Mikiko Ando

Mikiko Ando (安藤 美希子, Andō Mikiko, born (1992-09-30)30 September 1992) is a Japanese weightlifter.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 59 kg, winning a bronze medal. [2]

Mikiko Ando
Personal information
Born (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992
Shiroi, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight58.40 kg (128.7 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo–59 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-Palembang–58 kg

Career

She has competed at six world championships

Most recently, she competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships,[3] 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[4] after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

She injured her knee three weeks before the 2020 Olympics, but rehabilitated to compete.[5]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil58 kg909394812012412642185
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan59 kg929496611612012032143rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2011France Paris, France58 kg8285 87231121151171120214
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland58 kg8690 921011311712162077
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan58 kg8789 911611611911962088
2015United States Houston, United States58 kg90939511120123123102138
2017United States Anaheim, United States58 kg93939571231261302nd place, silver medalist(s)2194
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan59 kg939797111241271313rd place, bronze medalist(s)2245

References
  1. IWF.net. "Mikiko Andoh Events". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. "Japan's Mikiko Ando takes bronze in women's weightlifting". The Japan Times. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Mikiko Andoh". iwf.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –67 kg results
  5. Nagatsuka, Kaz (28 July 2021). "An injury almost ended Mikiko Ando's Olympics before they began. Now she's a bronze medalist". The Japan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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