was the first ever 59 kg Olympic competition after the weight categories were reorganized in 2018.
| Women's 59 kg at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo International Forum | ||||||||||||
| Date | 27 July 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning total | 236 kg OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Kuo Hsing-chun from Chinese Taipei set three Olympic records to win her first Olympic gold after her bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg competition. Polina Guryeva won the silver medal, the first ever Olympic medal for Turkmenistan, and Mikiko Ando won the bronze for the host nation, her first Olympic medal.
In group B, Canada's Tali Darsigny, Germany's Sabine Kusterer, Italy's Maria Grazia Alemanno and Australia's Erika Yamasaki earned their spots in top 14. Botswana's Magdeline Moyengwa and Alexandra Escobar of Ecuador failed to finish their attempts, thus they were eliminated from the event.
The bouquets were presented by IWF Honorary Vice President Chang Chao-kuo (Chinese Taipei), and the medals were presented by IOC Member Stefan Holm (Olympic Champion in athletics, Sweden).
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 110 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 19 April 2021 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 140 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 21 September 2019 | ||
| Total | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 247 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 19 April 2021 | ||
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 102 kg | — | 1 November 2018 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 127 kg | — | 1 November 2018 | ||
| Total | Olympic Standard | 229 kg | — | 1 November 2018 | ||
During the competition, Kuo Hsing-chun set three Olympic records: in snatch (103), clean and jerk (133), and total (236).
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight[3] | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total[4] | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||||
 | Kuo Hsing-chun |  Chinese Taipei | A | 58.65 | 100 | 103 | 103 OR | 125 | 133 | 133 OR | 236 OR | ||
 | Polina Guryeva |  Turkmenistan | A | 58.95 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 217 | |
 | Mikiko Ando |  Japan | A | 58.70 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 214 | ||
| 4 | Dora Tchakounté |  France | A | 58.55 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 112 | 117 | 117 | 213 | ||
| 5 | Hoàng Thị Duyên |  Vietnam | A | 58.65 | 95 | 95 | 113 | 113 | 208 | ||||
| 6 | Yusleidy Figueroa |  Venezuela | A | 58.80 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 115 | 115 | 206 | |||
| 7 | Izabella Yaylyan |  Armenia | A | 58.15 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 110 | 110 | 205 | |||
| 8 | Zoe Smith |  Great Britain | A | 58.95 | 87 | 87 | 113 | 113 | 200 | ||||
| 9 | Tali Darsigny |  Canada | B | 59.00 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 199 | |
| 10 | Sabine Kusterer |  Germany | B | 58.70 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 107 | 107 | 198 | ||
| 11 | Maria Grazia Alemanno |  Italy | B | 58.95 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 100 | 185 | ||||
| 12 | Erika Yamasaki |  Australia | B | 58.75 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 95 | 170 | ||||
| – | Magdeline Moyengwa |  Botswana | B | 58.05 | 65 | 70 | 70 | – | – | ||||
| – | Alexandra Escobar |  Ecuador | A | 58.75 | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | |||
New records
| Snatch | 103 kg | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 133 kg | OR | |
| Total | 236 kg | OR |