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Kanae Yagi

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Kanae Yagi
Personal information
Born (1992-07-16) July 16, 1992 (age 32)
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 2013 Summer Universiade 53 kg

Kanae Yagi (八木 かなえ, Yagi Kanae) is a Japanese weightlifter.[1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 53 kg, finishing 13th.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the same weight category, she finished top of Group B and 6th overall.[3]

She won at the 2013 Summer Universiade in the Women's 53 kg.

References

  1. ^ London2012.com Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Kanae Yagi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Results - Womens 53kg - Weightlifting - Rio 2016 - Olympics - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2017.