Xiang Yanmei
Xiang Yanmei (Chinese: 向艳梅; born 13 June 1992 in Baojing, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's 69 kg category.[1][2]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's 69 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2015 Xiang was nominated for CCTV's best female athlete of the year award.[3]
References
- "Rio Olympics 2016: Xiang Yanmei wins gold for China in women's -69kg weightlifting". BBC.com. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- "2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix takes silver in 400; American men add two more bronze medals". Los Angeles Times. August 2016. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- 2015体坛风云人物年度最佳女运动员奖候选人：向艳梅
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.