Rira Suzuki

Rira Suzuki
Personal information
Born (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Home townShiroi, Chiba, Japan
EducationWaseda University, Tokyo, Japan
EmployersALSOK, Tokyo, Japan
Height146 cm (4 ft 9 in)
Weight48.5 kg (107 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
49 kg
TeamALSOK, Tokyo, Japan
Coached byDaichi Nagayama (ALSOK), Mari Taira (National)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Tashkent49 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Tashkent49 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
2024France Paris, France49 kg838585N/a108112117N/a1918
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan49 kg7881812nd place, silver medalist(s)1011011043rd place, bronze medalist(s)1792nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia49 kg——————————
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia49 kg7880821310310310761878
2025Norway Førde, Norway48 kg828282—1041071106——
IWF World Cup
2024Thailand Phuket, Thailand49 kg838587810711011241974
Asian Games
2023China Hangzhou, China49 kg———N/a———N/a——
Asian Championships
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea49 kg81818371041081112nd place, silver medalist(s)1945
2024Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan49 kg8284845105109—2nd place, silver medalist(s)1912nd 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. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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