Sarah Fischer

Austrian weightlifter (born 2000)

Sarah Fischer

Personal information

Born|  (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 23)
Sport
Country| Austria
Sport| Weightlifting
Weight class| +87 kg

Medal record

Women's weightlifting
Representing  Austria
European Championships
|  2018 Bucharest | 90 kg
|  2019 Batumi | 87 kg
|  2022 Tirana | +87 kg
IWF World Cup
|  2020 Rome | 87 kg
Junior World Championships
|  2018 Tashkent | 90 kg

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]

## Career[edit]

At 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~~ | 97 | — | 117 | ~~123~~ | 123 | — | 220 | 10
World Championships
2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand | 87 kg | 97 | ~~102~~ | ~~102~~ | 14 | ~~125~~ | 125 | ~~130~~ | 9 | 222 | 10
European Championships
2018 |  Bucharest, Romania | 90 kg | 97 | ~~100~~ | 101 |  | 122 | 125 | ~~127~~ |  | 226 |
2019 |  Batumi, Georgia | 87 kg | 97 | 102 | ~~105~~ | 4 | 125 | 129 | ~~133~~ |  | 231 |
2021 |  Moscow, Russia | 87 kg | 95 | 99 | ~~102~~ | 9 | 118 | ~~123~~ | 123 | 7 | 222 | 7
2022 |  Tirana, Albania | +87 kg | 97 | 100 | 102 |  | 128 | ~~131~~ | ~~135~~ |  | 230 |
2023 |  Yerevan, Armenia | +87 kg | 99 | ~~103~~ | 104 | 5 | 128 | 132 | 134 |  | 238 | 5
2024 |  Sofia, Bulgaria | +87 kg | 97 | 101 | ~~105~~ | 6 | 125 | 130 | ~~132~~ | 4 | 231 | 5
World Cup
2020 |  Rome, Italy | 87 kg | ~~98~~ | ~~98~~ | 98 | 5 | 123 | ~~128~~ | ~~128~~ |  | 221 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
2. ^ "2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
3. ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
4. ^ Oliver, Brian (20 June 2021). "Five lucky weightlifters get huge boost with places at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
5. ^ 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"
6. ^ "2017 Youth World Championships Results Book" (PDF). Polish Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
8. ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
9. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
12. ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
16. ^ "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.
17. ^ a b "2023 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
18. ^ "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