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Chen Wei-ling (weightlifter)

Chen Wei-ling (Chinese: 陳葦綾; pinyin: Chén Wěilíng; born 4 January 1982) is from Tainan, Taiwan. She is an Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter.

Chen Wei-ling
Personal information
Born (1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 42)
Tainan, Taiwan
Height1.49 m (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country Chinese Taipei
SportWeightlifting
EventWomen's 48 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 48 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Goyang 48 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 48 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Taldykorgan 48 kg
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong 48 kg
Women's powerlifting
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Lightweight
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Duisburg Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wroclaw Lightweight
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Achievements edit

Chen holds various all-time world records in powerlifting as follows

44 kg class – Women's
  • Squat (single ply, with knee wraps)– 171.5 kg @ 43.8 kg.
  • Deadlift (single ply, with knee wraps)– 175.0 kg @ 43.7 kg.
47 kg class – Women's
  • Squat (raw) - 152.5kg at 46.56kg
  • Squat (equipped) - 210kg at 46.75kg bodyweight.
  • Deadlift (equipped) - 186.0 kg
  • Total (raw) - 407.5kg at 46.75kg bodyweight.
  • Total (equipped) - 500kg at 46.56kg bodyweight.

In weightlifting, Wei-Ling competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class. She snatched 75.0 kg and clean and jerked 95.0 kg for a total of 170.0 kg, ranking 11th.[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she originally won the bronze medal in the 48 kg category. She snatched 84 kg and clean and jerked 112 kg for a total of 196 kg.[2] She was later awarded the gold medal after the original gold and silver medallists were disqualified for drug use.

Best competition lifts edit

Powerlifting edit

Equipped

Raw edit

  • Squat: 145.0 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
  • Bench Press: 77.5 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
  • Deadlift: 172.5 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
  • Total: 395 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
  • Open: 533.684 Wilks points (bodyweight 46.70 kg, total: 395 kg, International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)

Weightlifting edit

  • Snatch: 87 kg, Asian Championship 2009
  • Clean and Jerk: 113 kg, Asian Championship 2009
  • Total: 200 kg, Asian Championship 2009

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2004   Athens, Greece 48 kg 72.5 75.0 75.0 10 95.0 102.5 102.5 9 170 11
2008   Beijing, China 48 kg 84 87 87 3 108 112 115 1 196  
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 48 kg 75 79 81 7 99 100 100 6 181 7
World Championships
2003   Vancouver, Canada 48 kg 70.0 70.0 70.0 16 90.0 95.0 95.0 16 160.0 15
2006   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 48 kg 67 70 71 13 82 87 90 13 160 15
2007   Chiang Mai, Thailand 48 kg 76 76 80 14 96 96 105 12 172 11
2009   Goyang, South Korea 48 kg 80 84 86 5 108 112 115   196  
2010   Antalya, Turkey 48 kg 77 80 82 4 98 102 105   185 4
2015   Houston, United States 48 kg 80 83 86 5 100 105 105 7 188 5
Asian Games
2010   Guangzhou, China 48 kg 83 86 88 2 105 110 110 16 191  
Asian Championships
2009   Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan 48 kg 87 — —   113 — —   200  
2012   Pyeongtaek, South Korea 48 kg 62 68 71 9 83 90 95 8 166 8
2016   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 48 kg 79 83 85   102 106 109 5 191 5
East Asian Games
2009   Hong Kong, China 48 kg 79 83 83 3 105 113 — 1 192  

References edit

  1. ^ "CHEN Wei Ling". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  2. ^ "CHEN Wei-Ling". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.

External links edit

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