Chen Wei-ling
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Weightlifting | ||
| Representing Chinese Tapei | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | 48 kg |
| Women's Powerlifting | ||
| World Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Kaohsiung | 48 kg |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Cali | Lightweight |
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
- Squat: 207.5 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
- Bench Press: 95 kg (World Games, Cali, Colombia, 30.07-01.08.2013)
- Deadlift: 195.0 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
- Total: 495.0 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
- Open: 668.275 Wilks points (bodyweight: 46.75 kg, total: 495 kg, World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
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
- Full Back Squat: 155.0 kg
- Olympic Front Squat: 131.0 kg
- Clean: 112.0 kg
- Clean Pull: 125.0 kg
- Snatch Pull: 100.0 kg
- Jerk: 112.0 kg
- Military Press: 55.0 kg
References
- ↑ "CHEN Wei Ling". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "CHEN Wei-Ling". International Weightlifting Federation.
- http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/records/97-women
- Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
- 108 kg clean and jerk on the 5th of July 2009 at the President's Cup in Taipei
- squat at the World Games 2009
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