The women's 59 kg weightlifting competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 27 July at the Tokyo International Forum. This was the first ever 59 kg Olympic competition after the weight categories were reorganized in 2018.

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

During the competition, Kuo Hsing-chun set three Olympic records: in snatch (103 kg), clean and jerk (133 kg), and total (236 kg).

Results Rank Athlete Nation GroupBodyweightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result Kuo Hsing-chun A 58.65 100 103 103 103 125 133 141 133 236 Polina Guryeva A 58.95 93 96 96 96 116 119 121 121 217 Mikiko Ando A 58.70 92 94 96 94 116 120 120 120 214 4 Dora Tchakounté A 58.55 93 96 98 96 112 117 120 117 213 5 Hoàng Thị Duyên A 58.65 95 95 98 95 113 119 119 113 208 6 Yusleidy Figueroa A 58.80 88 88 91 91 115 120 125 115 206 7 Izabella Yaylyan A 58.15 90 95 97 95 110 115 115 110 205 8 Zoe Smith A 58.95 87 87 91 87 113 116 119 113 200 9 Tali Darsigny B 59.00 86 88 90 90 106 109 109 109 199 10 Sabine Kusterer B 58.70 88 90 91 91 107 107 109 107 198 11 Maria Grazia Alemanno B 58.95 85 88 89 85 100 105 105 100 185 12 Erika Yamasaki B 58.75 75 78 78 75 95 100 100 95 170 – Magdeline Moyengwa B 58.05 65 70 70 70 80 80 80 – – – Alexandra Escobar A 58.75 95 95 95 – – – – – DNF

New records Snatch103 kgClean & Jerk133 kgTotal236 kg

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