Wang Mingjuan

Wang Mingjuan (Chinese: 王明娟; pinyin: Wáng Míngjuān; born October 11, 1985, in Yongzhou, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter,[1] Olympic champion, and four time world champion.

Wang Mingjuan
Personal information
Born (1985-10-11) October 11, 1985
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London-48 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Doha-48 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou-48 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Warsaw-48 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 Vancouver-48 kg
Gold medal – first place2005 Doha-48 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Goyang-48 kg
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Career

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 48 kg division, winning the gold medal.[2]

Over the course of her career she set 12 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
2012England London, England48 kg888891111011411612051st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland48 kg87.590.5 WR92.5 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)110.0112.5115.5 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)207.5 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada48 kg85.090.090.01st place, gold medalist(s)110.0115.0–1st place, gold medalist(s)200.01st place, gold medalist(s)
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar48 kg18393951st place, gold medalist(s)112116118 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)213 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea48 kg9093951st place, gold medalist(s)110115–3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2081st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References
  1. "Mingjuan Wang". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  2. "Wang claims first Weightlifting gold". london2012.com. 2012-07-28. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-07-28.


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