Kaori Niyanagi (original name: 二柳 かおり, born 21 November 1977 in Shiga) was a Japanese female weightlifter, competing in the 48 kg category and representing Japan at international competitions.
She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg event. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
48 kg | — | — | 6 | |||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Piraeus, Greece |
48 kg | 75 | 80 | 4 | 100 | 105 |  |
185 |
| ||
| 1998 |  Lahti, Finland |
48 kg | 70 | 8 | 95 | |
165 | 8 | ||||
References
- ^ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Kaori Niyanagi". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links
- Kaori Niyanagi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Dragneva-snatches-first-weightlifting-gold-20000917
- http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/11/World-Weightlifting-Championships-2014-Mens-56kg.pdf
- http://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/kaori-niyanagi?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=kaori%20niyanagi