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]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 kg (331 lb)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | +87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | +87 kg | 130 | 135 | 140 OR | 1 | 162 | 173 | 180 OR | 1 | 320 OR | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | +87 kg | 136 | 142 | 146 | 175 | 182 | 186 WR | 332 WR | ||||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | +87 kg | 137 | 142 | 147 WR | 175 | 322 | ||||||
| 2020 | +87 kg | 135 | 143 | 148 CWR | 175 | 187 CWR | — | 335 CWR | ||||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | +87 kg | 135 | 142 | 175 | 182 | 324 | ||||||
| 2019 | +87 kg | 130 | 138 | 165 | 173 | 177 | 315 | |||||
| |
|---|---|
| |
|
World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Super Heavyweight | |
|---|---|
| |
|