Chen Wei-ling

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Chen Wei-ling
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing Chinese Tapei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 48 kg
Women's Powerlifting
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Lightweight

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

Achievements

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

44 kg class - Women's 
  • Squat all-time world record - 171.5 kg @ 43.8 kg that she lifted on 27 May 2005, in Finland competing in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) world's championships. Her lift was with only a single ply piece suit, and knee wraps.
  • Deadlift all-time world record - 175.0 kg @ 43.7 kg on the 23rd of May 2003 in Chicago, Illinois for the IPF world's. This also completed was 4 times her body weight and done in a single ply deadlift suit, knee wraps, and wrist wraps.
  • Totalled 3rd all-time best performance with 170 kg squat, 62.5 kg bench and 170 kg deadlift on 27 May 2005 at the IPF world's in Finland. She totalled 402.5 kg (Over 9 times her own weight, at 43.8 kg)
48 kg class - Women's
  • 3rd heaviest squat of all time (IPF worlds) lifting 4.2 times her own weight (@47 kg), with 197.5 kg, that she did in Australia.
  • At the same competition, she lifted an incredible 185.0 kg (about 4 times her own weight), which was the greatest lift of all time (also not with maximum equipment).
  • Also at the same competition, she got the all-time world record lifting a total of 457.5 kg (197.5 kg Squat, 75.0 kg Bench Press, 185.0 kg deadlift (Total 10x her own weight)).

In weightlifting, Wei-Ling competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class. Here 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 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]

Personal bests

Powerlifting

Raw lifts (Powerlifting)

  • 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

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

Weightlifting associated exercises

References

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