Deng Wei (weightlifter)

Deng Wei (simplified Chinese: 邓薇; traditional Chinese: 鄧薇; pinyin: Dèng Wéi, born 14 February 1993) is a Chinese retired[1] weightlifter.[2][3] She is an Olympic Champion,[4] five-time World Champion and Asian Champion. She competed in the 58 kg and 63 kg categories until 2018 and 64 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[5]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Deng.
Deng Wei
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993
Sanming, China
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight63.40 kg (140 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–64 kg
ClubFujian Province
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 117 kg (2019, WR)
  • Clean and jerk: 147 kg (2016, WR)
  • Total: 262 kg (2016, WR)
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio–63 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Antalya–58 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Almaty–63 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Houston–63 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Ashgabat–64 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–64 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon–63 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Ningbo–64 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2010 Singapore–58 kg

Career

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg category. She put on a dominating display, she matched the Olympic Record of 115 kg in the snatch, and set new World Records in the clean & jerk and total.[6] She outlifted the silver medalist Choe Hyo-sim by 14 kg.[7]

In 2018 she competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, sweeping gold medals in all lifts,[8] while setting 5 new senior world records,[9] and outlifting the silver medalist Rim Un-sim by 14 kg.

Throughout her career she has set 20 senior world records.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil63 kg1081121151138147 WR—1262 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey58 kg931021023rd place, bronze medalist(s)1201311351st place, gold medalist(s)2371st place, gold medalist(s)
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland58 kg1051081081st place, gold medalist(s)133133133———
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan63 kg11011011041301361421st place, gold medalist(s)2521st place, gold medalist(s)
2015United States Houston, United States63 kg1101101131st place, gold medalist(s)140146 WR--1st place, gold medalist(s)2591st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan64 kg110110112 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)135138140 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)252 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand64 kg108113116 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)138143 WR145 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)261 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2014South Korea Incheon, South Korea63 kg1101151162141144144 WR22592nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China64 kg108112115 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)137142 WR—1st place, gold medalist(s)257 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019China Fuzhou, China64 kg108113 WR—1st place, gold medalist(s)135141 WR—1st place, gold medalist(s)254 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019China Tianjin, China64 kg108113117 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)1381431432nd place, silver medalist(s)2551st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2011Malaysia Penang, Malaysia58 kg1051101121st place, gold medalist(s)1281331331st place, gold medalist(s)2431st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2010Singapore Singapore, Singapore58 kg100105110112513213712421st place, gold medalist(s)
World Youth Championships
2009Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand58 kg8691981st place, gold medalist(s)1101161241st place, gold medalist(s)2221st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References
  1. "Dominant Weightlifter Deng Wei Retires". setforset.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. 2018 Asian Games profile
  3. 2018 World Weightlifting Championships −64 kg results
  4. "Deng Wei Olympic PRofile". Olympic.org. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 64 kg
  6. "Weightlifting: China's Deng wins gold with world record as rival withdrawn". Reuters. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  7. "Rio Olympics: Deng Wei of China sets world record in the women's 63-kilogram weightlifting event". LA Times. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  8. "FORMER YOG STARS REACH NEW HEIGHTS". Olympic.org. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  9. "DENG Wei, four times World Champion". IWF.net. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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