With all the hype that surrounded Mangold before the Olympics started, I was really hoping for some truth to the hype. Instead, China dominated once again and Zhou Lulu took home another gold medal for China in the 75+kg match.
Xu lifted 146kg in the snatch, 187 in the clean and jerk for a total of 333, which was 1 more kg than silver medal winner Tatiana Kashirina from the Russian Federation.
Hripsime Khurshudyan from Armenia took home the bronze with a total of 294 kg.
But what happened to the “world’s strongest woman” and the “big girl”. They both failed to round up the top 5. Robles came in at 7th place while Mangold staggered in at 10th with a dismal total lift of 265kg. Mangold blames her injured left wrist, but since she’s still a favorite, there’s hope that she heals in time for the next Olympic games.
Mangold Fail