Windy Cantika Aisah (born 11 June 2002)[1] is an Indonesian weightlifter. She won the gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games and the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 49 kg event.[2]

Windy Cantika Aisah
Aisah's Tokyo 2020 portrait, captured by Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sport, 2021
Personal information
Born (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class49 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 49 kg
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 49 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heraklion 49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Suva 49 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent 49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pyongyang 49 kg

Career

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Aisah made her debut at the SEA Games in 2019 Philippines, by competing in the women's 49 kg. She won the gold medal after lifting 190 kg in total.[1][3]

In 2021, Aisah won a bronze for the snatch at the 2020 Asian Championships,[4][5] and later she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Junior World Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6] Aisah qualified to represent Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] She claimed the first medal for Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics after winning the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event with 194 kg lift in total.[8][9]

She competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[10]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result Ref.
Line Today Choice 2021 Most Favorite Indonesian Athlete Nominated [11]

Competition results

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Year Event Name Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
2021 Asian Championships   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49kg 82 86 87   102 106 106 4 189 4
2021 World Junior Championships   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49kg 82 86 88   100 105 107   191  
2021 Summer Olympics   Tokyo, Japan 49kg 84 84 87 4 103 108 110 3 194  
2022 World Junior Championships   Heraklion, Greece 49kg 77 81 83   97 102 ---   185  
2022 SEA Games   Hanoi, Vietnam 49kg 82 86 88 2 100 100 100 --- 86 ---
2022 Asian Championships   Manama, Bahrain 55kg 80 83 86 4 98 103 106   192 4
2022 World Championships   Bogota, Colombia 49kg 80 80 84 15 96 96 --- 16 176 15

References

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  1. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's 49 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "SEA Games: Windy wins weightlifting gold for Indonesia in her debut". The Jakarta Post. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Windy Cantika Gets Bronze in Asian Champs". Indonesia Olympic Committee. 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Five Indonesian Weightlifters Qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Tempo. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Windy Cantika Gives Indonesia the first Olympic medal at Tokyo Olympics". CNN Indonesia. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ^ Oliver, Brian (24 July 2021). "Gold for China and disappointment for United States in first weightlifting event of Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  10. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  11. ^ TODAY, LINE. "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi LINE TODAY CHOICE 2021, Vote Figur hingga Brand Favoritmu! | LINE TODAY". LINE TODAY (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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