Zhang Zairong

Zhang Zairong ( Chinese  張 載 榮  /  张 载 荣 , Pinyin Zhāng Zàiróng ; born March 14, 1969 ) is a former Chinese weightlifter .

Career

Zhang Zairong represented China at the World Flyweight Championships in Budapest in 1990 . He managed there in a duel 247.5 kg (117.5-130). With this achievement he won the bronze medal behind Ivan Ivanov from Bulgaria and his compatriot Huang Xiliang . With his performance in the snatch of 117.5 kg, he even became world champion in this individual discipline.

At the 1991 World Cup in Donaueschingen , he achieved exactly the same success. With 255 kg (120-135) in a duel, he was behind Ivan Ivanov, 272.5 kg (117.5-155) and Sewdalin Minchev , Bulgaria, 257.5 kg (116-142.5) third and in the snatch he was again world champion with 120 kg, whereby the re-weighing of the weight showed that the dumbbell weighed 120.5 kg, which was a new world record.

Together with Lin Qisheng , he then represented China at the flyweight Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 .

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class
1990	3.	World Cup in Budapest	To fly	with 247.5 kg (117.5–130), behind Iwan Iwanow , Bulgaria , 265 kg (115–150) and Huang Xiliang , China 250 kg (115–135)
1991	3.	World Cup in Donaueschingen	To fly	with 255 kg (120-135), behind Ivan Ivanov, 272.5 kg (117.5-155) and Sevdalin Minchev , Bulgaria, 257.5 kg (115–142.5)
1992	unpl.	OS in Barcelona	To fly	after 115 kg in snatch, three failed attempts in pushing; Winner: Iwan Iwanow, 265 kg (115–150) ahead of Lin Qisheng , China , 262.5 kg (115–147.5)

World Cup individual medals

• World Cup gold medals: 1990 / Tearing - 1991 / Tearing

swell

• Athletics magazine
• Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig
• Website sports123.com

Web links

• Zhang Zairong in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Brief portrait of Zhang Zairong