Hsu Shu-ching
Hsu Shu-ching (Chinese: 許淑淨; pinyin: Xǔ Shújìng; born 9 May 1991) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.
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Born | Lunbei, Yunlin, Taiwan | 9 May 1991
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 52.5 kg (116 lb) |
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Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event(s) | 53 kg |
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Early life
Hsu, of Hakka descent, was born in Lunbei, Yunlin, Taiwan.[1][2] She played basketball in high school, switching to weightlifting at the age of 13, after the school disbanded its basketball team.[3] Hsu attends Kaohsiung Medical University.[4]
Weightlifting career
Hsu was coached by Tsai Wen-yee.[5] She won a gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the 2012 London Olympics, after the original gold medalist, Zulfiya Chinshanlo failed a doping retest.[6] At the 2014 Asian Games, she set a world record in the same event, with a lift of 233 kg.[7] Hsu won another gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8] Hsu announced her decision to retire from competition in June 2018, citing injuries sustained in the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships.[9][10]
In March 2019, the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee disclosed that Hsu underwent a drug test prior to the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships.[11] Her sample tested positive for a banned substance in January 2018, and the CTOC subsequently placed Hsu under a three-year ban from competition.[12] Hsu's test result was not publicized until March 2019, after the World Anti-Doping Agency issued a deadline for the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee to release the information.[13]
References
- "每天舉15噸 考試也第一".
- "Hsu lifts Taiwan's first Rio gold medal". Taipei Times. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- Leung, Christy (9 August 2016). "Olympics: Taiwan's Hsu Shu-ching delivers golden Father's Day gift". CNN. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Huang, Sunrise; Chen, Chao-fu; Wu, Lilian (23 September 2014). "Lin Tzu-chi comes a long way to taste gold". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- Liu, Yingfeng (August 2017). "Top Taiwan Athletes Prepare for the Games". Taiwan Panorama. Translated by Williams, Scott. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Lin, Hung-han; Hou, Elaine (19 November 2016). "Taiwanese weightlifter promoted to 1st place in London Olympics". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "Taiwan's Hsu Shu-ching claims gold". Taipei Times. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- "Taiwan's Shu-Ching Hsu wins her first Olympic gold in weightlifting". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 27 August 2016.
- Shan, Shelley (4 June 2018). "Weightlifter Hsu Shu-ching retiring from competition". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Salmonsen, Renée (3 June 2018). "Taiwanese gold medal weightlifter announces retirement on Facebook". Taiwan News. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Everington, Keoni (27 March 2019). "Taiwan weightlifter Hsu put on list of athletes banned for doping". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Lung, Po-an; Kao, Evelyn (27 March 2019). "Taiwanese Olympic medalist Hsu Shu-ching on 3-year ban: CTOC". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Shan, Shelley (28 March 2019). "Weightlifter apologizes, willing to take penalties". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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