is a Japanese

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. She competed at the

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, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 59 kg, winning a bronze medal.

Career

She has competed at six world championships. Most recently, she competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning a bronze medal in the Clean and Jerk portion of the competition. She competed in the 58 kg category until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. She injured her knee three weeks before the 2020 Olympics, but rehabilitated to compete.

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* * * * * * 1992 births Living people Japanese female weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Japan Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in weightlifting 21st-century Japanese sportswomen Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Japan-weightlifting-bio-stub