Hou Zhihui

Hou Zhihui (Chinese: 侯志慧; pinyin: hóu zhìhuì; born 18 March 1997) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic champion, World champion, and two-time Asian champion competing in the women's 49 kg category.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.
Hou Zhihui
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997
Meitang Village, Zhangshi Town, Guiyang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, China[1]
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight48.85 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event–49 kg
ClubHunan Province
Medal record
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo–49 kg
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat–49 kg
2019 Pattaya–49 kg
2023 Riyadh–49 kg
2022 Bogotá–49 kg
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo–49 kg
2020 Tashkent–49 kg
2023 Jinju–49 kg
Junior World Championships
2015 Wroclaw–48 kg
National Games of China
2017 Tianjin–48 kg
2021 Shaanxi–49 kg

As of 2021, she has set eleven senior world records throughout her career.[3]

Career

She competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 49 kg division, winning silvers medals in all lifts,[4] and setting two world records in the total.[5]

In 2019 she competed at the 2019 IWF World Cup held in Fuzhou, China, in the 49 kg category. She swept gold medals in all lifts[6] setting new world records in the snatch and total.

In 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won China's second gold medal in women's 49 kg weightlifting, setting new Olympic records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall total, with 210 kilograms, which is three short of her world record from the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships.[7]

She won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Debunked Doping Allegations

On 26 July 2021, Indian news outlet ANI wrongly reported that Hou, the new Women's 49 kg weightlifting olympic champion, would be tested by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for doping, according to ANI's unnamed source. Huo had won gold against India's Mirabai Chanu, who won silver. The article also stated that Mirabai Chanu would be upgraded to a gold medal if the tests were positive.[8] This report was subsequently propagated across other news networks,[9] including The Economic Times, Business Standard, India.com and Taiwan News.[10][11][12] The World Anti-Doping Agency and ITA debunked the reports, saying they knew nothing of such tests being carried out and that any developments would be transparently reported on their site.[13][14] On 30 July, ANI reported that no such test occurred, and that they had made an "inadvertent error while reporting the news".[15] As of 8 October, ANI's original report of the disavowed test remains on its website.[16]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan49 kg889294 OR1109114116 OR1210 OR
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan49 kg889293108112115208 WR
2019 Pattaya, Thailand49 kg899496110116117211 WR
2022 Bogotá, Colombia49 kg868992106109—4198
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia49 kg899395111116119211
IWF World Cup
2019 Fuzhou, China49 kg9094 WR96111116—210 WR
2024 Phuket, Thailand49 kg9397 CWR99113120120217
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China49 kg889295109113116208
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan49 kg909496 WR110115117213 WR

References
  1. "快讯丨湖南首金！侯志慧获东京奥运举重女子49公斤级冠军". Hunan Daily. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. Oliver, Brian (24 July 2021). "Gold for China and disappointment for United States in first weightlifting event of Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "World records – International Weightlifting Federation".
  4. 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –49 kg results
  5. "World July ituky Trujillo Tayyip try fjytrjty=IWF.net". 3 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. "Chinese weightlifter Hou breaks world records to win golds at IWF World Cup". China Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. Ece Toksabay; Junko Fujita (24 July 2021). "Weightlifting-China's Hou wins 49-kg weightlifting gold". Reuters. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Hou to be tested by anti-doping authorities, silver medallist Chanu stands chance to get medal upgrade".
  9. "Indian media fake news about Olympic weightlifting doping takes off around Asia". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  10. "Taiwanese weightlifter could take bronze if China's Hou found doping | Taiwan News | 2021-07-28 12:30:00".|Taiwannews.com
  11. "Indian media falsely report Mirabai Chanu stands chance of upgrading to gold - Alt News".
  12. "Unverified Doping Charge Against Mirabai Chanu's Opponent Goes Viral | BOOM".
  13. "Indian media fake news about Olympic weightlifting doping takes off around Asia - Insidethegames.biz - The Verified". Archived from the original on 2021-08-03.
  14. "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifting gold medallist Zhihui Hou not taken for doping test- The New Indian Express".
  15. "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifting gold medallist Zhihui Hou not taken for doping test".
  16. "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Hou to be tested by anti-doping authorities, silver medallist Chanu stands chance to get medal upgrade".
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