At the Tokyo Olympics, weightlifting men's 67 kg class, Mitsutaka Chikauchi, who participated in the Olympics for the first time, was 7th.
In the first half of the "snatch", where the barbell was raised all at once, Chikauchi failed 135km twice in a row, but succeeded in the third time, and advanced to the second half in 8th place.
In the latter half of the "jerk", where the barbell was lifted to the shoulder and then raised above the head, Chikauchi raised 165 kg in the first time and then challenged 172 kg in the second time, raising the barbell above his head. Also, while staggering, I managed to make it a success.
Chikauchi failed 178km in his third attempt, which was his last attempt, and finished 7th in the first Olympics with a total of 307km.
The gold medal is 145 kg for snatch and 187 kg for jerk, which is a total of 332 kg. was.
* "Shin" is "Jin"
Chikauchi "On the podium in Paris"
Mitsutaka Chikauchi said that the first and second failures of the snatch in the first half echoed, "I was a little nervous with the snatch and I was disappointed that I could not make a match. I felt like crying. It was a waste because it wasn't there. "
On the other hand, regarding the jerk in the latter half, which was successful twice, I felt a certain response, saying, "I couldn't enjoy the game with Snatch, but I think I could have made it well with Jerk."
On top of that, for the Paris Olympics three years later, he said, "I will practice more confidently, and even if I look at the record, it is not a record that the medal does not reach, so I will do my best to be on the podium in Paris." Was there.