Rira Suzuki

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Rira Suzuki
Personal information
Born (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25)
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Home townShiroi, Chiba, Japan
EducationWaseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Employer(s)ALSOK, Tokyo, Japan
Height146 cm (4 ft 9 in)
Weight48.5 kg (107 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportWeightlifting
Weight class49 kg
TeamALSOK, Tokyo, Japan
Coached byDaichi Nagayama (ALSOK), Mari Taira (National)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 49 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent 49 kg

Rira Suzuki (鈴木 梨羅, Suzuki Rira) (born September 6, 1998) is a Japanese weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]

Career[edit]

She competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.

She won the clean & jerk bronze medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]

Achievements[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49 kg 78 81 81 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 101 101 104 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 179 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 49 kg
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 49 kg 78 80 82 13 103 103 107 6 187 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oliver, Brian (8 December 2021). "Thailand take two golds on return to weightlifting's World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Rira Suzuki grabs silver at weightlifting world championships". The Japan Times. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (7 July 2018). "Thailand's Nanthawong claims first gold medals of IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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