Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1993)

Shi Zhiyong (Chinese: 石智勇; pinyin: Shí Zhìyǒng; born 10 October 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter, two time Olympic Champion,[1][2] three time World Champion and four time Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Not to be confused with Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1980).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.
Shi Zhiyong
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-10-10) 10 October 1993
Lingui District, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight72.90 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–73 kg
ClubZhejiang Province
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo–73 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Houston–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Ashgabat–73 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–73 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Pyeongtaek–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Tashkent–77 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Ningbo–73 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Tashkent–73 kg
National Games of China
Gold medal – first place2017 Tianjin–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Shaanxi–73 kg

Shi was born Shi Lei (Chinese: 石磊), but his coach Zhan Xugang gave him the new name after former Olympic Champion Shi Zhiyong.[4]

He holds the current world records in the -73 kg class for the snatch and total, and has set 13 world records.[5]

Career

Olympics

In 2016 he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 69 kg category. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in second place, trailing Daniyar İsmayilov by a single kg. Shi was able to beat Daniyar İsmayilov by two kg in the clean & jerk portion of the competition, lifting 190 kg over Daniyar's 188 kg, this gave him a total of 352 kg[6] and an Olympic gold medal.[7]

In 2021 he competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 73 kg category. He set an Olympic record in both the snatch and clean & jerk portions, with lifts of 166 kg and 198 kg respectively, thereby setting the world record. Following this victory, he is now an Olympic champion in 2 weight categories.

World Championships

In 2015 he competed at his first World Championships. After the snatch portion he finished third, two kg behind Oleg Chen and Daniyar İsmayilov. In the clean and jerk portion he lifted 190 kg, which gave him a total of 348 kg and a gold medal in the clean & jerk and total.[8][9]

In 2018 the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories and Shi competed in the newly created 73 kg category. He put on a dominating display, earning gold in the snatch with a new world record of 164 kg,[10] this gave him an 8 kg lead over second place. During the clean & jerk, he also won gold by out lifting Won Jeong-sik by 1 kg to set a new world record clean & jerk of 196 kg. He won gold medals in all lifts and finished with a total of 360 kg,[11] a full 12 kg over the silver medalist Won Jeong-sik.

Coming into the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, he was the heavy favorite[12] in the 73 kg category. During the snatch portion of the competition, he was the last competitor to attempt a lift after Bozhidar Andreev completed a 157 kg lift. With his first lift of 160 kg he secured the gold medal in the snatch, and added two more successful lifts to increase his snatch to 166 kg. Coming into the clean & jerk portion he was 9 kg ahead of the silver medalist Andreev, he completed his first lift of 190 kg which gave him a 356 kg total. After O Kang-chol completed his final lift, Shi clinched the gold medal in the total. His final lift was a world record lift of 197 kg, which also set a new world record in the total with 363 kg.[13]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil69 kg156160162218819019813521st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Japan Tokyo, Japan73 kg158163166 OR1188192198 OR1364 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States69 kg1551581613rd place, bronze medalist(s)1871901901st place, gold medalist(s)3481st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg158161 WR164 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)188196 WR–1st place, gold medalist(s)360 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand73 kg1601631661st place, gold medalist(s)190197 WR–1st place, gold medalist(s)363 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2012South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea69 kg1301371443rd place, bronze medalist(s)1701801801st place, gold medalist(s)3241st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan77 kg1521571573rd place, bronze medalist(s)1831911911st place, gold medalist(s)3481st place, gold medalist(s)
2019China Ningbo, China73 kg160165 WR168 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)1931931941st place, gold medalist(s)362 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan73 kg160164169 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)190194–1st place, gold medalist(s)3631st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019China Tianjin, China73 kg1551601651st place, gold medalist(s)1871921981st place, gold medalist(s)3631st place, gold medalist(s)
  • CWR: Current world record
  • WR: World record

References
  1. "Rio 2016 – Profile". Rio 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. "Rio 2016 – Men's 69kg Standings". Rio 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg
  4. "Weightlifting: New Shi Zhiyong, same Olympic gold result". Reuters. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. "China Won Gold". IWF.net. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. LA Times. "Shi Zhiyong gives China another gold medal in weightlifting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. "Rio Olympics 2016: Shi Zhiyong wins men's −69kg weightlifting gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. IWF.net (24 November 2015). "Two more world records as Kostova and 'the new Shi' take the honours". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. Ironmind. "Shi Zhiyong Wins the 69s". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. Barbend.com (5 November 2018). "Chinese Weightlifter Shi Zhiyong Sweeps Gold and Sets 3 World Records". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. Xinhaunet. "China's Shi Zhiyong breaks three world records to win 73kg at weightlifting worlds". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. "Complete Guide to the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. "China's star weightlifter Shi dominates men's 73kg at world championships". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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