Meng Lingzhe

Meng Lingzhe (born April 16, 1998) is a Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler. He was a silver medalist in the 130kg event at both the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships and the 2022 Asian Games.

Meng Lingzhe
Personal information
Native name孟令哲
Nationality China
Born (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998[1]
Dingtao District, Heze, Shandong, China
EducationShandong Sport University
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Sport
Country China
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class130 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 130 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Astana130 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2023 Zagreb130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gyoer130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris98 kg
Poland Open
Silver medal – second place2022 Warsaw130 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Warsaw130 kg
National Games of China
Bronze medal – third place2021 Shaanxi130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Tianjin98 kg

Background

Meng was born in April 16, 1998 in Dingtao District, Heze, Shandong. When he was four years old, he started training in martial arts. [2][3]

When Meng was six years old, his talent was discovered by a coach and was taken to Heze City Sports School to train in wrestling.[2][3]

In December 2009, Meng went to the provincial team for training and soon became part of it.[2][3]

In September 2014, Meng became part of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team for China.[2][3]

Career

Meng's first success in international competition at senior level came in January 2016 where he won a bonze medal at the 2016 Paris Grand Prix.[4]

In September 2017, Meng competed at the 98 kg event of Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2017 National Games of China in Tianjin where he won a bronze medal.[2]

In 2018, Meng moved up in weight class to compete at 130 kg. In June that year, he won a silver medal at the Hungary Grand Prix losing to Nurmakhan Tinaliyev in the final.[5]

In April 2021, Meng participated in the 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. However he came third place and missed out competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

In September 2021, Meng competed at the 130 kg event of Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2021 National Games of China in Shaanxi where he won a bronze medal.[3]

In April 2023, Meng competed at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships where got a silver medal after losing to Amin Mirzazadeh in the finals. [7][8]

In September 2023, Meng competed at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships. He lost the bronze medal bout to Abdellatif Mohamed and came fifth overall. However he defeated Romas Fridrikas from Lithuania in the Olympic wrestle-off which secured him a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]

In April 2023, Meng competed at the 2023 Asian Games where got a silver medal after losing to Mirzazadeh again in the finals.[10]

References
  1. "Wrestling MENG Lingzhe - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn.
  2. "【喜报】定陶19岁运动员孟令哲获全运会古典式摔跤铜牌". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. 网易 (2021-09-27). "一银两铜！菏泽运动员闪耀十四运会赛场". sd.news.163.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  6. "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  7. "2023亚洲摔跤锦标赛首日 菏泽籍运动员孟令哲收获银牌_比赛_对手_米尔扎扎德". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. "Greco-Roman wrestlers win gold medals in Asia". Tehran Times. 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  9. "Azerbaijani double in first Greco-Roman finals at World Wrestling Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  10. "Highlights of Men's Greco-Roman of Wrestling at 19th Asian Games-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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