W+90kg ROBLES Sarah Elizabeth (USA)
First Gold Medal in 23 years for the USA as ROBLES claims victory
Bronze Medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and reigning Pan-American champion ROBLES Sarah Elizabeth (USA) was the only lifter in the Women’s +90kg bodyweight category to end with three good lifts in the Snatch. She took her first Gold with 126kg. She was followed by HUBBARD Laurel (NZL) who missed her last lift at 127kg. With 119kg – 5kg behind HUBBARD, FISU World Champion and Pan-American Bronze Medallist MASCORRO OSUNA Tania Guadalupe (MEX) came up third. ROBLES started at 150kg for her first Clean and Jerk attempt and started her ascension to win all three Gold Medals. She ended 23 years of USA World Champion drought. She was flawless in her perfect 6-for-6 session, sweeping the podium with Gold medals in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Total. The last time an American woman won a World Championships was in 1994, when GOAD (BYRD) Robin won the Women's 53kg bodyweight category in Istanbul. "I just went out there and made my lifts," Robles told USA Weightlifting.org. "I felt really strong and I was so happy to do this in front of my mom, my teammates and my country." "The heaver the weights got, the easier the lifts looked," Sarah's personal coach, Tim Swords said about Robles' performance. "She's fast enough, she's mobile enough and she's strong enough. Those things added up to a world championship tonight." "Sarah has this unmistakable fierceness. Sarah has this look on her face that looks like she's going to tear the barbell in half," Team USA National Coach Mike Gattone said. "She made the weights and she made America proud." With three good lifts in the Clean and Jerk, HUBBARD Laurel (NZL) ended 4th, but managed to grab the second place on the podium and won Silver for her Total of 275kg. 4th place in the Snatch with 115kg and two missed attempts, HARIDY Shaimaa Ahmed Khalaf (EGY) came up second in the Clean and Jerk and won the Bronze in the
W90kg HOTFRID Anastasiia (GEO)
M105kg HASHEMI Ali (IRI)
Women’s 90kg made its World Championships debut
The Women's 90kg bodyweight category made its world championships debut. HOTFRID Anastasiia (GEO), who won all three titles in the Women's 90kg at the 2017 European Junior & Under 23 Championships, became Georgia's first medal winner in women's weightlifting at the World Championships. The last athlete from Georgia to claim all three world titles in a single bodyweight category was ASANIDZE Georgi (Men's 85kg in 2001). HOTFRID ended with a 120kg Snatch, a 145kg Clean and Jerk and a Total of 265kg – 10kg more than Silver Medallist VALDES PARIS Maria Fernanda (CHI) ending with 255kg. SANTANA PEGUERO Crismery Dominga (DOM) won Snatch gold in the women's 90kg at the 2017 Pan-American Championships and she won a Silver medal here in Anaheim in the Snatch and two Bronze – in the Clean and Jerk and Total. The last medallist from Dominican Republic was CONTRERAS Yuderqui (DOM), who finished second in the Snatch in the Women's 53kg at the 2011 World
Second Gold for Iran as HASHEMI conquers the Men’s 105kg
Both HASHEMI Ali (IRI) and EFREMOV Ivan (UZB) missed their Snatch at 186kg leaving them with a 183kg good lift for the first and 182kg for the second. ARROYO VALDEZ Jorge David (ECU) made it third lifting 181kg in the B group. The Clean and Jerk changed the order as HASHEMI only made it third with 221kg behind SEO Huiyeop (KOR) and PLESNIEKS Arturs (LAT) both lifting 222kg. Missing his attempt at 228kg, SEO ended 4th in the Total leaving the third place to EFREMOV – ranking 5th at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 7th place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games HASHEMI Ali (IRI) won the Gold while reigning European Champion PLESNIEKS Arturs (LAT) won the Silver with 404kg and 402kg respectively. HASHEMI became the first world champions from Iran in this bodyweight category. BARARI Mohammadreza (IRI) is Iran's only medallist in the men's 105kg, claiming bronze in the Clean & Jerk in 2013. Iran has won a world title in four of the five highest Men's bodyweight categories, only missing a world title in the 105kg event – that is now
