Kuo Hsing-chun

Kuo Hsing-chun
Personal information
National team  Chinese Taipei
Born (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993
Yilan, Taiwan
Years active 2011-
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country  Republic of China
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) –58 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 108 kg (2013)
  • Clean & Jerk: 142 kg (2017)
  • Total: 249 kg (2017)
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–58 kg
World Championships
2013 Wrocław–58 kg
2017 Anaheim–58 kg
2015 Houston–58 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan–58 kg
2017 Taipei–58 kg
Asian Championships
2013 Astana–58 kg
2016 Tashkent–58 kg
2017 Ashgabat–58 kg
2012 Pyeongtaek–58 kg
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore–53 kg
Kuo Hsing-chun (right) accepting souvenirs from President Tsai Ing-wen in August 2017

Kuo Hsing-chun (Chinese: 郭婞淳; pinyin: Guō Xìngchún; born 26 November 1993) is a Taiwanese weightlifter of Amis descent.[1] She placed sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg and won bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Kuo won gold at the 2017 Summer Universiade and set a world record of 142 kg for the clean and jerk in her final lift.[3] Following her performance at the Universiade, Kuo was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Taiwanese Olympic medalist is confident of getting best results from Taipei Universiade
  2. ↑ Olympic Weightlifting 2016: Medal Winners and Scores After Monday's Results
  3. ↑ UNIVERSIADE: Taiwan weightlifter breaks world record
  4. ↑ Yeh, Sophia; Low, Y. F. (7 September 2017). "Record-breaking weightlifter receives national honor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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