Rira Suzuki

(born September 6, 1998) is a Japanese weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 49kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Career

She competed in the women's 48kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.

She won the clean & jerk bronze medal in the women's 48kg event at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

In 2024, Suzuki won the silver medal in the women's 49kg 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.

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

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics 2024 Paris, France 49 kg 83 85 85 108 112 117 191 8 World Championships 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49 kg 78 81 81 101 101 104 179 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 49 kg — — — — — — — — — — 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 49 kg 78 80 82 13 103 103 107 6 187 82025 Førde, Norway 48 kg 82 82 82 — 104 107 110 6 — —IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 49 kg 83 85 87 8 107 110 112 4 197 4 Asian Games 2023 Hangzhou, China 49 kg — — — — — — — —Asian Championships2023 Jinju, South Korea 49 kg 81 81 83 7 104 108 111 194 52024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49 kg 82 84 84 5 105 109 — 191