Rira Suzuki

Japanese weightlifter (born 1998)
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

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]

In 2024, Suzuki won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Later that year she set personal bests in Snatch, Clean & Jerk and total at the IWF World Cup.[5]

In August 2024, Suzuki competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[6] She made one successful attempt both in Snatch and Clean & Jerk setting 191 kg in total placing eighth in her first Olympic Games.[7]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 France Paris, France 49 kg 83 85 85 — 108 112 117 — 191 8
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
IWF World Cup
2024 Thailand Phuket, Thailand 49 kg 83 85 87 8 107 110 112 4 197 4
Asian Games
2023 China Hangzhou, China 49 kg — — — — — — — — — —
Asian Championships
2023 South Korea Jinju, South Korea 49 kg 81 81 83 7 104 108 111 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 194 5
2024 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49 kg 82 84 84 5 105 109 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 191 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  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.
  5. ^ "オール白井で応援「鈴木梨羅選手応援イベントin白井」" (in Japanese). Shoroi City. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ "ウエイトリフティング 女子49キロ級 鈴木梨羅 8位 パリ五輪". NHK (in Japanese). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.


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