- Campbell finished behind China’s Wenwen Li and South Korea’s Hyejeong Park
- The Team GB star earned the second Olympic medal of her weightlifting career
- Campbell proceeded to perform a cartwheel after securing the bronze medal
Team GB’s Emily Campbell has taken home the bronze medal in the women’s +81kg weightlifting.
Campbell successfully lifted 162kg on her first attempt, but was unable to lift 169kg on her second or 174kg on her third.
Although the 30-year-old failed on her second and third efforts, it still remained enough to lock up a bronze medal finish with a total of 288kg and celebrated with a cartwheel.
China’s Wenwen Li took home the gold having successfully lifted 136kg in the snatch and 173kg in the clean and jerk to give her a total of 309kg.
Li’s 309kg was 10kg more than silver medalist Hyejeong Park of South Korea, who lifted 131kg in the snatch but only 168kg in the clean and jerk.
Emily Campbell took home the bronze medal in the women’s 81kg+ weightlifting event
The 30-year-old’s third place finish in Paris took her Olympic medal tally to two
And she celebrated in style, cartwheeling across the stage to the delight of the crowd
Campbell was successful in all three of her snatch attempts, lifting 119kg, 123kg and finishing off with 126kg.
After Campbell was unable to hoist 174kg, Li knew she had wrapped up victory and declined to lift the bar on her third attempt.
Instead, she bowed to the crowd before bringing up her coach on stage and hoisting him high into the air.
Campbell’s bronze in Paris took her Olympic medal tally to two having claimed silver at the Tokyo Games in the 87+kg category.
There was also a wholesome moment during the medal ceremony as Campbell and Park gestured towards Li, who jumped for joy on the podium.
The medalists were all smiles on the podium as Li celebrates winning gold in Paris
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