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]
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Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 25) Meitang Village, Zhangshi Town, Guiyang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, China[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48.85 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | –49 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hunan Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As of 2021, she has set eleven senior world records throughout her career.[3]
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]
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
2021 | ![]() | 49 kg | 88 | 92 | 94 OR | 1 | 109 | 114 | 116 OR | 1 | 210 OR | ![]() |
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2018 | ![]() | 49 kg | 88 | 93 | ![]() | 108 | 112 | 115 | ![]() | 208 WR | ![]() | |
2019 | ![]() | 49 kg | 89 | 94 | ![]() | 110 | 117 | ![]() | 211 WR | ![]() | ||
IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
2019 | ![]() | 49 kg | 90 | 94 WR | ![]() | 111 | 116 | — | ![]() | 210 WR | ![]() | |
Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
2019 | ![]() | 49 kg | 88 | 92 | ![]() | 109 | 113 | 116 | ![]() | 208 | ![]() | |
2020 | ![]() | 49 kg | 90 | 94 | 96 WR | ![]() | 110 | 115 | 117 | ![]() | 213 WR | ![]() |
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Bantamweight | |
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