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]
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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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | +87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ![]() |
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Super Heavyweight | |
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