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Queensland to Tokyo - Erika Yamasaki

 

Queensland to Tokyo - Erika Yamasaki

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HOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 21: Erika Yamasaki of Australia competes in the women's 53kg weight class during the 2015 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships at the George R. Brown Convention Center on November 21, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (P

Having dedicated two decades of her life to the sport, the name Erika Yamasaki is synonymous with Olympic weightlifting in Australia. 

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