Lin Qingfeng

Triyatno, Lin Qingfeng and Răzvan Martin (2012)

Lin Qingfeng ( Chinese  林清峰 , Pinyin Lín Qīngfēng ; born January 26, 1989 in Changle, Fujian Province ) is a Chinese weightlifter . It was 2012 Olympic champion in the lightweight .

Career

Lin Qingfeng's talent was recognized early on. That is why he has been training in a performance center of the Chinese Weightlifting Association for several years. His trainer is Chen Wenbin. He is 1.67 meters tall and starts in the lightweight, the weight class up to 69 kg body weight.

In 2009, Lin Qinfeng began his international career. He was that year in Bucharest Junior World Champion (U 20) with a duel of 320 kg (147-173) in front of Paisan Hansawong, Thailand, who also achieved 320 kg (145-175), but was a little heavier. At the Chinese national games taking place after this championship, he increased in a duel to 332 kg (150-182) and thus took 3rd place behind Liao Hui , 358 kg (163-195) and Tang Deshang, 341 kg (156-185) .

In 2010 he was the first Chinese lightweight champion with a duel of 345 kg (155-190). He did not come to an international championship this year. In 2011 he was unable to take part in the Chinese championship due to an injury, but started at the 2011 Asian championship in Tongling / China and secured the title there with 328 kg (152-176).

In 2012 he was again Chinese champion of Qiao Ningbo, 339 kg (156-183), with 345 kg (157-188) in a duel. He was then sent to the start at the Olympic Games in London, where he won the gold medal with a duel of 344 kg (157-187) in a superior style ahead of the Indonesian Triyatno , 333 kg (145-188) and Razvan Martin , Romania, Won 332 kg (152-180).

At the Chinese Championships 2013 Lin Qingfeng came in lightweight to 338 kg (153-185) and thus only finished 4th.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2009	1.	Junior World Championships (U 20) in Bucharest	Light	with 320 kg (147–173), ahead of Paisan Hansawong, Thailand, 320 kg (145–175) and Razvan Martin, Romania, 313 kg (143–170)
2011	1.	Asian championship in Tongling / China	Light	with 328 kg (152–176), ahead of Kiun Dok, North Korea, 308 kg (135–173) and Ralvi Kumar Katulu, India, 306 kg (139–167)
2012	gold	OS in London	Light	with 344 kg (157–187), before Triyatno, Indonesia, 333 kg (145–188) and Razvan Martin, 332 kg (152–180)

Chinese championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
2009	3.	Light	with 332 kg (150–182), behind Liao Hui, 358 kg (163–195) and Tang Deshang, 341 kg (156–185)
2010	1.	Light	with 345 kg (155–190), before Hung Liuwei, 322 kg (146–176) and Sun Dingfa, 317 kg (141–176)
2012	1.	Light	with 345 kg (157–188), before Qiao Ningbo, 339 kg (156–183) and Liang Chenxi, 339 kg (153–186)
2013	4th	Light	with 338 kg (153–185), behind Liao Hui, 348 kg (161–187), Liang Chenxi, 340 kg (153–187) and Feng Ludong, 339 kg (153–186)

Explanations

• all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatching and pushing
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
• Lightweight, weight class up to 69 kg body weight

swell

• Athletics magazine
• Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig (IAT)
• www.polska-sztanga.pl

Web links

• Lin Qingfeng in the database of Olympedia.org (English)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Lin is the family name here, Qingfeng is the first name.