Sarah Fischer (born 9 November 2000)[1] is an Austrian weightlifter. She is a three-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships.[2][3] She also represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Her brother is weightlifter David Fischer.[5]
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| Born | 9 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +87 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, Fischer won the silver medal in the women's +75 kg event.[6] In that same year, at the 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania, she won the silver medal in the women's junior 90 kg event.[7]
In 2018, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 90 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8]
In 2019, at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi, Georgia, Fischer won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event.[3] In that same year, she also won the silver medal in the women's junior 87 kg event at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[9]
In 2020, she won the bronze medal in the women's 87 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1][10] In 2021, she competed in her event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[11]
Fischer represented Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 10th place in the women's +87 kg event.[12] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the silver medal in her event.[13]
Fischer won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[14][15] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania.[16]
In 2023, she competed in the women's +87 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[17] She won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk.[17] She also competed at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[18]
Achievements
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
+87 kg | 93 | 97 | — | 117 | 123 | — | 220 | 10 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
87 kg | 97 | 14 | 125 | 9 | 222 | 10 | ||||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Bucharest, Romania |
90 kg | 97 | 101 |  |
122 | 125 | |
226 | 
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| 2019 |  Batumi, Georgia |
87 kg | 97 | 102 | 4 | 125 | 129 | |
231 |
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| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia |
87 kg | 95 | 99 | 9 | 118 | 123 | 7 | 222 | 7 | ||
| 2022 |  Tirana, Albania |
+87 kg | 97 | 100 | 102 | |
128 | |
230 |
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| 2023 |  Yerevan, Armenia |
+87 kg | 99 | 104 | 5 | 128 | 132 | 134 | |
238 | 5 | |
| 2024 |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
+87 kg | 97 | 101 | 6 | 125 | 130 | 4 | 231 | 5 | ||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |  Rome, Italy |
87 kg | 98 | 5 | 123 | |
221 |
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References
edit- ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (20 June 2021). "Five lucky weightlifters get huge boost with places at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (9 July 2020). "Exclusive: Bitter weightlifting dispute goes public as angry Austrian opts to compete for Bulgaria". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
David Fischer
- ^ "2017 Youth World Championships Results Book" (PDF). Polish Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (1 February 2020). "Transgender weightlifter Hubbard keeps Olympic hopes alive at age 41". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (5 June 2022). "Landmark golds for Britain's Campbell and Norway's Koanda at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b "2023 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "2024 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). easywl.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links
edit- Sarah Fischer at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Sarah Fischer at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Sarah Fischer at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Sarah Fischer at Olympics.com
- Sarah Fischer at Olympedia
