Le Maosheng (simplified Chinese: 乐茂盛; traditional Chinese: 樂茂盛; pinyin: Lè Màoshèng; born August 9, 1978, in Ningyuan, Yongzhou, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Le Maosheng
Personal information
BornAugust 9, 1978
Medal record
Men’s Weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens – 62 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Athens – 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Chiang Mai – 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Warszawa – 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Vancouver – 62 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok – 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan – 62 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Osaka – 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Almaty – 62 kg

In 2000 he finished fourth in the 62 kg class. Four years later he won the silver medal in the 62 kg class.

At the 2002 Asian Games he won with a world record clean and jerk of 182.5 kg, and a total of 322.5 kg.[1]

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  1. ^ "Le Maosheng (CHN)". IAT Weightlifting Database.

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