Kuo Hsing-Chun Takes Bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Women’s 59 kg Category
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Kuo Hsing-Chun is a highly decorated Taiwanese lifter and she has just added another big result to her career when she won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 59 kg category.
Kuo is an Olympic gold medalist from Tokyo, a five-time world champion, two-time Universiade champion, Asian Games champion, and five-time Asian champion. Her total lift of 235 kg in Paris showed her experience and resilience on the international stage.
The Snatch
The snatch started with lifters attempting 92 kg and it set the stage for a tough battle. Kuo faced tough competition in this round and in the end, she finished in fourth place with a best lift of 105 kg.
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She successfully lifted 103 kg on her first attempts but failed on her second attempt when she tried to lift 105 kg. However, that 105 kg lift ended up being a success on her third attempt, but as hard as she tried, she couldn’t get a spot in the top three.
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Clean and Jerk
Her performance in the clean and jerk was more successful. This part of the contest started at 110 kg and the pressure started to mount as the competition went on.
Kuo started her attempts at 130 kg. Her first attempt didn’t go so great and it resulted in a failed lift. Luckily, she quickly recovered and successfully lifted 130 kg on her second try. For her last attempt, Kuo made a bold move with a 7 kg increase and she was going for 137 kg. Sadly, this wasn’t successful and it left her with a best lift of 130 kg, which was enough to earn her third place in the snatch.
Although she didn’t manage to lift 137 kg, the 130 kg lift in the clean and jerk, combined with her performance in the snatch, brought her the total of 235 kg and a bronze medal. She was just one kilogram behind Canada’s Maude Charron, who won silver, and 6 kilograms behind the gold medalist Luo Shifang.
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Detailed results of each day:
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 1 Recap – Women’s 49 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 1 Recap – Men’s 61 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 2 Recap – Women’s 59 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 2 Recap – Men’s 73 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 3 Recap – Women’s 71 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 3 Recap – Men’s 89 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 4 Recap – Men’s 102 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 4 Recap – Women’s 81 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 4 Recap – Men’s +102 kg
- 2024 Olympic Games, Day 5 Recap – Women’s +81 kg
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Author: Tanya Shaiko
News Editor, Olympic Lifting Enthusiast
Best Results: Snatch – 61 kg,
C&J – 78 kg
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