Meng Suping

Meng Suping (Chinese: 孟苏平; born 17 July 1989) is a Chinese weightlifter. She competes in the women's super heavyweight category of +75 kg and is an Olympic champion and multiple world medalist.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Meng.

Meng Suping
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-07-17) 17 July 1989
Ma'anshan, China
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight120.65 kg (266 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+87 kg
ClubAnhui Province
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro+75 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Goyang+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Antalya+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Almaty+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Houston+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Ashgabat+87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Pattaya+87 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou+75 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Tongling+75 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Phuket+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Ningbo+87 kg
National Games of China
Silver medal – second place2013 Liaoning+75 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Tianjin+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Shaanxi+87 kg

At the 2012 World University Championships she set a world record in the clean & jerk with a result of 188 kg.

She took first place during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with 130 kg on snatch and 177 kg on clean & jerk, with a combined weight of 307 kg.[1]

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, Brazil+75 kg125125130217517517713071st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea+75 kg1251311353rd place, bronze medalist(s)1651731733rd place, bronze medalist(s)2963rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+75 kg1201261312nd place, silver medalist(s)1651771791st place, gold medalist(s)3102nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "Meng Suping wins women's over 75kg weightlifting gold at Rio Olympics". Xinhua Agency. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.


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