Sarah Fischer

Sarah Fischer (born 9 November 2000)[1] is an Austrian weightlifter. She is a three-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships.[2][3] She also represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Her brother is weightlifter David Fischer.[5]

Sarah Fischer
Personal information
Born (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000
Sport
CountryAustria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+87 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Austria
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Batumi 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tirana +87 kg
IWF World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 87 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tashkent 90 kg

Career

At the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, Fischer won the silver medal in the women's +75 kg event.[6] In that same year, at the 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania, she won the silver medal in the women's junior 90 kg event.[7]

In 2018, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 90 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8]

In 2019, at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi, Georgia, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event.[3] In that same year, she also won the silver medal in the women's junior 87 kg event at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[9]

In 2020, she won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1][10] In 2021, she competed in her event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[11]

Fischer represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 10th place in the women's +87 kg event.[12] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the silver medal in her event.[13]

Fischer won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[14][15] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania.[16]

In 2023, she competed in the women's +87 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[17] She won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk.[17]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan+87 kg939797—117123123—22010
World Championships
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand87 kg9710210214125125130922210
European Championships
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania90 kg971001013rd place, bronze medalist(s)1221251273rd place, bronze medalist(s)2262nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia87 kg9710210541251291333rd place, bronze medalist(s)2313rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021Russia Moscow, Russia87 kg9599102911812312372227
2022Albania Tirana, Albania+87 kg971001023rd place, bronze medalist(s)1281311353rd place, bronze medalist(s)2303rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia+87 kg9910310451281321343rd place, bronze medalist(s)2385
World Cup
2020Italy Rome, Italy87 kg98989851231281283rd place, bronze medalist(s)2213rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Oliver, Brian (20 June 2021). "Five lucky weightlifters get huge boost with places at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. Oliver, Brian (9 July 2020). "Exclusive: Bitter weightlifting dispute goes public as angry Austrian opts to compete for Bulgaria". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021. David Fischer
  6. "2017 Youth World Championships Results Book" (PDF). Polish Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. "Results Book" (PDF). 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  8. "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. Oliver, Brian (1 February 2020). "Transgender weightlifter Hubbard keeps Olympic hopes alive at age 41". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  11. "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  14. Oliver, Brian (5 June 2022). "Landmark golds for Britain's Campbell and Norway's Koanda at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  15. "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  16. "2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. "2023 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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