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
Tainan, Taiwan
Height1.49 m (4 ft 10+12 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country Chinese Taipei
SportWeightlifting
EventWomen's 48 kg

Achievements

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

Powerlifting

Equipped

Raw

  • 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

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

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2004 Athens, Greece48 kg72.575.075.01095.0102.5102.5917011
2008 Beijing, China48 kg84878731081121151196
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil48 kg75798179910010061817
World Championships
2003 Vancouver, Canada48 kg70.070.070.01690.095.095.016160.015
2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic48 kg677071138287901316015
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand48 kg7676801496961051217211
2009 Goyang, South Korea48 kg8084865108112115196
2010 Antalya, Turkey48 kg7780824981021051854
2015 Houston, United States48 kg808386510010510571885
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou, China48 kg838688210511011016191
Asian Championships
2009 Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan48 kg87113200
2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea48 kg626871983909581668
2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan48 kg79838510210610951915
East Asian Games
2009 Hong Kong, China48 kg79838331051131192

References

  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.
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