Kao Chan-hung

Taiwanese weightlifter (born 1993)

Kao Chan-hung

Personal information

Nationality| Taiwanese
Born|  (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 (age 31)
Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung
Height| 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight| 60.80 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country| Chinese Taipei
Sport| Weightlifting
Event| –61 kg

Kao Chan-hung (Chinese: 高 展宏, born 3 October 1993) is a Taiwanese Olympic weightlifter and current national record holder.[1]

## Career

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He made his debut appearance at the Asian Games representing Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games and competed in the men's 62kg event. In April 2021, he set the new Taiwanese record in men's snatch event during the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships.[2]

He represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics which was also his debut appearance at the Olympics and competed in the men's 61kg event.[3]

## Achievements

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Year  | Venue  | Weight  | Snatch (kg)  | Clean & Jerk (kg)  | Total  | Rank

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Summer Olympics
2021 |  Tokyo, Japan | 61 kg | 125 | ~~128~~ | ~~130~~ | –  | ~~147~~ | ~~147~~ | ~~147~~ | – | – | –
World Championships
2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 62 kg | 115 | ~~120~~ | 120 | 18 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 20 | 265 | 19
2015 |  Houston, United States | 62 kg | 120 | 124 | 126 | 16 | 142 | 147 | 150 | 26 | 276 | 22
2017 |  Anaheim, United States | 62 kg | 125 | ~~130~~ | 130 | 7 | 150 | 155 | ~~160~~ | 9 | 285 | 9
2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 61 kg | 120 | 123 | ~~126~~ | 14 | 147 | 150 | 153 | 13 | 276 | 15
2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand | 61 kg | 125 | ~~128~~ | ~~128~~ | 10 | 155 | 158 | ~~160~~ | 9 | 283 | 9
2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 61 kg | 122 | 125 | ~~127~~ | 17 | ~~151~~ | 151 | 154 | 19 | 279 | 18
2024 |  Manama, Bahrain | 61 kg | 122 | 125 | ~~127~~ | 9 | 151 | 156 | 158 | 5 | 283 | 5
Asian Games
2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia | 62 kg | ~~126~~ | 126 | ~~129~~ | —  | ~~153~~ | 154 | ~~157~~ | — | 280 | 9
2023 |  Hangzhou, China | 61 kg | 118 | 121 | 124 | — | 147 | 151 | ~~154~~ | — | 275 | 9
Asian Championships
2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 61 kg | 125 | ~~129~~ | 129 | 5 | ~~154~~ | ~~154~~ | ~~154~~ | — | — | —

## References

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1. ^ "Weightlifting - KAO Chan-Hung". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
2. ^ "2020 Asian Championships Results". IWF. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
3. ^ "Weightlifting - Men's 61kg Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

## External links

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* Kao Chan-hung at the International Weightlifting Federation
* Kao Chan-hung at the International Weightlifting Results Project
* Kao Chan-hung at Olympedia

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