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Chen Wei-ling (weightlifter)

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Chen Wei-ling
Personal information
Born (1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 42)
Tainan, Taiwan
Height1.49 m (4 ft 10+12 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country Chinese Taipei
SportWeightlifting, powerlifting
EventWomen's 48 kg (weightlifting)

Chen Wei-ling (Chinese: 陳葦綾; pinyin: Chén Wěilíng; born 4 January 1982) is a Taiwanese Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter.

Achievements

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Wei-Ling holds various all-time world records in powerlifting as follows:

44kg class
  • Squat (single ply, with knee wraps) – 171.5kg @ 43.8kg.[1]
  • Deadlift (single ply) – 175kg @ 43.7kg.[2]
47kg class
  • Squat (raw) – 152.5kg @ 46.56kg.[3]
  • Squat (equipped) – 210kg @ 46.75kg.[4]
  • Deadlift (equipped) – 186kg.[5]
  • Total (raw) – 407.5kg @ 46.75kg.[6]
  • Total (equipped) – 500kg @ 46.56kg.[7]

In weightlifting, Wei-Ling competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48kg class. She snatched 75kg and clean and jerked 95kg for a total of 170kg, ranking 11th.[8]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wei-Ling originally won the bronze medal in the 48kg category. She snatched 84kg and clean and jerked 112kg for a total of 196kg.[9] She was later awarded the gold medal in 2017 after the original gold and silver medallists were disqualified for drug use.[10][11][12]

Best competition lifts

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Powerlifting

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Equipped

Raw

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Weightlifting

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Major results

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Weightlifting

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 48 kg 72.5 75.0 75.0 10 95.0 102.5 102.5 9 170 11
2008 China Beijing, China 48 kg 84 87 87 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 108 112 115 1st place, gold medalist(s) 196 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 48 kg 75 79 81 7 99 100 100 6 181 7
World Championships
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 48 kg 70 70 70 16 90 95.0 95.0 16 160 15
2006 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 48 kg 67 70 71 13 82 87 90 13 160 15
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 48 kg 76 76 80 14 96 96 105 12 172 11
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea 48 kg 80 84 86 5 108 112 115 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 196 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 48 kg 77 80 82 4 98 102 105 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 185 4
2015 United States Houston, United States 48 kg 80 83 86 5 100 105 105 7 188 5
Asian Games
2010 China Guangzhou, China 48 kg 83 86 88 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 105 110 110 16 191 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2009 Kazakhstan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan 48 kg 87 1st place, gold medalist(s) 113 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea 48 kg 62 68 71 9 83 90 95 8 166 8
2016 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 48 kg 79 83 85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 102 106 109 5 191 5
East Asian Games
2009 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China 48 kg 79 83 83 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 105 113 1st place, gold medalist(s) 192 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Powerlifting

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Year Venue Weight Squat (kg) Bench Press (kg) Deadlift (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Games
2001 Japan Akita, Japan Lightweight 152.5 67.5 160 380 6
2005 Germany Duisburg, Germany Lightweight 162.5 172.5 177.5 65.0 70 72.5 170 177.5 182.5 427.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009 Chinese Taipei Koahsiung, Taiwan Lightweight 190 200.5 WR 207.5 WR 85.0 90 92.5 180 187.5 WR 195 WR 495 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 Colombia Cali, Colombia Lightweight 182.5 190 195 87.5 92.5 95 175 185 185 475 WR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Poland Wroclaw, Poland Lightweight 175 175 185 80 85 87.5 170 180 197.5 452.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Equipped Championships
2001 Czech Republic Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic 44 kg 152.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 62.5 7 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 380 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 Germany Riesa, Germany 44 kg 152.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 65 5 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 382.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003 United States Chicago, United States 44 kg 155 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 65 9 170 1st place, gold medalist(s) 390 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005 Finland Ylitornio, Finland 44 kg 155 165 171.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 62.5 67.5 67.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 160 170 177.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 404

WRJ

1st place, gold medalist(s)
2006 Norway Stavanger, Norway 48 kg 165 170 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 65 70 72.5 6 160 170 177.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 422.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 Austria Sölden, Austria 48 kg 175 190 197.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 67.5 72.5 75 8 170 180 185 1st place, gold medalist(s) 457.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 Canada St. John's, Canada 52 kg 190 202.5 207.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 75 80 82.5 9 175 185 190 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 480 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2011 Czech Republic Plzeň, Czech Republic 47 kg 175 182.5 187.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 82.5 87.5 90 4 175 182.5 185 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 462.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 Puerto Rico Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 47 kg 177.5 185 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 80 85 87.5 5 170 180 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 455 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 Norway Stavanger, Norway 47 kg 190 195 197.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 85 92.5 97.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 170 180 185.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 480.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 United States Aurora, United States 47 kg 185 195 200 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 85 92.5 97.5 4 172.5 182.5 186 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 483.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 United States Orlando, United States 47 kg 195 202.5 210 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 90 100 105 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 175 185 195 1st place, gold medalist(s) 500 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Classic Championships
2012 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 47 kg 132.5 140.0 WR 145.0 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 67.5 72.5 77.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 160.0 WR 170.0 WR 172.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 395.0 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Finland Salo, Finland 47 kg 140 147.5 WR 152.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 72.5 80 85 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 165 172.5 175 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 407.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Equipped Championships
2001 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 43.9 150 1st place, gold medalist(s) 65 4 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 375 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2001 India New Delhi, India 44 kg 150 60 160 370 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 South Korea Donghae, South Korea 44 kg 130 62.5 160 352.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 Chinese Taipei Koahsiung, Taiwan 48 kg 170 170 190 70 75 170 182.5 447.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "26th Women's World Open Championships, Finland, Ylitornio, 26-29.05.2005". www.powerlifting.sport. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ "2003 IPF Women's World Powerlifting Championships". www.openpowerlifting.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. ^ "GOODLIFT | World Open Women's Classic Records, Squat, -47KG". goodlift.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ "GOODLIFT | World Open Women's Equipped Records, Squat, -47KG". goodlift.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. ^ "GOODLIFT | World Open Women's Equipped Records, Deadlift, -47KG". goodlift.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  6. ^ "GOODLIFT | World Open Women's Classic Records, Total, -47KG". goodlift.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  7. ^ "GOODLIFT | World Open Women's Equipped Records, Total, -47KG". goodlift.info. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  8. ^ "CHEN Wei Ling". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  9. ^ "Taiwan's Chen Wei-ling wins bronze - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  10. ^ "Beijing 2008 48kg women Results - Olympic Weightlifting". Olympics.
  11. ^ "IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". Olympics. 12 January 2017.
  12. ^ Homewood, Brian (22 July 2016). "Turkish weightlifter stripped of Beijing medal after new doping test". Reuters.
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