Chen Wen-huei

Chen Wen-huei (Chinese: 陳玟卉; pinyin: Chén Wénhuì, born 23 February 1997) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.

Chen Wen-huei
Personal information
NationalityTaiwanese
Born (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997
Taipei County, Taiwan
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo–64 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent –64 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent –64 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Jinju –71 kg

Early life

Chen was raised in New Taipei City.[1]

Career

At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Chen finished in fifth place in the women's 58 kg event.[2]

In 2019, she competed in the women's 64 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.

She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and she won the bronze medal in the women's 64 kg event.[3] In December 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 64 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4][5]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan64 kg97100103—127130130—2303rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan64 kg971011013rd place, bronze medalist(s)1261311351st place, gold medalist(s)2322nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "Taiwan's female weightlifters win gold, bronze at Tokyo Olympics". Taiwan Today. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. "Chen Wen-Huei". Olympics. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. Oliver, Brian (12 December 2021). "Weightlifting sensation as Bulgarian teenager Nasar smashes Lu Xiaojun's senior world record". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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