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Diaz won gold with a dramatic final lift in the -55kg category before celebrating wildly with her coach.

Philippines

Hidilyn

HIDILYN DIAZ

Kazakhstan

Zulfiya

People's Republic of China

Qiuyun

Weightlifting

Diaz made a dramatic final lift in the final of the 55kg category before celebrating wildly with her coach.

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines

Hidilyn Diaz has become the first Olympic gold medalist from the Philippines after winning the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting category.

Diaz overtook LIAO Qiuyun of People's Republic of China on her last lift in the clean and jerk to win with a total 224 kilograms, one more than Liao.

China had won [all three events](https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/chen-lijun-snatches-gold-in-men-s-67kg-weightlifting) so far and was hoping to sweep the gold medals in the eight competitions its athletes have entered. Liao came into the competition as the world record holder with a total of 227kg.

Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan took bronze with 213kg. Chinshanlo won what was then the 53-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics but was stripped of her gold medal after a positive test for two banned steroids.

_The Associated Press contributed to this report._

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins first-ever Olympic gold for Philippines

Hidilyn Diaz of Team Philippines competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 55kg Group A on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Hidilyn Diaz wins weightlifting gold, first ever Olympic title for the Philippines

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Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins first-ever Olympic gold for Philippines

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