Chen Lijun

Chen Lijun (Chinese: 谌利军; born 8 February 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter,[1] Olympian, four time World Champion and Asian Champion competing in the 62 kg division until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

Chen Lijun
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993
Yiyang, China
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight66.95 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–67 kg
ClubHunan Province
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 154 kg (2019)
  • Clean and jerk: 185 kg (2019)
  • Total: 339 kg (2019)
Medal record
World Championships
2013 Wrocław–62 kg
2015 Houston–62 kg
2018 Ashgabat–67 kg
2019 Pattaya–67 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon–62 kg
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo67 kg
Junior World Championships
2010 Sofia–62 kg

Career

Olympics

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division but was forced to withdraw from the competition after his second snatch attempt[3] due to legs cramps.[4]

World Championships

He competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Men's 62 kg class, lifting 146 kg in the Snatch and 175 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a 321 kg total, winning silver medals in the snatch and the clean & jerk and a gold medal in the total.

In 2015 he competed at the 2015 World Championships in the 62 kg class, lifting 150 kg in the snatch and a world record 183 kg in the clean & jerk for a world record 333 kg total, earning a silver medal in the Snatch and gold medals in the Clean and Jerk and total.[5]

In 2018 the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the 67 kg category as the 2018 World Championships. Coming into the competition he was the heavy favorite to win, and after the snatch portion he was in second place, 2 kg behind the snatch gold medalist Huang Minhao. In the clean & jerk portion he successfully lifted 182 kg in his second attempt giving him a total world record of 332 kg and his third World Championships win.[6][7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil62 kg143143––––––––
World Championships
2013 Wrocław, Poland62 kg138143146173173175321
2015 Houston, United States62 kg145150152175179183 WR333 WR
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan67 kg145150153178182185332 WR
2019 Pattaya, Thailand67 kg145150153178184187 WR337
Asian Games
2014 Incheon, South Korea62 kg14014314521731731782321
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China67 kg147151154 WR178185 WR–339 CWR

References
  1. Profile
  2. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 67 kg
  3. "Colombia's Mosquera wins weight lifting gold after Chinese favorite fails to finish". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. "Zen Colombian retires after lifting gold". Reuters. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. "Results by Events: 2015 IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. "China's Shi Zhiyong breaks three world records to win 73kg at weightlifting worlds". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. "Third Asian Gold within Men". IWF.net. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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