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Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from Canada at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

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National Anthems | The Gold Medal Moments of Canada in Tokyo

A truly medal-worthy performance from M Charron. Take a look at one of their greatest moments!

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Medal Moment | Tokyo 2020: Weightlifting 64kg - M Charron (CAN)

United States of America

Simone

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Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

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Maude Garon

Luo Shifang from the People's Republic of China won the weightlifting 59kg gold medal with a total of 241 kg at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Thursday (8 August.)
Both Luo's total lift and her individual snatch and clean and jerk lifts were new Olympic Records for the weight

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: Shifang Luo of Team People's Republic of China performs a snatch during the Weightlifting Women's 59kg on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at South Paris Arena on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Shifang Luo of Team People's Republic of China

Luo Shifang wins weightlifting 59kg gold with Olympic record

The IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand showcased the best weightlifters in the world from 31 March to 11 April.
It was the last qualifying competition for Paris 2024 with a maximum of one athlete per National Olympic Committee in each of the 10 weight classes. NOCs are also limited

Luo Shifang broke her own total world record at the IWF World Cup in Phuket

What we learned from last Olympic weightlifting qualifier

The best lifters on the planet are about to descend upon Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, for the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships from 4-17 September, which will be broadcast live on Olympic Channel.
This is one of two mandatory qualifying events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the

Indonesia's four-time Olympic medallist Eko Yuli Irawan will compete at the 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh

IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier live

Weightlifters from the Americas continue their quest for Olympic qualification at the 2023 Pan-American championships which run from 25 March through to 1 April in Bariloche, Argentina.
Olympic and world champions will contest not just for medals at the continental event but also for the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Ranking

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 08:  Mattie Rogers competes in the  women's 63kg snatch weight class at the USA Olympic Team Trials for weightlifting at the Calvin L. Rampton Convention Center on May 8, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/Getty Images)

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2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships: Full schedule and how to watch the Paris 2024 qualifying event live

The strongest weightlifters in the world will gather in Bogota, Colombia for the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.
The stakes will be as high as ever at the event scheduled for December 5-16, as it’s the first qualifying tournament for lifters on the road to Paris 2024 Olympics.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 31: A detailed view of the arm of Jack Simon Oliver of Team England competes during the Men's 73kg Final on day three of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on July 31, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

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2022 World Weightlifting Championships: Top things you need to know about the Olympic qualifier

Women are leading the way for Team Canada winning the nation's first 12 medals at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
This continues a trend seen at Rio 2016 where women won 16 of the team's 22 medals.
The women's eight rowing crew started Friday (30 July) on a high, claiming

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 29: Penny Oleksiak of Team Canada reacts after competing in the first Semifinal of the Women's 100m Freestyle on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Women lead way for Canada at Tokyo 2020: medal winners at a glance 

Canada’s Maude Charron looked every inch a champion-in-waiting throughout the women’s 64kg competition at Tokyo's International Forum on 27July.
The 28-year-old, who was making her Olympic debut, lead every round in the snatch, where she lifted 105kg, and clean and jerk with 131kg, to walk away with 236 points and

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 27: Maude G Charron of Team Canada competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 64kg Group A on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Maude Charron lifts gold in 64kg weightlifting in Olympic debut

Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

This session includes the Women's 59kg which took place at the South Paris Arena 6, France, on the 08/08/24. Luo Shifang (CHN) claimed Gold, Charron Maude (CAN) took Silver, and Kuo Hsing-Chun (TPE) completed the podium.

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Women's 59kg  | Weightlifting | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's 59kg Weightlifting Final was held on 08/08/2024 at South Paris Arena 6, Paris. Luo Shifang (CHN) claimed the Gold, Maude Charron (CAN) Silver and Kuo Hsing-Chun (TPE) completed the podium.

Maude CHARRON

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