Lin Weining

Lin Weining ( Chinese  林伟宁 , Pinyin Lín Wěiníng , born March 15, 1979 in Changyi , Shandong ) is a Chinese weightlifter .

Career

Lin Weining is from the city of Changyi in the Chinese province of Shandong . She started lifting weights at a sports school in her hometown in 1992. In 1996 she qualified for the Shandong provincial team and shortly thereafter for the Chinese national team. In 1996 she is in the world rankings in the class up to 70 kg body weight with 222.5 kg in a good middle place. In 1999 she set her first world records, which were to be followed by several more. Her greatest success was winning the Olympic gold medal in the class up to 69 kg body weight in 2000 in Sydney . After that, she retired from active sports and studied sports science at Shandong University.

Successes / all-around

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, KG = body weight)

• 1996, 2nd place , Chinese. Meistersch., Up to 70 kg, with 222.5 kg, behind Tang Weifang , 227.5 kg;
• 1998, 1st place , Chines, Meistersch., Up to 69 kg body weight, with 252.5 kg;
• 1999, 1st place , June World Championships in Savannah / USA , up to 69 kg, with 242.5 kg, ahead of Pawina Thongsuk , Thailand , 225 kg and Olga Obrezkowa, Russia , 207.5 kg;
• 1999, 1st place , Asian Championship in Wuhan, up to 69 kg, with 252.5 kg;
• 2000, 1st place , Chinese. Meistersch., Up to 69 kg, with 252.5 kg;
• 2000, 1st place , Student World Cup in Montreal , up to 69 kg, with 242.5 kg;
• 2000, gold medal , OS in Sydney , up to 69 kg, with 242.5 kg, before Erszebet Markus, Hungary , 242.5 kg and Karnam Malleswari , India , 240 kg

World records

(all in the class up to 69 kg body weight)

• 247.5 kg, 1998 in a duel,
• 252.5 kg, 1998 in a duel,
• 137.5 kg, 1999 when pushing,
• 138.5 kg, 1999 when pushing,
• 142.5 kg, 1999 when pushing

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, Weining is the first name.