# Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +87 kg

The women's +87 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 2 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum. During the competition, Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming the first transgender woman athlete to compete in the Olympics.
Li Wenwen from China won the gold, making three new Olympic records in the process, for snatch, clean & jerk as well as for the combined weight lifted.
The bouquets were presented by IWF Interim President Dr. Michael Irani (Great Britain), and medals were presented by IOC Member Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs (Spain).

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Li Wenwen (CHN) | 148 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 25 April 2021 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Li Wenwen (CHN) | 187 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 25 April 2021 |
| World Record | Total | Li Wenwen (CHN) | 335 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 25 April 2021 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | Olympic Standard | 139 kg | — | 1 November 2018 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | Olympic Standard | 172 kg | — | 1 November 2018 |
| Olympic Record | Total | Olympic Standard | 306 kg | — | 1 November 2018 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Li Wenwen | China | A | 150.10 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 140 OR | 162 | 173 | 180 | 180 OR | 320 OR |
| | Emily Campbell | Great Britain | A | 124.80 | 118 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 150 | 156 | 161 | 161 | 283 |
| | Sarah Robles | United States | A | 148.30 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 282 |
| 4 | Lee Seon-mi | South Korea | A | 118.90 | 118 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 152 | 155 | 152 | 277 |
| 5 | Nurul Akmal | Indonesia | A | 113.55 | 107 | 111 | 115 | 115 | 141 | 151 | 154 | 141 | 256 |
| 6 | Charisma Amoe-Tarrant | Australia | A | 154.05 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 123 | 128 | 138 | 138 | 243 |
| 7 | Verónica Saladín | Dominican Republic | A | 126.20 | 105 | 111 | 116 | 111 | 125 | 131 | – | 131 | 242 |
| 8 | Kuinini Manumua | Tonga | A | 108.50 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 103 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 125 | 228 |
| 9 | Eyurkenia Duverger | Cuba | B | 103.65 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 120 | 124 | 129 | 129 | 225 |
| 10 | Sarah Fischer | Austria | A | 93.35 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 220 |
| 11 | Anna Van Bellinghen | Belgium | B | 87.10 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 115 | 119 | 123 | 123 | 219 |
| 12 | Erdenebatyn Bilegsaikhan | Mongolia | B | | 80 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 115 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 207 |
| 13 | Scarleth Ucelo | Guatemala | B | 113.50 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 107 | 112 | 116 | 116 | 203 |
| – | Laurel Hubbard | New Zealand | A | 146.70 | 120 | 125 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | DNF |

## New records

| Snatch | 140 kg | Li Wenwen (CHN) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 173 kg | Li Wenwen (CHN) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 180 kg | Li Wenwen (CHN) | OR |
| Total | 313 kg | Li Wenwen (CHN) | OR |
| Total | 320 kg | Li Wenwen (CHN) | OR |