Rika Saito

Rika Saito
Personal information
Nationality  Japan
Born (1983-05-23) 23 May 1983
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 69 kg

Rika Saito (斎藤 里香, Saito Rika, born May 23, 1983 in Kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese weightlifter.[1] Saito represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's light heavyweight category (69 kg). Saito placed eighth in this event, as she successfully lifted 87 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 122 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 209 kg.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Rika Saito". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.


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