Rira Suzuki
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| Born | 6 September 1998 Funabashi, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Shiroi, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer(s) | ALSOK, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 146 cm (4 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48.5 kg (107 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 49 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | ALSOK, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Daichi Nagayama (ALSOK), Mari Taira (National) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rira Suzuki (鈴木 梨羅, Suzuki Rira) (born September 6, 1998) is a Japanese weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]
Career
She competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.
She won the clean & jerk bronze medal in the women's 48 kg 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 49 kg 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
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Paris, France | 49 kg | 83 | — | 108 | — | 191 | 8 | ||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 49 kg | 78 |  | 101 |  | 179 | | ||||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia | 49 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 49 kg | 78 | 80 | 13 | 103 | 107 | 6 | 187 | 8 | ||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Phuket, Thailand | 49 kg | 83 | 85 | 8 | 107 | 110 | 112 | 4 | 197 | 4 | |
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Hangzhou, China | 49 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Jinju, South Korea | 49 kg | 81 | 83 | 7 | 104 | 108 | 111 | | 194 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 49 kg | 82 | 5 | 105 | 109 | — | | 191 | | ||
References
- ^ Oliver, Brian (8 December 2021). "Thailand take two golds on return to weightlifting's World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Rira Suzuki grabs silver at weightlifting world championships". The Japan Times. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (7 July 2018). "Thailand's Nanthawong claims first gold medals of IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "オール白井で応援「鈴木梨羅選手応援イベントin白井」" (in Japanese). Shoroi City. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "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". NHK (in Japanese). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
- Rira Suzuki at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Rira Suzuki at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Rira Suzuki at Olympics.com