Patricia Strenius (born 23 November 1989 in Karlskrona) is a Swedish weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]

Patricia Strenius
Patricia in 2020
Personal information
Birth namePatricia Caroline Strenius
NationalitySwedish
Born (1989-11-23) 23 November 1989 (age 34)
Karlskrona, Sweden
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event–76 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent –71 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tirana –71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Batumi –76 kg

Strenius competed at the women's 69 kg event at the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania, winning a silver medal in the snatch competition (99 kg), a gold medal at the clean and jerk competition (131 kg) and a gold medal in the total score (230 kg). The last time Sweden had a European weightlifting champion was in 1949, when Arvid Andersson won the title.[3] Strenius also set a new Swedish and Nordic record with the 131 kg lift at the Clean & Jerk competition. The lift total of 230 kg is also a new Swedish record.[3]

She represented Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 76 kg event.[4][5]

During the Olympics in Tokyo 2021, she managed to place 4th with a snatch of 102 kg on her 3rd attempt, and 133 kg in the clean and jerk. She did make an attempt at 138 kg but failed. Her score resulted in placing 4th with a total score of 235 kg.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020   Tokyo, Japan 76 kg 102 102 102 7 130 133 138 4 235 4
World Championships
2015   Houston, United States 63 kg 85 88 91 25 115 118 118 14 206 17
2017   Anaheim, United States 69 kg 94 99 99 10 121 127 127 6 221 7
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 71 kg 97 97 97 125 128 131 5
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 76 kg 98 102 105 9 129 129 129 8 231 7
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 71 kg 98 101 104   127 130 130 5 231  

References

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  1. ^ Oliver, Brian (13 December 2021). "Landmark weightlifting medal for Britain's Davies as American Alwine takes gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Historiskt EM-guld till Strenius". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (1 August 2021). "Weightlifter Dajomes wins landmark gold for Ecuador as American Nye takes silver". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's 76 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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