Sarah Fischer (born 9 November 2000) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...

. She is a three-time medalist at the

European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held from 1988 to 1997, after which both championships have been held ...

. She also represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Her brother is weightlifter David Fischer.

Career

At the

2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships The 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships was held in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese ...

held in Bangkok, Thailand, Fischer won the silver medal in the women's +75 kg event. In that same year, at the

2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships The 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships took place in Ramazan Njala Sports Palace, Durrës, Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a ...

held in Durrës, Albania, she won the silver medal in the women's junior 90 kg event. In 2018, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 90 kg event at the

Junior World Weightlifting Championships The IWF Junior World Championships is organised by the International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlif ...

held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2019, at the

held in Batumi, Georgia, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 87kg event. In that same year, she also won the silver medal in the women's junior 87kg event at the

2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships The 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships took place in Rin Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and South ...

in Bucharest, Romania. In 2020, she won the bronze medal in the women's 87kg event at the

Roma 2020 World Cup The Roma 2020 World Cup in weightlifting was held in Rome, Italy from 27 to 31 January 2020. It was also a qualification event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Medal overview Men Women References {{reflist External linksResults

in Rome, Italy. In 2021, she competed in her event at the

held in Moscow, Russia. Fischer represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 10th place in the women's +87 kg event. At the

2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships The 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships took place in Rovaniemi, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders w ...

in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the silver medal in her event. Fischer won the bronze medal in her event at the

2022 European Weightlifting Championships The 2022 European Weightlifting Championships are scheduled to be held in Tirana, Albania, from 28 May to 5 June 2022. The event was initially scheduled to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, but this changed after a leadership dispute. Medal overview M ...

held in Tirana, Albania. She won the gold medal in her event at the

2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships The 2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships (49th in Junior and 13th in U23) took place in Durrës, Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), ...

held in Durrës, Albania. In 2023, she competed in the women's +87kg event at the

held in Yerevan, Armenia. She won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk.

Achievements

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Sarah 2000 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Austrian female weightlifters European Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Austria 21st-century Austrian women