Chen Wei-ling (weightlifter)

Chen Wei-ling

Personal information
Born	(1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 42) Tainan, Taiwan
Height	1.49 m (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country	Chinese Taipei
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	Women's 48 kg
Medal record Women's weightlifting Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 48 kg World Championships 2009 Goyang 48 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou 48 kg Asian Championships 2009 Taldykorgan 48 kg East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong 48 kg Women's powerlifting World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Lightweight 2013 Cali Lightweight 2005 Duisburg Lightweight 2017 Wroclaw Lightweight

Chen Wei-ling (Chinese: 陳葦綾; pinyin: Chén Wěilíng; born 4 January 1982) is from Tainan, Taiwan. She is an Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter.

Achievements[edit]

Chen holds various all-time world records in powerlifting as follows

44 kg class – Women's

• Squat (single ply, with knee wraps)– 171.5 kg @ 43.8 kg.
• Deadlift (single ply, with knee wraps)– 175.0 kg @ 43.7 kg.

47 kg class – Women's

• Squat (raw) - 152.5kg at 46.56kg
• Squat (equipped) - 210kg at 46.75kg bodyweight.
• Deadlift (equipped) - 186.0 kg
• Total (raw) - 407.5kg at 46.75kg bodyweight.
• Total (equipped) - 500kg at 46.56kg bodyweight.

In weightlifting, Wei-Ling competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class. She snatched 75.0 kg and clean and jerked 95.0 kg for a total of 170.0 kg, ranking 11th.^[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she originally won the bronze medal in the 48 kg category. She snatched 84 kg and clean and jerked 112 kg for a total of 196 kg.^[2] She was later awarded the gold medal after the original gold and silver medallists were disqualified for drug use.

Best competition lifts[edit]

Powerlifting[edit]

Equipped

• Squat: 210 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
• Bench Press: 95 kg (World Games, Cali, Colombia, 30.07-01.08.2013)
• Deadlift: 195.0 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
• Total: 495.0 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
• Open: 668.275 Wilks points (bodyweight: 46.75 kg, total: 495 kg, World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)

Raw[edit]

• Squat: 145.0 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Bench Press: 77.5 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Deadlift: 172.5 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Total: 395 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Open: 533.684 Wilks points (bodyweight 46.70 kg, total: 395 kg, International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)

Weightlifting[edit]

• Snatch: 87 kg, Asian Championship 2009
• Clean and Jerk: 113 kg, Asian Championship 2009
• Total: 200 kg, Asian Championship 2009

Major results[edit]

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2004	Athens, Greece	48 kg	72.5	75.0	75.0	10	95.0	102.5	102.5	9	170	11
2008	Beijing, China	48 kg	84	87	87	3	108	112	115	1	196
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	48 kg	75	79	81	7	99	100	100	6	181	7
World Championships
2003	Vancouver, Canada	48 kg	70.0	70.0	70.0	16	90.0	95.0	95.0	16	160.0	15
2006	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	48 kg	67	70	71	13	82	87	90	13	160	15
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	48 kg	76	76	80	14	96	96	105	12	172	11
2009	Goyang, South Korea	48 kg	80	84	86	5	108	112	115		196
2010	Antalya, Turkey	48 kg	77	80	82	4	98	102	105		185	4
2015	Houston, United States	48 kg	80	83	86	5	100	105	105	7	188	5
Asian Games
2010	Guangzhou, China	48 kg	83	86	88	2	105	110	110	16	191
Asian Championships
2009	Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan	48 kg	87	—	—		113	—	—		200
2012	Pyeongtaek, South Korea	48 kg	62	68	71	9	83	90	95	8	166	8
2016	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	48 kg	79	83	85		102	106	109	5	191	5
East Asian Games
2009	Hong Kong, China	48 kg	79	83	83	3	105	113	—	1	192

References[edit]

• http://goodlift.ddns.net/records_s.php?fd=0&ac=0&sx=W&eq=1
• http://goodlift.ddns.net/records_s.php?fd=0&ac=0&sx=W&eq=0
• Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

External links[edit]

• Athlete Biography for CHEN Wei-Ling at Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-08-14)
• 108 kg clean and jerk on the 5th of July 2009 at the President's Cup in Taipei
• squat at the World Games 2009 ^{[permanent dead link]}