Xiang Yanmei

Xiang Yanmei
Personal information
Born (1992-06-13) June 13, 1992
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country  China
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) Women's 69 kg
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–69 kg
World Championships
2011 Paris–69 kg
2013 Wrocław–69 kg
2015 Houston–69 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon–69 kg
Asian Championships
2011 Tongling–75 kg
Junior Asian Championships
2009 Dubai–75 kg
National Games of China
2009 Shandong–75 kg
2013 Liaoning–69 kg

Xiang Yanmei (Chinese: 向艳梅; born 13 June 1992 in Baojing, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Women's 69 kg category.[1][2]

In 2015 Xiang was nominated for CCTV's best female athlete of the year award.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Xiang Yanmei wins gold for China in women's -69kg weightlifting". BBC.com. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ↑ "2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: U.S. sprinter Allyson Felix takes silver in 400; American men add two more bronze medals". Los Angeles Times. August 2016. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. ↑ 2015体坛风云人物年度最佳女运动员奖候选人：向艳梅


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