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| Full name | Erika Yuriko Iris Yamasaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1987 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –55/59kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cougars Weightlifting Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erika Yuriko Iris Yamasaki (born 2 September 1987) is an Australian weightlifter. The daughter of Minoru Yamasaki and Ann Alvisio, she started Weightlifting in 2000, when she was tested in a talent identification program, along with her brother John Yamasaki. Erika first started to represent Australia in 2003 at the Oceania Championships, Niue Island. She has now competed at several international events, including Oceania Championships, World Championships, World Cup, Commonwealth Championships, Pacific and Commonwealth Games.
She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1] She finished in 12th place in the women's 59 kg event.[2]
- ^ "Five weightlifters announced for Australia's Tokyo Olympics team". Xinhuanet. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.