Li Wenwen

Li Wenwen (Chinese: 李雯雯, Pinyin: Lǐ Wén-Wén; born 5 March 2000) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion, World Champion, and Asian champion competing in the women's +87 kg division.[4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Wenwen
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1][2]
Weight150 kg (331 lb)[3]
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+87 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo+87 kg
World Championships
2019 Pattaya+87 kg
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo+87 kg
2020 Tashkent+87 kg
National Games of China
2021 Shaanxi+87 kg

Career

In 2019 she competed at the IWF World Cup[5] in Fuzhou, winning silver medals and setting junior world records in the snatch, clean & jerk and total in the +87 kg category.[6] Later in 2019 she competed at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the +87 kg category. In the snatch portion she set a world record with a lift of 147 kg, and won gold medals in all lifts.

She competed at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in the +87 kg division against teammate Meng Suping.[7] She had a perfect 6 for 6 day and won gold medals in all lifts which included a world record clean & jerk of 186 kg which also set the total world record.[8]

Li improved on her own world records at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in 2021. She increased her snatch record from 147 to 148, her clean & jerk record from 186 to 187, and her total record from 332 to 335.[9]

She represented China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's +87 kg event, winning the gold medal with a new Olympic record of 320 kg.[10]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan+87 kg130135140 OR1162173180 OR1320 OR
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand+87 kg136142146175182186 WR332 WR
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China+87 kg137142147 WR175180185322
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan+87 kg135143148 CWR175187 CWR—335 CWR
IWF World Cup
2019 Fuzhou, China+87 kg135142146175175182324
2019 Tianjin, China+87 kg130138142165173177315

References
  1. "一个对自己成绩不满意 一个被奥运金牌"压"累了——汪周雨李雯雯都要向极限进击". General Administration of Sport of China. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. "Worried about the cardboard bed?A 300-pound Chinese weightlifting girl is sleeping on the ground, she has great hopes of winning gold in the Olympics". iNews. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. "Athletes".
  4. "China collect 31 golds, breaking 9 records at IWF World Cup". xinhuanet. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. IWF World Cup Fuzhou Start List
  6. IWF World Cup Fuzhou Results
  7. "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  8. "LI holds all three World Records". IWF.net. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  9. Results Book
  10. "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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